Erik Øksnes (November 14, 1930 – June 15, 1998) was a Norwegian actor whose main work was on the stage.
Øksnes made his stage debut in 1954 as Amos in Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck (Norwegian title: Mannen som hadde lykken med seg) at the National Traveling Theater. He was later employed at the Rogaland Theater from 1963 to 1966, the Trøndelag Theater from 1966 to 1969, and the Norwegian Theater from 1969 onward. On stage, he showed strength in modern realistic drama, among other things with the lead role in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten (Norwegian title: Måne for lifets stepbarn) at the Trøndelag Theater and in Arthur Miller roles as Biff in Death of a Salesman (Norwegian title: En handelsreisendes død) and Giles Corey in The Crucible (Norwegian title: Heksjakt) at the Norwegian Theater. Øksnes also distinguished himself in Nynorsk drama such as Arne Garborg's Læraren (The Teacher) and Den bortkomne faderen (The Lost Father), as well as Olav Duun's Medmenneske (Fellow Man) and Ettermæle (A Reputation Left Behind).
Øksnes mostly played supporting roles in films, but he had a central role in Karjolsteinen from 1977. On TV he could be seen, among other things, as Marve Fleksnes' travel companion in the Fleksnes Fataliteter episode "Seier'n er vår" (Victory is Spring) from 1976.
He married Julie Øksnes (née Andreassen) in 1959.
Filmography
1968: Smuglere 1970: Dager fra 1000 år (in the section "Hvis du bærer på hjertesorg") 1970: Douglas as the police officer 1971: Rødblått paradis 1971: Voldtekt as Holen, an officer 1972: Motforestilling 1975: Faneflukt as Egil Støa 1975: Streik! as Olav Olsen 1976: Fleksnes Fataliteter (in the episode "Seier'n er vår") as a travel companion on the train (TV series) 1977: Karjolsteinen as Olav Klungland 1977: Kosmetikkrevolusjonen 1978: Operasjon Cobra as a police officer 1979: Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry mot nye høyder as the garbage man 1981: Saken Ruth Vang as Knut Hagenberg (TV series) 1983: Spyship as Jakobsen (TV series) 1985: Alma as the unemployed friend (NRK Television Theater) 1985: Orion's Belt as Sørensen 1987: Over grensen as a farmer 1993: Secondløitnanten as Asbjørn 1995: Farlig farvann as Koblik 1995: Kjærlighetens kjøtere as the captain 1996: Hytta as Uncle Johansen (short) 1999: Absolutt blåmandag as Tormod
References
External links
Erik Øksnes at Sceneweb