- Peter Malberg
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name = Peter Malberg
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caption = Peter Malberg as Onkel Anders in one of the Far Til Fire movies.
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location =Århus ,Denmark
deathdate = death date and age|1965|6|23|1887|9|21|mf=y
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September 21 ,1887 -June 23 ,1965 ) was a Danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in theFar Til Fire movies. Peter was originally educated as a painter, but his job atÅrhus Theatre as a scenic painter along with the fact that his older brother Henrik was an actor, eventually led to him being in theater- and later filmindustry.Biography
Peter was born 15 years later than his big brother
Henrik Malberg who cared for his little brother throughout life. The fatherPeter B. Malberg was ahaulage contractor . The mother had a fragile health and was ill for long periods of Peter's childhood and youth. In 1904 when Peter Malberg was 14 years old, his parents agreed that he was to be a painter's apprentice at masterC. Chr. Nielsen inNørregade . Peter had a talent as a painter and had a dream of being educated at the Academy of Fine Arts inCopenhagen .After serving his apprenticeship in 1906 he was hired atÅrhus Theatre as a scenic painter. When Peter saw how well his older brother Henrik did as an actor, he too wanted to try acting.He made his début onMarch 22 ,1907 onÅrhus Theatre as thegaoler in "Ranke viljer (Straight wills)". He was an actor in the province as well as touring inNorway ,Sweden andFinland until he in 1913 came to the theatres inCopenhagen where he worked atAlexandra Theatre ,Frederiksberg Theatre andBetty Nansen Theatre amongst others.After that he was a freelance actor, often in revues and comical roles. Already in 1916 he took part in theDanmarks Eventyr (Denmark's Adventure) revue. Peter got the role of his life in 1930 playingBalder Svanemose in thecomedy "Peter den Store ", which he played a couple of thousand times.In the period 1910 - 1930 he took part in 22 silent movies, amongst these were David Copperfield,Morænen andLaila .Peter is probably best remembered for his part in eightFar til Fire -movies, but also for his appearance in nineMorten Korch -movies. In the movieDet gamle guld (The old gold), Peter sang withPoul Reichhardt popular Danish songs like "Jeg har min hest, jeg har min lasso" (I have my horse, I have my lasso)" and "Du er min øjesten" (You are the apple of my eye)".In 1925 Peter metEllen Nimb-Olsen who also was an actor. She was 22 years old at the time while Peter was 38. Even though their great age difference, they married and stuck together for life."Peter Malberg" was decorated with theFrench Academy 'sMark of Honour and the PortugueseRed Cross 'Cross of Honour .Filmography
Movies
*Lynet (1934)
*Millionærdrengen (1936)
*Det begyndte ombord (1937)
*Bolettes Brudefærd (1938)
*Sørensen og Rasmussen (1940)
*Gå med mig hjem (1941)
*Thummelumsen (1941)
*En søndag på Amager (1941)
*Alle går rundt og forelsker sig (1941)
*Evn pige uden lige (1943)
*Hans onsdagsveninde (1943)
*Otte akkorder (1944)
*Lykke på rejsen (1947)
*Penge som græs (1948)
*I gabestokken (1950)
*Mosekongen (1950)
*Historien om Hjortholm (1950)
*De røde heste - 1950 (1950)
*Det gamle guld (1951)
*Fodboldpræsten (1951)
*Det store løb (1952)
*Far til fire (1953)
*Fløjtespilleren (1953)
*Far til fire i sneen (1954)
*Tre finder en kro (1955)
*Far til fire på landet (1955)
*Far til fire i byen (1956)
*Flintesønnerne (1956)
*Ingen tid til kærtegn (1957)
*Far til fire og onkel Sofus (1957)
*Mig og min familie (1957)
*Sønnen fra Amerika (1957)
*Der var engang en gade (1957)
*Far til fire og ulveungerne (1958)
*Far til fire på Bornholm (1959)
*Tro, håb og Trolddom (1960)
*Far til fire med fuld musik (1961)
*Der brænder en ild (1962)
*Den rige enke (1962)
*Sommer i Tyrol (1964)
*Kampen om Næsbygård (1964)
*Halløj i himmelsengen (1965)
*Ih, du forbarmende (1966)Silent movies
*Valdemar Sejr (1910)
*Ansigtstyven (1910)
*Elverhøj I (1910)
*Dollarprinsessen (1912)
*Lille Claus og store Claus (1913)
*Vingeskudt (1913)
*Det store Derbyløb (1913)
*Lejla (1913)
*Søstrene Corrodi (1913)
*Den lurende død (1913)
*Den gådefulde dobbeltgænger (1913)
*Et syndens barn (1913)
*Adrianopels hemmelighed (1913)
*Den dovne dreng (1914)
*Fyrtårnets hemmelighed (1914)
*Borgkælderens mysterium (1914)External links
* [http://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller/822.html Peter Malberg on www.danskefilm.dk] (Danish)
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DATE OF BIRTH= 1887-9-21
PLACE OF BIRTH=Århus ,Denmark
DATE OF DEATH= 1965-6-23
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