Henrik Malberg (1873â€"1958) was a Danish actor of theater and Danish
cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80â€"the stoic
authoritative farm owner in the Carl Theodor Dreyer classic film
Ordet.Henrik Martin Marinus Malberg was born in Aarhus Denmark on 4
December 1873. Originally trained as a mechanic, Malberg made his
stage debut at the Ã…rhus Teater in 1896. Malberg worked with a
touring company for several years but between 1902 and 1905 he was
based with the Aarhus Theater. While playing the role of Arv in
Masquerade, Malberg was noticed by the Danish actor Olaf Poulsen who
brought him to Copenhagen. For the next five years, Malberg was the
principal actor at the Dagmar Theater in Copenhagen. In 1910, he
became director for a Danish touring company, then once again returned
to the Dagmar (1912â€"1914) and afterwards, the Alexander Theater
(1914â€"1917). In his later years, Malberg was employed at the Royal
Danish Theatre in Copenhagen.Malberg made his screen debut in the 1910
silent film, The Picture of Dorian Gray. He appeared in several more
films during the silent era for the major Danish directors of the
period: George Schnéevoigt, Emanuel Gregers, Holger-Madsen and Lau
Lauritzen, Sr. He also performed in three Fy & Bi comedies. Then in
1930, Malberg performed the lead role in the first purely Danish sound
film as the priest in the crime mystery Præsten i Vejlby. A man of
large stature and booming voice, Malberg was primarily a stage
performer, and his film performances are described as imposing and
theatrical. It was not until he was 80 years old that Malberg played
his most memorable roleâ€"as the farm owner Morten Borgen in the
classic Carl Th. Dreyer film Ordet (The Word). Malberg credited Dreyer
with teaching him the art of film acting..mw-parser-output
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Malberg travelled around Denmark to teach and to perform for school
children. At the age of 84, he toured 55 Copenhagen area schools and a
dozen in Jutland, giving a two-hour performance at each.
cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80â€"the stoic
authoritative farm owner in the Carl Theodor Dreyer classic film
Ordet.Henrik Martin Marinus Malberg was born in Aarhus Denmark on 4
December 1873. Originally trained as a mechanic, Malberg made his
stage debut at the Ã…rhus Teater in 1896. Malberg worked with a
touring company for several years but between 1902 and 1905 he was
based with the Aarhus Theater. While playing the role of Arv in
Masquerade, Malberg was noticed by the Danish actor Olaf Poulsen who
brought him to Copenhagen. For the next five years, Malberg was the
principal actor at the Dagmar Theater in Copenhagen. In 1910, he
became director for a Danish touring company, then once again returned
to the Dagmar (1912â€"1914) and afterwards, the Alexander Theater
(1914â€"1917). In his later years, Malberg was employed at the Royal
Danish Theatre in Copenhagen.Malberg made his screen debut in the 1910
silent film, The Picture of Dorian Gray. He appeared in several more
films during the silent era for the major Danish directors of the
period: George Schnéevoigt, Emanuel Gregers, Holger-Madsen and Lau
Lauritzen, Sr. He also performed in three Fy & Bi comedies. Then in
1930, Malberg performed the lead role in the first purely Danish sound
film as the priest in the crime mystery Præsten i Vejlby. A man of
large stature and booming voice, Malberg was primarily a stage
performer, and his film performances are described as imposing and
theatrical. It was not until he was 80 years old that Malberg played
his most memorable roleâ€"as the farm owner Morten Borgen in the
classic Carl Th. Dreyer film Ordet (The Word). Malberg credited Dreyer
with teaching him the art of film acting..mw-parser-output
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40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote
.templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}Afterward
Malberg travelled around Denmark to teach and to perform for school
children. At the age of 84, he toured 55 Copenhagen area schools and a
dozen in Jutland, giving a two-hour performance at each.
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