Mathias ″Mattis″ Taube (21 September 1876 – 23 June 1934) was a Swedish actor and artist. Taube made his film debut in 1916, and came to participate in more than 20 films.

Biography

Mathias Taube was born in

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on 21 September 1876. He was the son of Axel Taube and Johanna Matilda, born Törnsten. He married on 9 May 1911 in Copenhagen the journalist Ella Ekman-Hansen, with whom he had a daughter and a son, the actor

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. He was a cousin of

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, and when Evert came to Stockholm he often stayed with his cousin Mathias. He got there artistic inspiration and was also introduced to the circle of friends of Mathias and his sister Sigrid. Mathias Taube died on 23 June 1934 in Stockholm.

Selected filmography

* '' Therèse'' (1916) * '' Kiss of Death'' (1916) * ''

The Ships That Meet ''The Ships That Meet'' () is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. The film was shot when Lili Bech was still married to Sjöström. They divorced in 1916. Cast * Lili Bech as Ethel * Egil Eide Egil Næss Eide (2 ...

'' (1916) * '' Johan'' (1921) * ''

Flickan från Paradiset ''Flickan från Paradiset'' (''"The girl from paradise"'') is a 1924 Swedish drama film directed by Theodor Berthels. Synopsis Torkel Gudmundson is the proud owner of a beautiful farm, called Paradise. His wife Hilda, however, longs to move ba ...

'' (1924) * '' The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924) * ''

Ingmar's Inheritance ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (Swedish: ''Ingmarsarvet'') is a 1925 Swedish silent film, silent drama film directed and co-written by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Conrad Veidt and John Ekman.Hjort & Lindqvist p.253 It was shot at the Rås ...

'' (1925) * '' First Mate Karlsson's Sweethearts'' (1925) * ''

The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 List of Maverick ...

'' (1926) * ''Sven Klingas levnadsöde'' (1926) * ''Många femmor små ...'' (1927) *'' The Poetry of Ådalen'' (1928) * '' The Realm of the Rye'' (1929) * ''Hjärtats röst'' (1930) * '' A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931) * ''En kvinnas morgondag'' (1931) * ''Värmlänningarna'' (1932) * '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932) * '' Fired'' (1934)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taube, Mathias 1876 births 1934 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors Male actors from Stockholm