Åke Ohberg (20 July 1905 – 18 July 1975) was a
Swedish actor
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and
film director
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. He appeared in about 30 roles in films between 1932 and 1961.
Ohberg was born to Johan and Hilda Ohberg in
Västerås
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, Sweden.
Marriage and Family
He married actress Birgit Chenon but that marriage did not last. He married actress Peggy Lindberg in 1937, a union that lasted until his death. They had two children, a daughter Ingert and a son Anders.
Selected filmography
* ''
Servant's Entrance'' (1932)
* ''
Two Men and a Widow'' (1933)
* ''
The Dangerous Game'' (1933)
* ''
The Marriage Game
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'' (1935)
* ''
Kungen kommer'' (1936)
* ''
Art for Art's Sake'' (1938)
* ''
Landstormens lilla Lotta'' (1939)
* ''
Frestelse'' (1940)
* ''
Hanna in Society'' (1940)
* ''
They Staked Their Lives'' (1940)
* ''
With Open Arms'' (1940)
* ''
Snapphanar'' (1941)
*''
Lucky Young Lady'' (1941)
* ''
Nothing Is Forgotten'' (1942)
* ''
Elvira Madigan'' (1943)
* ''
Stopp! Tänk på något annat'' (1944)
* ''
Blizzard
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'' (1944)
* ''
The Rose of Tistelön'' (1945)
* ''
Brita in the Merchant's House'' (1946)
* ''
Dynamite
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'' (1947)
* ''
The People of Simlang Valley'' (1947)
* ''
Vi flyr på Rio'' (1949)
* ''
My Friend Oscar'' (1951)
* ''
The Chieftain of Göinge'' (1953)
* ''
The Summer Wind Blows'' (1955)
References
External links
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1905 births
1975 deaths
Actors from Västerås
Swedish male film actors
Swedish film directors
Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen
20th-century Swedish male actors
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