Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a
Swedish
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film director and theater and film actor.
Bergström was born in
Ã…s, Krokom,
Jämtland County
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and attended the
Royal Dramatic Theatre School from 1917 to 1919. He made his film debut in 1919 in director Rune Carlsten's ''
Ett farligt frieri'' (English language: ''A Dangerous Courtship'') and appeared in over 25 films during his career.
Torsten Bergström was the father of director
Håkan Bergström
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.
Torsten Bergström at the Svensk Filmdatabase
(in Swedish
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) He died in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948, aged 51.
Selected filmography
* '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919)
* ''Mother Gets Married
''Mother Gets Married'' (Swedish: ''Mamma gifter sig'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Barcklind, Margit Manstad and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Kristallsalongen Studios in ...
'' (1937)
* '' The Pale Count'' (1937)
* ''A Cruise in the Albertina
''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (Swedish: ''På kryss med Albertina'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Adolf Jahr, Signe Wirff and Olav Riégo.Qvist & Von Bagh p.60 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...
'' (1938)
* '' If I Could Marry the Minister'' (1941)
* '' The Talk of the Town'' (1941)
* '' Sunshine Follows Rain'' (1946)
*''A Ship Bound for India
''A Ship Bound for India'' ( sv, Skepp till Indialand) is a 1947 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was originally released as ''A Ship to India'' in the United Kingdom and ''Frustration'' in the United States. The screenplay was writt ...
'' (1947)
* '' Maria'' (1947)
* ''Life in the Finnish Woods
''Life in the Finnish Woods'' (Swedish: ''Livet i Finnskogarna'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Jularbo, Naima Wifstrand and Barbro Ribbing.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna ...
'' (1947)
* ''Soldier's Reminder
''Soldier's Reminder'' (Swedish: ''Krigsmans erinran'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Elof Ahrle, Birgit Tengroth and Gunnar Björnstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.74 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Sto ...
'' (1947)
* '' Neglected by His Wife'' (1947)
*'' Sin'' (1948)
* ''Lars HÃ¥rd
''Lars Hård'' is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Adolf Jahr and Eva Dahlbeck.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.152 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film' ...
'' (1948)
References
External links
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MSN Movies
1896 births
1948 deaths
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male stage actors
Swedish male silent film actors
20th-century Swedish male actors
People from Jämtland County
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