Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a

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actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades.

Biography

Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the

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Theatre in his hometown in 1877. From 1878 to 1891 he was engaged with various national touring theatre companies with actress Julia Håkansson and was from time to time cast by Swedish stage director

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. At the

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, he played in several

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dramas: ''

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'', starred in ''

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'' in 1899, ''

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'' in 1907 and '' The Dance of Death'' in 1919. He also appeared in many roles by

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: as Helmer in ''

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'' in 1889, as Hjalmar Ekdahl in ''

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'' in 1891 and as Borkman in ''

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'' in 1897. In 1920 Svennberg was engaged at the Swedish

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, where he later became director from 1922 to 1928. He managed to attract audiences by focusing on classics and foreign plays. Svennberg also appeared in a number of films, beginning in the

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-directed 1919 drama ''

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, and performed in his last film role at the age of 82 in

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's 1940 drama ''Stål''. He is possibly best recalled internationally for his role as Magnus Barring in the 1938 film ''

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'' opposite actress

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.''Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009''. Solna. Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2010.

Selected filmography

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'' (1920) *''

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'' (1921) * ''

A Wild Bird ''A Wild Bird'' or ''Her Adopted Son'' (Swedish: ''En vildfågel'') is a 1921 Swedish silent drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Tore Svennberg, Pauline Brunius and Paul Seelig. It was shot at the Filmstaden situated in Råsu ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Frida's Songs ''Frida's Songs'' (Swedish: ''Fridas visor'') is a 1930 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Elisabeth Frisk, Bengt Djurberg and Tore Svennberg. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1935) *''

'' (1938)

Personal life

Tore Svennberg was married in 1905 to actress Karin Wiberg.

References

External links

* 1858 births 1941 deaths Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors Male actors from Stockholm {{Sweden-film-actor-stub