Acting
Community Rating
5.9
TMDB estimate
Born
December 8, 1918
Died
April 6, 1990 (age 71)
Born in
Oslo, Norway
Carsten Byhring (born December 8, 1918 in Christiania, died April 6, 1990) was a Norwegian actor on stage, in television and in film. His career started in high school, when he performed a small pantomimer with comedic content. The cabaret scene he debuted in 1941, by Søilen Theatre in Oslo. In the period 1947-1959 he was employed at the cabaret scene Chat Noir, but made many guest appearances at the Central Theatre, The Norwegian Theatre, the Norwegian Opera and Oslo Nye Teater. Byhring appeared often in dramatic roles but was best known for his comedic talent, and he focused in particular monologue genre. He has released several classic character performances, his interpretation of Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion is among his most famous. He had many film roles, but especially he is remembered as Kjell in the first 13 "Olsenbanden" films. He also produced and directed two films for children - Bear Patrol (1956) and On cruises with Terna (1958). Byhring was the older brother of Svein Byhring. In his last interview - which was made by See and Hear the spring of 1990 - said a parent with cancer Carsten Byhring that he had been a large consumer of cigarettes since he was 14. Yet he was unable to put away South State-cigarettes. "But I have at least begun to smoke filter cigarettes," he said humorously to See and Hear the interview. Shortly thereafter, Carsten Byhring away - he died of cancer 6 April 1990, aged 72. (Wikipedia)

Aud go'hjerta
as Kjell Jensen (archive footage)
2006

Fengslet av Olsenbanden
as (Archive footage)
1999

Latterbrøl med Arve Opsahl
1992

But The Olsen Gang Was Not Dead!
as Kjell Jensen
1984

The Olsen Gang's Very Last Coup
as Kjell Jensen
1982

The Olsen Gang Never Gives Up!
as Kjell Jensen
1981
Olsenbanden får telefon
as Kjell
1979

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Towards New Heights
as Kjell Jensen
1979

The Olsen Gang and Data-Harry Blows Up The World Bank
as Kjell Jensen
1978

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry On The Trail
as Kjell Jensen
1977

Kosmetikkrevolusjonen
as Olsen
1977

The Olsen Gang For Full Music
as Kjell Jensen
1976

Tut og kjør
as Turisten
1975

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
as Kjell Jensen
1975

Ungen
as Krestoffer
1974

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
as Øjvind (uncredited)
1974

The Olsen Gang meets The King and the Jackal
as Kjell Jensen
1974

Bobby's War
as Hirdmann
1974

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Goes Wild
as Kjell Jensen
1973

The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold
as Kjell Jensen
1972