Ulf Wengård (Januar 15, 1927 – July 7, 2003)[1][2] was a Norwegian actor.[3] He was known for his comedy roles, and he appeared in many of the Olsen Gang films.[4]
Wengård stood out as an actor because he often insisted on having the smallest role in a production.[1][2] At the Oslo New Theater, he followed this goal to the letter. This was because he thought extras were easily overlooked in a production, and he wanted to give a role with few lines as much artistic fullness as a supporting main role. According to Henki Kolstad, he did not want roles with more than ten lines.[2] As a result, he became the self-appointed leader of the Norwegian Small Role Association (Norwegian: Norsk Smårolleforbund),[1][2] and in this capacity he applied for the position of head of broadcasting at NRK after Einar Førde.[6]
Wengård created his postman role for NRK's Barne-TV in the 1960s, in the children's program Kosekroken, where he played opposite tante Ragne (Aunt Ragne, played by Ragne Tangen) and vaktmesteren (the janitor, played by Svein Byhring). In 1968, Wengård had a hit with "Tannpussevise" (The Toothbrush Song), which was sung by the postman, with the lyrics Det blir ikke hull i en tann som er ren, / og tennene de pusser vi jo en etter en. / Og godteri spiser vi bare til fest, / sånn en gang i uka er best. Det er flaut, det er flaut, det er flaut, flaut, flaut / å bare kunne tygge graut (There will be no holes in a tooth that is clean, / And we brush the teeth one by one. / And we only eat sweets for parties, / So once a week is best. / It's embarrassing, it's embarrassing, it's embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing / To just be able to chew porridge). Wengård reprised the role of the postman in the children's television show Jul i Skomakergata in 1979 and sporadically over the years that followed.
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