Mathias ″Mattis″ Taube (21 September 1876 – 23 June 1934) was a Swedish actor and artist. Taube made his film debut in 1916, and came to participate in more than 20 films.
Biography
Mathias Taube was born in
Lindesberg
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History
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on 21 September 1876. He was the son of Axel Taube and Johanna Matilda, born Törnsten. He married on 9 May 1911 in
Copenhagen
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the journalist
Ella Ekman-Hansen, with whom he had a daughter and a son, the actor
Aino Taube
Aino Regina Taube (11 July 1912 – 3 June 1990) was a Swedish film and theatre actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1988.
Selected filmography
* ''Skipper's Love'' (1931)
* ''Students in Paris'' (1932)
* ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...
. He was a cousin of
Evert Taube
Axel Evert Taube (; 12 March 1890 – 31 January 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th c ...
, and when Evert came to Stockholm he often stayed with his cousin Mathias. He got there artistic inspiration and was also introduced to the circle of friends of Mathias and his sister Sigrid.
Mathias Taube died on 23 June 1934 in
Stockholm
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
Therèse'' (1916)
* ''
Kiss of Death
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* Kiss of Judas, Judas's betrayal of Jesus with a kiss identifying him to his executioners
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Film and television
* ''Kiss of Death'' ...
'' (1916)
* ''
The Ships That Meet
''The Ships That Meet'' ( sv, Skepp som mötas) is a 1916 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström.
Cast
* Lili Bech as Ethel
* Egil Eide as John Hall
* Mathias Taube as Dr. Hiller
* August Warberg
Johan August Warberg (5 May ...
'' (1916)
* ''
Johan Johan
* Johan (given name)
* Johan (film), ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** Johan (album), ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunav ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Flickan från Paradiset'' (1924)
* ''
The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924)
* ''
Ingmar's Inheritance
''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (Swedish: ''Ingmarsarvet'') is a 1925 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Conrad Veidt and John Ekman.Hjort & Lindqvist p.253 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...
'' (1925)
* ''
First Mate Karlsson's Sweethearts'' (1925)
* ''
The Rivals
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'' (1926)
* ''Sven Klingas levnadsöde'' (1926)
* ''Många femmor små ...'' (1927)
*''
The Poetry of Ådalen'' (1928)
* ''
The Realm of the Rye'' (1929)
* ''Hjärtats röst'' (1930)
* ''
A Night of Love by the Öresund
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'' (1931)
* ''En kvinnas morgondag'' (1931)
* ''Värmlänningarna'' (1932)
* ''
Servant's Entrance'' (1932)
* ''
Fired'' (1934)
References
External links
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1876 births
1934 deaths
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male silent film actors
20th-century Swedish male actors
Male actors from Stockholm