RIP Knut Husebø

 

Norwegian actor and visual artist Knut Husebø died in Norway on June 1st. He was 80. Born in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway on May 10, 1946. For several decades, Husebø was a prominent figure in Norwegian cultural life. He first made a name for himself as an actor on the theatre stage, before later also making his mark as a visual artist. He became a national celebrity in the 1970s for his role as Benoni in the TV series ‘Benonig and Rosa’, directed by Per Bronken. Here he played opposite Unni Evjen in a heartbreaking Hamsun drama from the Nordland coast. In later years, Husebø devoted more and more time to the visual arts. Husebø appeared in one Euro-western as the outlaw leader in 2001’s “Morgan Kane: Death is a Lonesome Hunter”.