death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
3 february 2014 stavanger , norway 20 october 1919 1946 -- 1991 pål skjønberg
 pål skjønberg actor
pål skjønberg

pål eugen bucher skjønberg -lrb- 20 october 1919 -- 3 february 2014 -rrb- was a norwegian actor .
he was born in stavanger to actors eugen -lrb- 1889 -- 1971 -rrb- and henny skjønberg -lrb- 1886 -- 1973 -rrb- .
he is the older brother of actor espen skjønberg .
they grew up in bærum and oslo .
in 1946 he married actress elisabeth bang -lrb- 1922 -- 2009 -rrb- .
he made his stage debut for bærum studiescene during world war ii .
both his brother and future wife were involved here too .
he was later employed at the theatre det norske teatret from 1945 to his retirement in 1989 , except for the years 1951 to 1952 when he worked at den nationale scene .
his film debut came in 1946 in the film `` englandsfarere '' .
another notable appearance was the film `` ut av mørket '' , which was entered into the 8th berlin international film festival .
he appeared in at least 23 films and television shows between 1946 and 1991 .
skjønberg was also a board member of riksteatret from 1968 to 1976 .
he has received numerous awards , including the king 's medal of merit .
he died in february 2014 .
