Rolf Søder(1918-1998)
- Actor
One of Norway's most popular stage and screen actors, often seen in
realistic roles. He was never ashamed of his working-class background,
and started his working career as a typographer. But the young man
loved poetry, especially the poems of the radical left-wing writer
Rudolf Nilsen (1901-1929). He soon became an actor, with his stage
debut in 1944 and in films from 1956. For his performance in the movie
Scorched Earth (1969) he was honoured at the Moscow International film-festival 1969,
and for his leading role in the film Belønningen (1980) (The Reward), he received
the Norwegian Filmcritic's Award. In the theater, he played in a great
variety of leading roles, at his best as Joe Keller in Miller's: "All
My Sons" and as Jacques Roux in Weiss': "Marat/Sade." After retiring
from the stage, he still played in some short films; vigorously as
always!
