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Karl Holter (June 30, 1885 – June 7, 1963)[2] was a Norwegian actor, writer, and Waffen--SS soldier.[3]

Karl Holter
Born	(1885-06-30)June 30, 1885 Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Died	June 7, 1963(1963-06-07) (aged 77) Oslo, Norway
Resting place	Vestre Gravlund[1]
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Betzy Holter, Gudrun Augusta Larsen

Holter was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.[3] He debuted in 1912 at the Central Theater and after that was mainly engaged with the Norwegian Theater until 1935.[3] He was also a journalist for the newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad from 1917 to 1920.[3]

Literary activity

In 1936, at age 51, Holter won the Norwegian part of an international novel competition with the story Skinnbrevet (The Parchment Letter).[4][5] This was also his debut as a writer.

In 1941, Holter became a member of Nasjonal Samling. The same year, he directed Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts for NRK's Radio Theater. In 1942 he volunteered for active front duty. After a short period of officer training, at age 57 Holter was sent to the Leningrad Front from October 1942 to March 1943 as a war correspondent.[6]

Holter was considered a prominent author in Nasjonal Samling circles, and he became one of Gyldendal's most published authors while the publisher was led by Tore Hamsun.[7]

After the war, Holter was convicted of treason and sentenced to three years and three months of forced labor and limited loss of rights.[8] After serving his sentence, Holter did not return as an actor, but he continued to write and published five books. Among these was Frontkjempere (Front-Line Soldiers, 1951), a description of experiences at the Leningrad Front.

Bibliography

• 1936: Skinnbrevet
• 1940: Kleivdøler
• 1944: I veideskog: Jaktminner
• 1948: Bliss
• 1951: Frontkjempere
• 1953: Terkel
• 1956: Gode makter

Filmography

• 1926: Baldevins bryllup as a butcher
• 1939: Mot nya tider as Henrik Thygesen
• 1939: Valfångare as the captain of Kosmos II
• 1940: Bastard as Iwan, a farmer
• 1941: Gullfjellet as Hans Benningstad
• 1942: Trysil-Knut as Ole Kynsberg

References

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