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Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg ( Rahmberg; born 26 February 1948) is a Swedish actor born in
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Biography

Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in
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with leading parts in the original Swedish stagings of ''
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'' (1971) and ''
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'' (1972; opposite, among others,
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(later of
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) as
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). He was later educated in the dramatic arts at Sweden's National Academy of Dramatic Art (in Sweden colloquially known as "Scenskolan") in
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, 1974–1977. Since 1978, he has been part of Sweden's
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ensemble. In 1969, he recorded a single, "
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", produced by
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, which became a minor hit on ''
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'', reaching number 13.


Acting work

On stage, Örjan Ramberg has had both leading and supporting parts: in
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's ''En kall miljon (A Cool Million)'',
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's '' Alkemisten'',
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's ''Paradisbarn'', Bulgakov's ''Mästaren och Margarita'',
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's ''Natten är dagens mor'', Margaretha Garpe's ''Till Julia'',
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's ''Emilio Gallotti'', in the stage adaptation of
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's ''Emil i Lönneberga'' (children's theatre production), Shepard's ''En riktig västern'',
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's ''
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'', ''Sommar (Summer)'' written and directed by
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,
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' ''Figaros Bröllop (The Marriage of Figaro)'',
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's ''Blodsbröllop (Blood Wedding)'',
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's ''Lika för lika (Measure for Measure)'',
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' ''Medea'' (directed by
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),
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's ''Så tuktas en argbigga (The Taming of the Shrew)'' children's play ''Mio, min Mio'' (based on the novel by
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) and in
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's ''Lek ej med kärleken (On ne badine pas avec l'amour )'', among others. In the 2000s, he has collaborated on stage with directors
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and John Caird in particular. He portrayed ''Johansson'' in
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's classic ''
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'', directed by Bergman in 2000, ''Oberon'' in ''
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'', directed by Caird in 2000, ''The Emcee'' in the musical ''
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'' (2001), Malvolio in ''
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's ''Gengångare (Ghosts)'', (directed by Bergman; 2002) and the leading role in
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's '' (The Imaginary Invalid)'' in 2003. He appeared as Charles Condomine in
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's ''Min fru går igen (
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)'' (2005), in the co-Nordic production of the
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staging of
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's ''Kungsämnena (
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)'' and in
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's ''
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'' (directed by
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) spring/autumn 2006. On film and TV, he has appeared sporadically for example as the investigating photographer ''Harry Friberg'' in the Stieg Trenter-crime films for television ''()'' in 1987, as ''Chief Editor Schyman'' in
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's thriller ' (aka ''Deadline/The Bomber''), based on the book by
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, and his recent supporting part as the bar pianist in TV-series '' (The Furniture Salesman's Daughter)'' (2006). In 1994 Ramberg was awarded the Golden Mask (which is the Swedish equivalent to the
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/s) for ''Best Actor'' for his portrayal of ''Murphy'' in the stage production of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (at Folkan 1993/94) and in 2001 he received the prestigious
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. On 3 February 2007, John Caird's production of Strindberg's '' The Dance of Death'' premiered at the Royal Dramatic Theatre with Ramberg in the lead as ''The Captain'' (with both original parts of the play performed together; ''Dödsdansen I-II''). In the spring of 2008, he appeared as
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in
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's production of ''
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'' by Shakespeare (original cast), and in the spring of 2009 in
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's ''
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''. His work there was discontinued by the Royal Dramatic Theatre in the end of March 2019 following demonstrations triggered by a
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documentary ''Josefin Nilsson – Love me for who I am'' which, without mentioning him by name, revealed his physical and mental aggression, including death threats, against deceased ex-partner
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.


Personal life

Besides Nilsson, in the mid-1970s and 1980s Ramberg was the love partner of Swedish actress and
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colleague
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with whom he has a son. In the 1980s-1990s he also lived with actress
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with whom he has daughter Tilde Fröling.Aftonbladet
9 April 1999 (Swedish): an article about sex addiction and substance abuse ending with a mention of his children


Selected filmography

* 2008 – ''Häxdansen'' ( SVT, mini series) * 2006 – ''Den enskilde medborgaren'' * 2006 – ''Möbelhandlarens dotter'' (TV-series) * 2003 – ''Paradiset'' * 2001 – '' Sprängaren'' * 1996 – ''Gökboet (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)'' (TV-theatre) * 1996 – ''Nu är pappa trött igen'' * 1994 – ''Stockholm Marathon'' * 1993 – ''
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'' * 1986 – '' Älska mej'' * 1985 – '' Falsk som vatten'' * 1985 – ''Svindlande affärer'' * 1979 – ''Repmånad eller Hur man gör pojkar av män'' * 1987 – ''Träff i helfigur'' * 1987 – ''I dag röd'' * 1987 – ''Lysande landning'' * 1977 – ''Jack''


Stage work at the Royal Dramatic Theatre

*Örjan Ramberg's stage credits at the Royal Dramatic Theatre can be foun
here
(info from "Rollboken"
Dramaten.se
.


References


External links


Publicity photo at Dramaten.se
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramberg, Orjan 1948 births Living people Swedish male actors Eugene O'Neill Award winners Litteris et Artibus recipients Male actors from Gothenburg