Thorkild Roose (8 October 1874 â€" 6 June 1961) was a Danish actor and
theatre director.Born Anders Torkel Roose in Kolding, he was the son
of merchant Christian Roose (died 1923) and his wife Lisette Larsen
(died 1927). He graduated in Kolding in 1894, the year after cand.
phil., and was a merchant training in Antwerp in order to take over
his father's grocery store in Kolding. But his love of theatre was
still stronger - also under study in Paris.Roose studied at the
Emmanuel Larsen and debuted in 1901 at the Aarhus Theatre as Leander
in The Christmas Shop and was employed at Aarhus Theatre until 1904.
He also had an "official" debut as Wilfrid Brudenell in Nemesis, but
most notable was his performance of Erasmus Montanus figure. Then he
was in the periods 1904-1919 and 1922-1951 associated with the Royal
Theatre stage director. In the years 1919-1923 he was director of
Dagmar Theatre, and organized in 1922, guest performances from Artist
Theatre in Moscow. From 1927-1950, he was also a teacher at drama
school and the first stage director from 1931 to 1939. He gave a
series of lectures on the reading of Danish and classical literature
and drama at the University in the years 1925-1931. Thorkild Roose had
farewell performance at the Royal Theatre with its brilliance role as
the lovable Portuguese cardinal in Kardinalernes Dinner on October 25,
1951, the 50th anniversary of his debut. In 1910, he starred as Count
in his first film The Apparently Dead and managed to contribute in
nearly 20 silent films and a smaller number of sound film. Silent
films include: Through Struggle To Victory, Her Honor, Gold Coin, A
Difficult Choice and Exchange Victim. He is remembered for his role as
pastor Absalon, whose wife is cheating on him with his own son in the
movie Day of Wrath from 1943. Thorkild Roose was chairman of the
Danish School Scenes of Representatives from 1922 to 1954 and then
honorary member. He was a member of the Radio Council Programme
1937-1954 and president of the 3rd Nordic Theater Congress in 1948. In
1940 he received Theatre trophy and in 1943 he was Studenternes
honorary artist - in 1951 he was awarded the medal Ingenio et Arti and
in 1958 he became an honorary member of the Danish Solistforbund. He
was married June 27, 1902 in Copenhagen with Lillian Amalie Eleonora
Kirstine Krøldrup (30 March 1880 - 18 December 1960).
theatre director.Born Anders Torkel Roose in Kolding, he was the son
of merchant Christian Roose (died 1923) and his wife Lisette Larsen
(died 1927). He graduated in Kolding in 1894, the year after cand.
phil., and was a merchant training in Antwerp in order to take over
his father's grocery store in Kolding. But his love of theatre was
still stronger - also under study in Paris.Roose studied at the
Emmanuel Larsen and debuted in 1901 at the Aarhus Theatre as Leander
in The Christmas Shop and was employed at Aarhus Theatre until 1904.
He also had an "official" debut as Wilfrid Brudenell in Nemesis, but
most notable was his performance of Erasmus Montanus figure. Then he
was in the periods 1904-1919 and 1922-1951 associated with the Royal
Theatre stage director. In the years 1919-1923 he was director of
Dagmar Theatre, and organized in 1922, guest performances from Artist
Theatre in Moscow. From 1927-1950, he was also a teacher at drama
school and the first stage director from 1931 to 1939. He gave a
series of lectures on the reading of Danish and classical literature
and drama at the University in the years 1925-1931. Thorkild Roose had
farewell performance at the Royal Theatre with its brilliance role as
the lovable Portuguese cardinal in Kardinalernes Dinner on October 25,
1951, the 50th anniversary of his debut. In 1910, he starred as Count
in his first film The Apparently Dead and managed to contribute in
nearly 20 silent films and a smaller number of sound film. Silent
films include: Through Struggle To Victory, Her Honor, Gold Coin, A
Difficult Choice and Exchange Victim. He is remembered for his role as
pastor Absalon, whose wife is cheating on him with his own son in the
movie Day of Wrath from 1943. Thorkild Roose was chairman of the
Danish School Scenes of Representatives from 1922 to 1954 and then
honorary member. He was a member of the Radio Council Programme
1937-1954 and president of the 3rd Nordic Theater Congress in 1948. In
1940 he received Theatre trophy and in 1943 he was Studenternes
honorary artist - in 1951 he was awarded the medal Ingenio et Arti and
in 1958 he became an honorary member of the Danish Solistforbund. He
was married June 27, 1902 in Copenhagen with Lillian Amalie Eleonora
Kirstine Krøldrup (30 March 1880 - 18 December 1960).
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