August Warberg Explained

August Warberg
Birth Date:5 May 1842
Birth Place:Glava, Arvika Municipality, Värmland, Sweden
Birthname:Johan August Warberg
Occupation:Actor, theater director
Yearsactive:1861–1915
Spouse:Anna Sofia Charlotta Warberg (née Magnusson)

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=57690 The Swedish Film Institute.
  2. Hildebrand, Albin. Svenskt porträttgalleri ... vol. 21. H. W. Tullberg, 1897. p. 121.