He's one of Norways most famous and respected actors/entertainers. He's
well known both from the stage, movies, and TV. He had his debut on
stage in 1964. His movie debut was with "Hurra for Andersen" from 1966.
His debut on TV was in 1968 with the series "Og takk for det", -a
series which, together "Harald Heide Steen Jr." became a big success on
Norwegian TV. The TV-series which gave him most success and fame was
the series about "Fleksnes". This series was introduced in 1972 and it
came a movie two years later about the same character. The series
didn't end until 1988. The movies that he's best known for are the
musical "Bør Børson Jr." from 1974 and "Den siste Fleksnes" from the
same year.