Finn Kvalem

Birth : 1934-12-04, Seljord

Death : 1992-02-02

History

Hans debut var på Det Norske Teatret i 1955, hvor han jobbet fra 1956 til 1969. Siden var han ved Nationaltheatret fra 1969 til 1975 og igjen i 1985. Han var i Fjernsynsteatret fra 1975 til 1979 og sjef for Telemark Teater i perioden 1982 til 1984. Han huskes særlig for sin tolkning av Vidkun Quisling i Stein Ørnhøis dokudrama «Et liv – en rettssak» fra 1988. Han spilte også i flere norske filmer. Kvalem var forbundsleder for Norsk Skuespillerforbund 1974–1976.

Movies

Blücher
Leif Welder, Lindas far
Blücher is a 1988 Norwegian thriller film directed by Oddvar Bull Tuhus, starring Helge Jordal, Frank Krog and Hege Schøyen. Two North Sea divers who have recently been fired plan to vindicate themselves by a pioneer expedition to the wreckage of the German cruiser Blücher, at the bottom of the Oslofjord. The expedition soon becomes entangled in political intrigues.
Fruen fra havet
Norwegian TV-Drama based on Henrik Ibsen's play
I dyrehagen
Based on a play by Edward Albee.
Laurdagskveld
Short story about a couple living on the farm who are trying their best to keep the family grief from their two daughters.
Psychedelica Blues
Lillegutt
Four days in Lissy's life where she gets to live out her opposition and enters a completely unknown world.
Tonny
Rødtopp
Tonny is a school boy in foster care who serves his first sentence in jail. We follow him 24 hours before his parole and 48 hours after his release. We get to see his experiences in prison and his relationship with his mother, friends and girlfriend Kari.
Venner
Alpeklubbens sekretær
Mountain climbing and its dangers get a different twist in this standard drama by Norwegian director Tancred Ibsen. When one of two climbing buddies returns from an attempt to scale Eagle Peak, he is happy to claim his award for being the first to reach the summit. But his celebration is short-lived after his friend comes back down from the mountain with another version of his "victory" climb. This second version has the supposedly successful climber cast as an attempted murderer. The story behind the climb comes out in flashbacks as the Alpine Club reviews the accusation.