Pål Johannessen

Pål Johannessen
Pål Johannessen
Born	11 February 1959
Died	17 May 2024 (aged 65); Sandefjord, Norway
Years active	1966–1976, 1999

Pål Johannessen (11 February 1959 – 17 May 2024) was a Norwegian child actor.

Life and career

Johannessen was born on 11 February 1959.^[1] He was most famous for the role of Basse in the Norwegian Olsenbanden films, though he started off in the film The African in 1966.^[2] After leaving the Olsen Gang films in 1976, he quit acting, but made a small cameo in the final Olsen Gang film, Olsenbandens siste stikk (1999), which is the only film Johannessen appeared in as an adult.

According to Arve Opsahl, who played lead character Egon Olsen in the films, he and co-star Sverre Holm showed up unannounced on Johannessen's door, and refused to leave until he agreed to appear in the 1999 film. After a brief stalemate, he agreed.^[3]^[4]

Johannessen died in Sandefjord on 17 May 2024 due to a heart attack, at the age of 65.^[5]

Filmography

Olsenbandens siste stikk (1999) as Basse
Olsenbanden for full musikk (1976) as Basse
Olsenbandens siste bedrifter (1975) as Basse
Olsenbanden møter kongen & knekten (1974) as Basse
Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry går amok (1973) as Basse
Olsenbanden tar gull (1972) as Basse
Olsenbanden og Dynamitt-Harry (1970) as Birger
Olsenbanden Operasjon Egon (1969) as Basse
The African (1966) as Lillebror

References

^ Death notice
^ AS, TV 2. "Slik gikk det med hele Norges «Basse»". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Olsenbanden i 30 år, documentary (TV2, 1999)
^ Pål Johannessen at IMDb
^ "«Basse» fra Olsenbanden-filmene er død". vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 May 2024.