Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a

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film director and theater and film actor. Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom,

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and attended the

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from 1917 to 1919. He made his film debut in 1919 in director Rune Carlsten's '' Ett farligt frieri'' (English language: ''A Dangerous Courtship'') and appeared in over 25 films during his career. Torsten Bergström was the father of director Håkan Bergström.Torsten Bergström at the Svensk Filmdatabase
(in

) He died in

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, Sweden in 1948, aged 51.

Selected filmography

* '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919) * ''

Mother Gets Married ''Mother Gets Married'' (Swedish: ''Mamma gifter sig'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Barcklind, Margit Manstad and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Kristallsalongen Studios i ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Pale Count ''The Pale Count'' (Swedish: ''Bleka greven'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Rodin and starring Carl Schenstrøm, Harald Madsen and Hilding Gavle.Larsson & Marklund p.120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil ...

'' (1937) * ''

A Cruise in the Albertina ''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (Swedish: ''På kryss med Albertina'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Adolf Jahr, Signe Wirff and Olav Riégo.Qvist & Von Bagh p.60 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1938) * '' If I Could Marry the Minister'' (1941) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1941) * ''

Sunshine Follows Rain ''Sunshine Follows Rain'' (Swedish: ''Driver dagg faller regn'') is a 1946 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Mai Zetterling, Alf Kjellin and Sten Lindgren. The film is based on a 1943 novel by Margit Söderholm. ...

'' (1946) *''

A Ship Bound for India ''A Ship Bound for India'' () is a 1947 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was originally released as ''A Ship to India'' in the United Kingdom and ''Frustration'' in the United States. The screenplay was written by Bergman, based on t ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

Life in the Finnish Woods ''Life in the Finnish Woods'' (Swedish: ''Livet i Finnskogarna'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Jularbo, Naima Wifstrand and Barbro Ribbing.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna ...

'' (1947) * ''

Soldier's Reminder ''Soldier's Reminder'' (Swedish: ''Krigsmans erinran'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Elof Ahrle, Birgit Tengroth and Gunnar Björnstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.74 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...

'' (1947) * ''

Neglected by His Wife ''Neglected by His Wife'' (Swedish: ''Försummad av sin fru'' or ''Gift med Klara Klok'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Irma Christenson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Agneta Prytz.Krawc p.383 It was shot at the C ...

'' (1947) *''

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'' (1948) * ''

Lars Hård ''Lars Hård'' is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Adolf Jahr and Eva Dahlbeck.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.152 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film' ...

'' (1948)

References

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1896 births 1948 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors People from Krokom Municipality {{Sweden-film-actor-stub