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Rolf Forsberg(1925-2017)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Poster for "Parable", which depicts the world as a circus and Christ as a clown.
Rolf Forsberg was born on 12 July 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for One Friday (1973), The Miracle Goes On (1976) and Mother Tiger Mother Tiger (1974). He died on 16 February 2017 in Sierra Madre, California, USA.
BornJuly 12, 1925
DiedFebruary 16, 2017(91)
BornJuly 12, 1925
DiedFebruary 16, 2017(91)
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Known for

One Friday
Short
  • Writer
  • 1973
The Miracle Goes On
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1976
Mother Tiger Mother Tiger
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1974
Beyond the Next Mountain (1981)
Beyond the Next Mountain
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer

  • World Cruise Journeys (2015)
    World Cruise Journeys
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Great Battles of the Civil War (2015)
    Great Battles of the Civil War
    Video
    • additional writing
    • 2015
  • America's National Parks (2015)
    America's National Parks
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • After Jesus
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • George Takei and Daniel Inouye in Going for Broke (2006)
    Going for Broke
    7.7
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Blackhorse: A History of the 11th Cavalry
    6.8
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Sacagawea (2003)
    Sacagawea
    5.3
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Yosemite: The World's Most Spectacular Valley (2001)
    Yosemite: The World's Most Spectacular Valley
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum (2001)
    Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Seven Signs of Christ's Return (1997)
    Seven Signs of Christ's Return
    6.4
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • The Story of America's Great Volcanoes (1995)
    The Story of America's Great Volcanoes
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Where Jesus Walked (1995)
    Where Jesus Walked
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Wild Discovery (1995)
    Wild Discovery
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1995–2001
  • Touring Civil War Battlefields (1992)
    Touring Civil War Battlefields
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Touring Ireland
    Video
    • writer
    • 1991

Director

  • America's National Parks (2015)
    America's National Parks
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2015
  • After Jesus
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2013
  • George Takei and Daniel Inouye in Going for Broke (2006)
    Going for Broke
    7.7
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Sacagawea (2003)
    Sacagawea
    5.3
    Video
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum (2001)
    Gladiators: Bloodsport of the Colisseum
    Video
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Seven Signs of Christ's Return (1997)
    Seven Signs of Christ's Return
    6.4
    Video
    • Director
    • 1997
  • The Story of America's Great Volcanoes (1995)
    The Story of America's Great Volcanoes
    Video
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Where Jesus Walked (1995)
    Where Jesus Walked
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Wild Discovery (1995)
    Wild Discovery
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995–2001
  • Touring Civil War Battlefields (1992)
    Touring Civil War Battlefields
    Video
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Touring Ireland
    Video
    • Director
    • 1991
  • The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (1990)
    The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
    7.0
    Video
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Beyond the Next Mountain (1981)
    Beyond the Next Mountain
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Late Great Planet Earth (1978)
    The Late Great Planet Earth
    3.8
    • Director (dramatic sequences)
    • 1978
  • The Miracle Goes On
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1976

Actor

  • Peace Child (1972)
    Peace Child
    7.9
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1972
  • King of the Hill
    8.4
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1972
  • Ark
    7.7
    Short
    • Additional Voice Over (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Awareness
    8.1
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1968
  • Light Time
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Saint Francis
    • 1960–1964
  • Frank Wood, Private Detective
    TV Series
    • Hotel Clerk
    • 1947–1948

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Rolf A. Forsberg
  • Born
    • July 12, 1925
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 16, 2017
    • Sierra Madre, California, USA

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    Grew up speaking Swedish in the 1930s as the only son of immigrants on Chicago's north west side.

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