# Theodor Berge

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| name         = Theodor Berge
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| birth_place  = [Bergen](/source/Bergen), [Norway](/source/Norway)
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1946|04|09|1869|04|05|mf=y}}
| death_place  = [Oslo](/source/Oslo), [Norway](/source/Norway)
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| occupation   = Actor, theater director
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'''Theodor Berge''' (April 5, 1869 – April 9, 1946) was a [Norwegian](/source/Norwegians) 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](/source/Centralteatret), where he played in and directed many comedies and plays. Among his most significant roles were Pastor Manders in ''[Ghosts](/source/Ghosts_(play))''<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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Den_store_barned%C3%A5pen)'' (1931; Norway's first sound film), ''[Vi som går kjøkkenveien](/source/Vi_som_g%C3%A5r_kj%C3%B8kkenveien)'' (1933), and ''[Trysil-Knut](/source/Trysil-Knut)'' (1942).

==Filmography==
* 1931: ''[Den store barnedåpen](/source/Den_store_barned%C3%A5pen)'' 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](/source/Vi_som_g%C3%A5r_kj%C3%B8kkenveien)'' 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](/source/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>

==References==
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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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Category:Male actors from Bergen
Category:Norwegian theatre directors

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