Jon Eikemo
Jon Eikemo | |
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| Born | 30 November 1939[1] |
| Died | 11 June 2025 (aged 85) |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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Jon Eikemo (30 November 1939 – 11 June 2025) was a Norwegian actor. He debuted on stage in 1961, and made his film debut in 1968.
Career
Education
Eikemo studied theatre at Statens Teaterskole in Oslo from 1958, and further at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[1]
Theatre
Eikemo debuted on stage in 1961.[2] Between 1961 and 1978 he worked for a number of theaters, first the touring theatre Riksteatret until 1963, and then Fjernsynsteatret from 1963 to 1965. From 1965 he worked at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo, further at Nationaltheatret, Den Nationale Scene in Bergen, and Oslo Nye Teater from 1975 to 1978. From 1978 onwards he was assigned to the Nynorsk theatre Det Norske Teatret.[1]
Eikemo played the title roles in Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (1969) and Georg Büchner’s play Woyzeck (1975) at Den Nationale Scene. He acted in several plays by Bertolt Brecht, including the title character in Schweik in the Second World War, Puntila in Mr Puntila and His Man Matti, the chef in an adaptation of Mother Courage and Her Children, Pierpont Mauler in Heilage Johanna frå slaktehusa, and pope Urban VIII in an adaptation of Life of Galileo.[1]
Among his performances at Det Norske Teatret were Hjalmar Ekdal in Ibsen’s play Vildanden in 1981, the joker in William Shakespeare’s King Lear in 1983, the title role in Goethe’s Faust in 1985, and Oronte in The Misanthrope in 1997.[1]
Film
Eikemo made his film debut in 1968, with the movie De ukjentes marked (The Market of the Outcasts).[2] Further films were Øyeblikket (1977), directed by Sverre Udnæs, Mormor og de åtte ungene i byen (1977), Mormor og de åtte ungene i skogen (1979), Orion's Belt (1985), Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988, based on the children’s book When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town), Karachi (1989), and Forfall (2002).[1]
Other activities
Eikemo was a minor political candidate for the Norwegian Centre Party.[3]
Personal life and death
Born in Åsane (now part of Bergen) on 30 November 1939, Eikemo was a son of merchant Johannes Eikemo and Malmfrid Breistein, the third among five siblings. He was married to Mimmi Nordby from 1969 to 1980, and to Helene Sofie Rasmussen from 1986 to 1999.[1]
Eikemo died from a cardiac arrest on 11 June 2025, at the age of 85.[4][2]
Awards and recognitions
Eikemo was awarded the Spellemannprisen trophy for his album with poetry by Jakob Sande from 1979. He received the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award for 1991/1992,[5] and was awarded the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award for 2007.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brodal, Svein Erik; Elstad, Hallgeir. "Jon Eikemo". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Thommessen, Julia Kirsebom (12 June 2025). "Skuespiller Jon Eikemo er død: – Betydde mye for veldig mange". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Statistics Norway (2005). "Storting Election 2005. Official electoral lists, by county". Storting Election 2005. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
- ^ Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt; Sviggum, Silje Kathrine; Kvistad, Yngve (12 June 2025). "Jon Eikemo er død". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Huvenes, Fred; Bikset, Lillian. "Kritikerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Æresprisen 2007. Jon Eikemo". kulturdirektoratet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 June 2025.
External links
- Jon Eikemo at IMDb
- Jon Eikemo discography at Discogs
- Jon Eikemo Biography on Norsk Biografisk Leksikon