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Roy Jacobsen(1954-2025)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Roy Jacobsen was born on 26 December 1954 in Oslo, Norway. He was a writer, known for Valhalla Rising (2009), Bussene (1993) and Ved kongens bord (2005). He was married to Anneliese Pitz. He died on 18 October 2025 in Oslo, Norway.
BornDecember 26, 1954
DiedOctober 18, 2025(70)
BornDecember 26, 1954
DiedOctober 18, 2025(70)
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Mads Mikkelsen in Valhalla Rising (2009)
Valhalla Rising
6.0
  • Writer
  • 2009
Bussene
Short
  • Writer
  • 1993
Ved kongens bord (2005)
Ved kongens bord
6.0
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
En udødelig mann (2006)
En udødelig mann
6.2
TV Mini Series
  • Script and Continuity Department

Credits

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Writer

  • Mads Mikkelsen in Valhalla Rising (2009)
    Valhalla Rising
    6.0
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Ved kongens bord (2005)
    Ved kongens bord
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Bussene
    Short
    • short story
    • 1993

Script and Continuity Department

  • En udødelig mann (2006)
    En udødelig mann
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • script consultant
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 26, 1954
    • Oslo, Norway
  • Died
    • October 18, 2025
    • Oslo, Norway(after a long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Anneliese Pitz? - October 18, 2025 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

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    In 2023, he traveled to the city of Lviv in the west of the country to deliver donations from the Norwegian support organization Free Ukraine.

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