Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Acting

Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Born — Died

1939-08-18 — 2008-07-03

Place of birth

Oslo, Norway

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Harald Heide-Steen jr. was a Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz musician. He made his film debut at the age of twelve in "Storfolk og småfolk". Harald is best known as "Dynamitt-Harry" in the Norwegian Olsenbanden films and as "Daniel Gasmann Smestad" in the TV2 series "Karl & Co". He died on July 3, 2008 of incurable lung cancer.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 4 titles

1990s · 6 titles

Fredrikssons fabrikk – The movie poster
6.5

Newly divorced factory manager Fredriksson has found a new partner, and has hired her as chief designer at the factory. Her role models are the top fashion houses in Paris, and she has plans ready for renovations. But how do the employees react? Pia, Kari, Oddveig, Margit and Tommy? And what happens when everyone is laid off due to declining order intake?

Fredrikssons fabrikk – The movie

1994

Tusenårsfesten poster
6.3

As the new millenium approaches, Karl & Ulf ('Karl & Co') begin planning a big party, reuniting Karl with some old friends he thought he'd seen the last of.

Tusenårsfesten

1999

Fengslet av Olsenbanden poster
NR

A documentary film about the highly successful Norwegian movie franchise «Olsenbanden», featuring old clips and interviews with the actors and director. Originally broadcast on TV 2 Norway in 1999.

Fengslet av Olsenbanden

1999

Herman poster
6.0

"Herman", based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel of the same name, tells the story of the young boy Herman who suddenly loses his hair and becomes bald at the age of eleven. It follows him through what is a very difficult period in his life, through big mood swings and irrational behaviour until he finally learns to accept himself for who he is.

Herman

1990

To a Stranger poster
8.0

A young woman sitting on a train. So she sits in a cab. The action is interrupted constantly by diverse scenes with a little girl on a farm.

To a Stranger

1990

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick poster
5.4

Fifteen years after they last saw each other, Benny, Valborg and Dynamitt-Harry discovers that Egon Olsen is out of prison and living in a retirement home. Olsenbanden is reunited, and Egon has a plan.

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1999

1980s · 4 titles

1970s · 15 titles

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix poster
7.8

100 miles north, a bit east and up, is Pinchcliffe, the home of bicycle repairman Reodor Felgen and his two assistants, Solan Gundersen and Ludvig. Sponsored by oil sheik Ben Redic Fy Fazan, they build the car "Il Tempo Gigante" to race against Reodor's former assistant Rudolf Blodstrupmoen, who has stolen one of Reodor's inventions to become a world racing champion.

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix

1975

Five Days in August poster
3.0

Viveca is 31, divorced, and has a son of 6 years. She and her friend Aud have left the hectic everyday life and moved in with bohemians and artists. We follow these two women for five days, as they come in contact with many different people.

Five Days in August

1973

The Olsen Gang and Data-Harry Blows Up The World Bank poster
6.6

With the help of a corrupt diplomat the Olsen Gang plans to rob the World Bank, with help from the re-schooled Dynamite-Harry, now a computer expert.

The Olsen Gang and Data-Harry Blows Up The World Bank

1978

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry poster
6.4

A foreign criminal gang makes a large-scale bank coup. The suspicion falls on the Olsen Gang. They escape, take up the hunt for the real criminals and thus it all starts. The police are looking for the Olsen Gang, and they are looking for the real criminals.

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry

1970

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry On The Trail poster
6.3

The Olsen Gang is robbed in Spain and loses the millions they earned from their last heist. Egon has a plan to get the money back by robbing the National State Railways for a gold transport.

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry On The Trail

1977

No artwork available
8.0

The 25th in a series of Norwegian commercial compilations addressed to "the modern housewife".

Fritimen

1970

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Goes Wild poster
7.2

Egon and the gang is about to commit their biggest heist – stealing 6 millions from an undercover operation at a freight company. The money is stored in the most advanced security vault ever constructed, guarded by professional gorillas.

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Goes Wild

1973

Journey to the Christmas Star poster
6.5

Once upon a time a little girl went out to find the Christmas Star.

Journey to the Christmas Star

1976

Putti Plutti Pott poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Putti Plutti Pott

1970

The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold poster
6.7

Egon returns from prison with the key to a big heist, a hidden Nazi-treasure. The Olsen Gang finds the location of the treasure, but problems arise when the international criminals Carina and Ricco shows up.

The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold

1972

Two Buddies poster
5.4

Knutsen & Ludvigsen have taken up residence in a tunnel in lack of a more suitable place to stay. But this is against the rules and norms of society. Thus, the authorities soon make their presence to demand that they show respect for the law. Knutsen & Ludvigsen are banned from the tunnel and they end up in a struggle for existence.

Two Buddies

1974

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland poster
4.4

Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

1970

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Towards New Heights poster
7.0

An unfaithful servant in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate tries to sell top secret information to German industry leaders. Egon has a plan to earn money on the transaction himself.

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Towards New Heights

1979

Tut og kjør poster
8.0

Timian and Rudolf owns a car repair shop, where a 1930 Ford is the main thing, when someone steals their savings.

Tut og kjør

1975

Bør Børson Jr. poster
5.9

Bør Børson Jr. will become a great man quickly, but will be ridiculed when lower class in Olderdalen crashes with modern Norway.

Bør Børson Jr.

1974

1950s · 4 titles

Krane's Confectionery poster
7.0

A woman who has sacrificed everything for her family meets a man who makes her reassess her life

Krane's Confectionery

1951

King of Skating poster
9.0

The throne of ice skating sees a change of regent when Hans takes over as “The King”, and the sports press can’t seem to get enough of him.

King of Skating

1953

Storfolk og småfolk poster
6.3

The wealthy farmer sits safely on his ancestral farm, and the hard-working tenant farmer lives on the hill below. The horse dealer at the coach station will trick the innocent farmer, who is not so innocent after all, with cunning tricks. The mischievous boy who bullies the servants when his mother and father are away, the kind-hearted little boy who helps his grandfather when no one else will listen to the old man, the village eccentric who never tires of recounting his youthful adventures in the city, the worn-out wife who will not send her cow to the show at any price.

Storfolk og småfolk

1951

Storfolk og småfolk poster
6.3

The wealthy farmer sits safely on his ancestral farm, and the hard-working tenant farmer lives on the hill below. The horse dealer at the coach station will trick the innocent farmer, who is not so innocent after all, with cunning tricks. The mischievous boy who bullies the servants when his mother and father are away, the kind-hearted little boy who helps his grandfather when no one else will listen to the old man, the village eccentric who never tires of recounting his youthful adventures in the city, the worn-out wife who will not send her cow to the show at any price.

Storfolk og småfolk

1951

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