Nils Utsi
{{Short description|Norwegian Sámi actor, stage director, and film director (1943–2019)}}
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| nationality = Norwegian Sámi
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| occupation = Actor
Film and stage director
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Nils Reidar Utsi (22 July 1943 – 1 January 2019) was a Norwegian Sámi actor, stage director and film director.
Biography
He worked for the theatres Den Nationale Scene in Bergen, Hålogaland Teater, which he also cofounded, and Beaivváš Sámi Našunálateáhter, where he staged his first play, an adaptation of Stones in His Pockets.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Nils Utsi |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Nils_Utsi |last=Arntzen |first=Knut Ove |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=Norwegian |accessdate=23 April 2016}} He co-directed the television series Ante from 1975, and also participated as actor. The series treated the situation of indigenous peoples through the Sami boy "Ante", and was sold to 23 different countries.{{Cite book |last=Bakke, Sven Ove |title=Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag |last2=Hobbelstad, Inger Merete |last3=Kvalshaug, Vidar |last4=Nilsen, Morten Ståle |publisher=Spartacus |year=2012 |isbn=978-82-430-0560-0 |location=Oslo |page=159 |language=Norwegian}}
Utsi played the character Raste in the 1987 Nils Gaup awarded film Ofelaš (Pathfinder).
Utsi died on 1 January 2019, at the age of 75.{{Cite news |date=31 December 2018 |title=Skuespilleren Nils R. Utsi kjent fra Veiviser-filmen er død |url=https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/skuespiller-nils-r.-utsi-er-dod-1.14361989 |access-date=1 January 2019 |work=nrk.no |language=Norwegian}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Under en steinhimmel | Byorginalen | |
| 1976 | Ante | Ante's father | |
| 1980 | Svart hav | Sønnen | |
| 1980 | La elva leve! | Ole Raino | |
| 1983 | Jon | Raineri - fisherman | |
| 1986 | Nattseilere | Karel | |
| 1987 | Pathfinder | Raste | |
| 2003 | Bázo | Birger | |
| 2008 | The Kautokeino Rebellion | Clemet | |
| 2009 | Jernanger | Ivar | |
| 2010 | Robert Mitchum est mort | Sarrineff | |
| 2012 | Dunderland | Ailo | |
| 2014 | Skumringslandet | Finnjerv | |
| 2017 | The 12th Man | Eldre Same | |
| 2019 | Askeladden - I Soria Moria slott | Sea Dog | (final film role) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0882573}}
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Category:20th-century Norwegian male actors
Category:Norwegian male stage actors
Category:Norwegian male film actors
Category:Norwegian film directors
Category:Norwegian Sámi people
Category:People from Tana, Norway
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