Rolf Christensen (August 4, 1894 – May 18, 1962) was a Norwegian actor and film director who was particularly well known for his roles in operettas, plays, and farces.
Rolf Christensen
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| Born | (1894-08-04)August 4, 1894 |
| Died | May 18, 1962(1962-05-18) (aged 67)
Oslo, Norway
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| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | actor and film director |
Christensen debuted on stage in 1918 at the Trondheim National Theater and was engaged from 1922 to 1935 with the National Theater.[2] He was engaged with the Central Theater from 1935 onward, both as an actor and director.[1] Most of his work, both as an actor and a director, was in operettas, plays, and farces. An exception was his dramatic leading role in Toralf Sandø's production of Victor Borg's play Jeg drepte! (I Have Killed),[3] which he performed at the Central Theater in 1941 and reprised in the film of the same name a year later.
He made his film debut in 1921 with a supporting role in Growth of the Soil, and adaptation of Knut Hamsun's novel of the same name. He played the lead role in the film Jeg drepte![4] and also had supporting roles in films such as Pan (1922), De vergeløse (1939),[5] Tørres Snørtevold (1940),[6] and Kasserer Jensen (1954).
Christensen was among the founders of the Guild of Norwegian Directors (Norsk Sceneinstruktørforening).[7]