Michael "Micha" Gabay (born 21 January 1947 in
Landvetter
Landvetter is a locality situated in Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 7,152 inhabitants in 2010.
It is the second largest town in the municipality and has given its name to the international airport Göteborg Landve ...
,
Sweden
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)
is a Swedish
actor.
Gabay started as
child actor at
Stora Teatern in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
. When he finished his education in 1971 he played
plays at
Gothenburg City Theatre in many years, among them Svempa in ''Om 7 flickor'' (1972), Laertes in ''Hamlet'' (1977) and the title role in ''Eugen Oneigin'' (1984). 1987 he played a gangster in ''Arsenik och gamla spetsar'' at
Liseberg Theatre
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. He has appeared in many TV series, among them as Tok-Harry in ''
Hedebyborna'' (1978). Besides the acting, he has worked with business; he has owned a
jeans
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factory.
Selected filmography
*1975 - ''
Lady Inger of Oestraat
''Lady Inger of Ostrat'' (original title: ''Fru Inger til Østeraad'') is an 1854 play by Henrik Ibsen, inspired by the life of Inger, Lady of Austraat. The play, the third work of the Norway, Norwegian's career, reflects the birth of Romantic N ...
''
*1976 - ''
Raskens
''Raskens'' is a 1927 novel by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg. The story takes place in the 19th century and is about Gustav Rask, a peasant who becomes a soldier in the Swedish allotment system.
It was made into a successful TV mini-series in 19 ...
'' (TV)
*1977 - ''
Bröderna Lejonhjärta''
*1978 - ''
Hedebyborna'' (TV)
*1979 - ''
Father to Be''
References
External links
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Swedish male actors
Living people
1947 births