Johan August Warberg (5 May 1842 – 16 October 1915)[1] was a Swedish stage and film actor and theater director whose career spanned over fifty years.
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| Born | Johan August Warberg 5 May 1842 |
| Died | 16 October 1915 (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theater director |
| Years active | 1861–1915 |
| Spouse | Anna Sofia Charlotta Warberg (née Magnusson) |
Warberg made his stage debut as an actor in 1861.[1] During his long career as a stage actor and theater director, he worked the Vasateatern, Mindre teatern, Djurgårdsteatern, Södra teatern and the Svenska Teatern.[2]
He married stage actress Anna Sofia Charlotta "Lotten" Warberg (née Magnusson) in 1865 and the couple had three children.[2] Before his death at age 73 in 1915, he also appeared in a number of silent films. All but one, 1916's Edmond Hansen-directed Ålderdom och dårskap, were directed by Victor Sjöström.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Hearts That Meet (Swedish: Hjärtan som mötas) (1914)
- Guilt Redeemed (Swedish: Sonad skuld) (1915)
- The Ships That Meet (Swedish: Skepp som mötas) (1916, released posthumously)
References
edit- ^ a b c The Swedish Film Institute. Archived 10 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b Hildebrand, Albin. Svenskt porträttgalleri ... vol. 21. H. W. Tullberg, 1897. p. 121.
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