Ib Christian Albert von Cotta Schønberg (23 October 1902 â€" 24
September 1955) was a Danish film actor, and is considered one of the
leading actors of Danish film in the 20th century.The son of a
chemist, Ib Schønberg was interested in acting from an early age. He
made his debut in 1920 and worked for more than ten years as a stage
actor.Schønberg made his screen debut in Benjamin Christensen's 1922
horror/documentary Häxan. By the 1930s he was an established comic
actor, often in main roles as leaders of buffoon duos, well-meaning
policemen, or more substantial “uncle types†. During World War II
he suddenly appeared as a dramatic actor, and from then until his
death he maintained his position as one of the greatest actors of
Danish art films, playing serious roles alongside comic roles.He was
well known for his ability to perform “the colossus with feet of
clay†, apparently solid and superior characters â€" both sympathetic
and unsympathetic â€" who fall apart by the end of the film. Among his
best-known serious performances are his mean-cultivated informer type
in Afsporet (1942 - Derailed); his leader af a children’s home, a
sadist with shattered nerves in the social film Kampen mod uretten
(1949 - The Struggle Against Injustice) and his two portraits of
alcoholics in Ta’ hvad du vil ha’ (1947 â€" Take What You Want)
and Café Paradis (1951). In his later years he was a regular
participant in the so-called “Morten Korch films†(based upon the
regional novels of a very popular Danish light literate) often placed
as the fatherly friend of the hero and his serial role as a widower
with children in the popular Far til fire (The Father of Four) films.
September 1955) was a Danish film actor, and is considered one of the
leading actors of Danish film in the 20th century.The son of a
chemist, Ib Schønberg was interested in acting from an early age. He
made his debut in 1920 and worked for more than ten years as a stage
actor.Schønberg made his screen debut in Benjamin Christensen's 1922
horror/documentary Häxan. By the 1930s he was an established comic
actor, often in main roles as leaders of buffoon duos, well-meaning
policemen, or more substantial “uncle types†. During World War II
he suddenly appeared as a dramatic actor, and from then until his
death he maintained his position as one of the greatest actors of
Danish art films, playing serious roles alongside comic roles.He was
well known for his ability to perform “the colossus with feet of
clay†, apparently solid and superior characters â€" both sympathetic
and unsympathetic â€" who fall apart by the end of the film. Among his
best-known serious performances are his mean-cultivated informer type
in Afsporet (1942 - Derailed); his leader af a children’s home, a
sadist with shattered nerves in the social film Kampen mod uretten
(1949 - The Struggle Against Injustice) and his two portraits of
alcoholics in Ta’ hvad du vil ha’ (1947 â€" Take What You Want)
and Café Paradis (1951). In his later years he was a regular
participant in the so-called “Morten Korch films†(based upon the
regional novels of a very popular Danish light literate) often placed
as the fatherly friend of the hero and his serial role as a widower
with children in the popular Far til fire (The Father of Four) films.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.