Arne Bang-Hansen played a total of 155 roles at the National Theater, where he worked from 1932 to 1982. For many, he is better known as the voice actor for Chief of Police Bastian in the audiobook version of Thorbjørn Egner's When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town.[4] Many also know him from the role of Professor Slatters in the TV series Brødrene Dal og spektralsteinene (The Dal Brothers and the Spectral Stones).
Bang-Hansen also appeared in several films; among them he played the lead roles in Hu Dagmar (1939) and Alle tiders kupp (1964). He had supporting roles in films such as Kasserer Jensen (1954), Støv på hjernen (1959), and Sønner av Norge (1961). On television, he is remembered for his role as Professor Slatters in the series Brødrene Dal og spektralsteinene in 1982, and as the groom's father in the episode "Hjem, kjære hjem" (Home, Dear Home) from 1981 in the Norwegian comedy series Fleksnes Fataliteter.
Arne Bang-Hansen received the Order of St. Olav for his achievements as an actor.[2]
Personal relationships
Arne Bang-Hansen was openly gay,[2][5] and he described his life in his autobiography Fra mitt skjeve hjørne (From My Queer Corner) in 1985.[6]
1979: Ridder Runde og hans kamp mot drager og baroner as Sir Enebær, Skippo, and Skjære
1980: Herfra til Haglemoen as Colonel Flammerød
1981: "Fleksnes Hjem, kjære hjem" as the groom's father
1982: Brødrene Dal og spektralsteinene as Professor Slatters
References
^"Arne Bang-Hansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ abcdefghiLarsen, Svend Erik Løken (2009). "Arne Bang-Hansen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^Ringdal, Nils Johan (2000). Nationaltheatrets historie, 1899–1999. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 154.
^Beyer, Edvard (1975). Norges litteratur historie, vol. 5. Oslo: J. W. Cappelens. p. 460.
^Brantsæter, Marianne C. (2001). Norsk homoforskning. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 49.
^Bang-Hansen, Arne (1985). Fra mitt skjeve hjørne. Oslo: Gyldendal.
^Bergman, Ingmar (1978). Autumn Sonata: A Film. New York: Pantheon Books.
^Gado, Frank (1986). The Passion of Ingmar Bergman. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. p. 531.