Tore Svennberg
Tore Svennberg
Biography
Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan 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 Albert Ranft. At the Swedish Theatre, he played in several August Strindberg dramas: Gustav Vasa, starred in Erik XIV in 1899, A Dream Play in 1907 and The Dance of Death in 1919. He also appeared in many roles by Henrik Ibsen: as Helmer in A Doll's House in 1889, as Hjalmar Ekdahl in The Wild Duck in 1891 and as Borkman in John Gabriel Borkman in 1897. In 1920, Svennberg was engaged at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre, 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 Victor Sjöström-directed 1919 drama Sons of Ingmar, based on the novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf, and performed in his last film role at the age of 82 in Per Lindberg's 1940 drama Stål. He is possibly best recalled internationally for his role as Magnus Barring in the 1938 film A Woman's Face opposite actress Ingrid Bergman.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
11
Gender
Male
Birthday
1858-02-28 (167 years old)
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Acting

1940

Steel as Anker

1938

A Woman's Face as Barring

1935

Ocean Breakers as Anders Nordeman

1933

Vad veta väl männen? as Not available

1930

Frida's Songs as P.A. Brickman

1929

The Dream Waltz as Not available

1922

Love's Crucible as Mayor

1921

The Phantom Carriage as Georges

1921

A Wild Bird as Richard Brenner

1920

The Monastery of Sendomir as Count Starschensky

1919

Sons of Ingmar as Stor Ingmar Ingmarsson