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Odd Borg

Acting Born May 26, 1931 Oslo, Norway 15 credits

Biography

Odd Carl Arthur Borg was a Norwegian actor and singer. He was engaged with the Central Theater from 1953 to 1960, and with the National Theater from 1960 until his death. As a singer, he recorded the song «Jeg plystrer mens jeg går» (I Whistle While I Walk) on a gramophone record in 1957. It was a Norwegian version of the American hit «Just Walkin' in the Rain». As an actor, he is remembered for roles such as the intolerable daddy's boy and shipowner Rieber-Larsen Jr. in «Operasjon Løvsprett», as a naval commander in «Operasjon Sjøsprøyt», and the male lead role in «Støv på hjernen». The same year he died, he starred in the next-to-last Stompa film, «Stompa forelsker seg». Borg was found mysteriously dead behind a theatre stage in Oslo after the premiere of the play «Hva skal vi gjøre?» in 1965.

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Known for

Film

Operasjon Løvsprett

as Rieber-Larsen jr., skipsreder

Full filmography

  • Selv om de er små (1957) as Einar Helle
  • Operasjon Løvsprett (1962) as Rieber-Larsen jr., skipsreder
  • Operasjon Sjøsprøyt (1964) as Fridolin Holter, løytnant
  • Gylne ungdom (1956) as Tom Polden
  • The Passionate Demons (1961) as Kalle
  • Støv på hjernen (1959) as Gunnar Svendsen
  • Nydelige nelliker (1964) as Lerka
  • Kvinnens plass (1956) as Per
  • Ektemann alene (1956) as Kontorist
  • Sønner av Norge (1961) as Gunnar Sørensen
  • Stompa forelsker seg (1965) as Lektor Knut Lyng
  • Better Than Their Reputation (1955) as Per
  • Two on Top (1965) as August Knappen
  • Hele Norges matmor (2014) as Self (archive footage)
  • 5 loddrett (1959) as Åkerbø