{{Short description|Norwegian actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | image = TheodorBerge.jpg | caption = | name = Theodor Berge | birth_date = {{Birth date|1869|04|05|mf=y}} | birth_place = Bergen, Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1946|04|09|1869|04|05|mf=y}} | death_place = Oslo, Norway | resting_place= | occupation = Actor, theater director | yearsactive = | spouse = | children = | mother = | father = | relatives = }}
'''Theodor Berge''' (April 5, 1869 – April 9, 1946) was a Norwegian actor and theater director.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brandt |first1=Frithiof |last2=Shetelig |first2=Haakon |last3=Nyman |first3=Alf |title=Vår tids kunst og diktning i Skandinavia, vol. 1 |date=1948 |publisher=Martin |location=Copenhagen |page=173}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Aarseth |first1=Asbjørn |title=Den Nationale scene 1901–31 |date=1969 |publisher=Gyldendal |location=Oslo |page=231}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lasson |first1=Frans |title=Olaf Bull: brev fra en dikters liv, vol. 2 |date=1989 |publisher=Gyldendal |location=Oslo |page=422}}</ref>
From around 1900 onward, Berge was mainly associated with the Central Theater, where he played in and directed many comedies and plays. Among his most significant roles were Pastor Manders in ''Ghosts''<ref name="Næss">{{cite book |last1=Næss |first1=Trine |title=Mellomkrigstidens teater i den norske hovedstaden: forholdet til det ikke-realistiske utenlandske teater |date=1994 |publisher=Solum |location=Oslo |pages=143–144}}</ref> and Helmer in ''A Doll's House''.<ref name="Næss"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Beyer |first1=Edvard |title=Ibsen, the Man and His Work |date=1980 |publisher=Taplinger |location=New York |page=120}}</ref> As a director, he made a name for himself in his production of ''Little Eyolf'' in 1929.<ref name="Næss"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Elster |first1=Kristian |last2=Rønneberg |first2=Anton |title=Teater 1929-1939: artikler |date=1941 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=39 |quote=Theodor Berge har her gjort et udmerket arbeide ...}}</ref> At the end of his career, he appeared in Norwegian films such as ''Den store barnedåpen'' (1931; Norway's first sound film), ''Vi som går kjøkkenveien'' (1933), and ''Trysil-Knut'' (1942).
==Filmography== * 1931: ''Den store barnedåpen'' as the parish priest<ref>{{cite book |title=Oskar Braaten 1881–1981: en filmografi |date=1985 |publisher=Norsk filminstitutt |location=Oslo |page=4}}</ref> * 1933: ''Vi som går kjøkkenveien'' as Breder<ref>{{cite news |title=Vi som går kjøkkenveien |url=https://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/6cda35d40e244fb29f176c2caf8f1ad0?index=1#2 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=Nordlandsposten |issue=126 |date=May 31, 1933 |page=3}}</ref> * 1942: ''Trysil-Knut'' as the judge<ref>{{cite news |title=Omkring 'Trysil-Knut' |url=https://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/3579cc8ad26e1497285c042ea7369026?index=2#2 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=Den Nye Tid |issue=102 |date=May 6, 1942 |page=3}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0074010|name=Theodor Berge}} * [http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=59735 Theodor Berge] at the Swedish Film Database * [https://www.filmfront.no/aktor/63157/theodor-berge Theodor Berge] at Filmfront
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