Jørgen Langhelle

Norwegian actor (1965–2021)

Jørgen Langhelle
Langhelle in 2012
Born	(1965-08-18)18 August 1965 Sandnes, Norway
Died	3 August 2021(2021-08-03) (aged 55)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Stage actor, actor

Jørgen Langhelle (18 August 1965 – 3 August 2021^[1]^[2]) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen and television.

Biography

Langhelle starred in the two successful Norwegian mini-series Deadline Torp (2005) and Torpedo (2007), as well as in movies such as Kristin Lavransdatter (1995), Elling (2001), I Am Dina (2002), Tyven, tyven (2002), Ulvesommer (2003) and En folkefiende (a modernized version of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People) (2005).^[3] In March 2010, Langhelle was cast in The Thing, the 2011 prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic of the same title.^[4]

Partial filmography

Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) - Simon Darre
The Other Side of Sunday (1996) - Young Priest
Hustruer III (1996) - Hugo
Hamsun (1996) - Dommer Eide
Salige er de som tørster (1997) - Olaf Frydenberg
Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998) - Father
Cellofan – med døden til følge (1998) - Jon 'Tiger' Eilertsen
Elling (2001) - Frank Åsli
Tyven, tyven (2002) - Harald Gran
I Am Dina (2002) - Anders
Pelle politibil (2002) - Langeleif
Ulvesommer (2003) - Jon Reitan
Tur & retur (2003) - Torkel
Uno (2004) - Police officer
Min misunnelige frisør (2004) - Finn
Deadline Torp (2004, TV Movie) - Åge Lamberg
En folkefiende (2005) - Tomas Stockman
Harrys döttrar (2005) - Erik
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) - Erik Jedvardsson
Kautokeino-opprøret (2008) - Halmboe
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008) - Terje Orheim - Jarles far
Ulvenatten (2008) - Bjørnar Lehmann
The Whore (2009) - Politiet
Betrayal (2009) - Moland
Yohan: The Child Wanderer (2010) - Nome
The Thing (2011) - Lars
Varg Veum - De døde har det godt (2012) - William Moberg
Inside the Whore (2012) - Medietilsynet
Pioneer (2013) - Leif
The Veil of Twilight (2014) - Sysselmannen
Dirk Ohm - Illusjonisten som forsvant (2015) - Marias far
Armoton maa (2017) - Gunnar
Kings Bay (2017) - Knut
Oskars Amerika (2017) - Levi
Valley of Shadows (2017) - Policeman
Juleblod (2017) - Nissen
Kometen (2017) - Bill
The Birdcatcher (2019) - Henry Gleditsch
Fågelfångarens Son (2019) - Såmal

References

^ "Skuespilleren Jørgen Langhelle er død". 14 August 2021.
^ Skuespiller Jørgen Langhelle er død (in Norwegian)
^ Jørgen Langhelle - FILMWEB.pl
^ "So There Will Be Norwegians in The Thing". Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.