Nils Vilhelm Almlöf (1799–1875) was a Swedish stage actor. He was one of the most famous Swedish actors of his time and referred to as "The Swedish Talma". He was born to Nils Almlöf, a servant of the royal household, and Maria Lovisa Herbelin. He interrupted his medical studies to study singing under Carl Magnus Craelius of the

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in 1818, where he made his breakthrough as Leicester in Schiller's ''Mary Stuart'' opposite

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in 1821. He was a star at the

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for sixty years, where he was a notable male actor in tragedy. When he visited Paris in 1829, he was called the "Swedish Talma" by

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. In 1834 he had a wage of §1800, the highest paid by the theatre. He was teacher of declamation at the

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1834–40. Almlöf and his second wife, Charlotte, as well as other actors, such as

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, were good friends with King

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, and were often invited to his balls during his reign as Crown Prince regent (1857–59). He was first (1823) married to his colleague Catharina Cederberg (1794–1838), the sister of

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, who was engaged as a singer at the

and who was most remembered as Papagena.N. Personne: Nils W Almlöf i Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (1918) In 1839 he married actor Charlotta Ficker, also a successful actress at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. His son with his first wife,

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, was also an actor.

References

* Nordensvan, Georg, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Förra delen, 1772-1842, Bonnier, Stockholm, 1917

Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from Gustav III to our days. First book 1772–1842' Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

(Swedish) * Nordensvan, Georg, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Andra delen, 1842-1918, Bonnier, Stockholm, 1918 Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from Gustav III to our days. Second Book 1822–1918'(Swedish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Almlof, Nils 19th-century Swedish male actors Swedish male stage actors 1799 births 1875 deaths Drama teachers