Leif Juster
Norwegian comedian (1910-1995) · Norway · On the map · Comedians · Died at 85
Leif Juster was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period he ran the theater Edderkoppen.
Leif Juster is read about 4 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
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Arne Skouen Directed Bussen and Musikanter
Kari Diesen Also in Nå gjør vi så...! (1962)
Harald Heide-Steen Jr. Also in Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970)
Einar Vaage Also in Op med hodet! and Gullfjellet
Leif Enger Also in Op med hodet! and Gullfjellet
Henki Kolstad Also in Freske fraspark and Musicians
Aud Schønemann Also in Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970)
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen Also in Op med hodet!, Bustenskjold and The Bus
Egil Monn-Iversen Produced The Junkmen (1977)- Toralf Sandø Directed The Lost Sausage Maker (1941)
Thorleif Reiss Also in Gullfjellet and Det æ'kke te å tru
Lalla Carlsen Also in Bussen, Op med hodet! and The Bus
Frank Robert Also in Fools in the Mountains (1957)
Willie Hoel Also in Fools in the Mountains and Bustenskjold
Ernst Diesen Also in The Lost Sausage Maker (1941)
Sverre Holm Also in Bustenskjold (1958)
Turid Balke Also in Bustenskjold and Freske fraspark- Ottar Wicklund Also in Gullfjellet and Freske fraspark
Joachim Holst-Jensen Also in Gullfjellet and The Lost Sausage Maker- Edith Carlmar Directed Fools in the Mountains (1957)
Helge Reiss Also in The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
Tom Tellefsen Also in The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (1970)
Alf Malland Also in Freske fraspark (1963)
Eugen Skjønberg Also in Op med hodet! and Morderen uten ansikt
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About this person
Characterised by his unusually tall, lanky figure and squeaky voice, his signature act was the monologue "Mot normalt". He also acted in several successful comedies on the big screen, notably Den forsvundne pølsemaker (1941), Det æ'kke te å tru (1942), En herre med bart (1942) and Fjols til fjells (1957).
