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Carl Struve

Norwegian actor and singer (1887–1974)

Carl Struve
Carl Struve circa 1935
Born	(1887-04-12)April 12, 1887 Halden, Norway
Died	November 26, 1974(1974-11-26) (aged 87) Oslo, Norway
Resting place	Cemetery of Our Saviour
Occupation	Actor

Carl Struve (April 12, 1887 – November 26, 1974) was a Norwegian actor and singer. He studied singing with Wilhelm Kloed and made his debut at the National Theater in Oslo in 1908. Struve was engaged with the theater until 1919, when he also made his US debut.^[1] He also performed at a number of theaters in Stockholm, Finland, and the UK from 1921 to 1928. From 1935 to 1959 he worked as an actor at the Central Theater.^[2]

As a singer, Struve mastered a demanding repertoire, and he was praised for his role as Canio in Pagliacci.^[2]

Lead roles in operas

Carmen as Don José
Mignon as Wilhelm Meister
Madama Butterfly as B. F. Pinkerton
The Tales of Hoffmann as Hoffmann

Roles as a stage actor

Pygmalion as Alfred Doolittle
Rosmersholm as Ulrik Brendel

Filmography

1936: Morderen uten ansikt as Berge, a country merchant
1940: Tørres Snørtevold as a lawyer
1941: Hansen og Hansen as Blunke
1943: Den nye lægen as Øyvind, Ulrich's younger brother
1944: En herre med bart as Byberg, a mason
1946: To liv as Gustafsen
1948: Det var en gang as the wanderer
1948: Trollfossen as Melsom, a board member
1950: Min kone er uskyldig as the guest at hotel in Norway
1951: Kranes konditori as Buck, a lawyer
1954: I moralens navn as Balthazar Krahn-Johnsen
1961: Den store barnedåpen (television theater) as the priest

References

^ "Talks Modernism and Native Land. Carl Struve Discusses Music in Norway". The Journal and Tribune. Knoxville, TN. December 7, 1919. p. 22. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Vanberg, Vidar (2022). "Carl Struve". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 6, 2022.