Tord Bernheim
Born18 April 1914
Stockholm, Sweden
Died23 July 1992 (1992-07-24) (aged 78)
Råsunda, Sweden
Other namesTord Georg Bernheim
OccupationActor
Years active1933-1950 (film)

Tord Georg Bernheim (born Tord Georg Andersson; 18 April 1914 – 23 July 1992), originally Andersson, was a Swedish singer, actor, and revue performer. He was born on 18 April 1914 in Kungsholms parish in Stockholm. He died on 23 July 1992 in Råsunda, Solna.[1] [2]

Tord Bernheim was the son of Georg Anshelm Andersson and his wife Hilma Signhild Elvira, née Bernheim.[3] He debuted as a revue performer at Mosebacke in 1929 and was then active at various outdoor theaters in Stockholm. He was engaged by Folkan's theater director Ragnar Klange. Bernheim was considered a skilled imitator and worked in 20 different films. He imitated Karl Gerhard, among others.

Bernheim was married to the Norwegian singer Jeanita Melin (1911-1973)[4] before marrying Mary Viktoria Lindström (1924-1979) in 1946.[1] Mary was the daughter of Hjalmar Zephyrinus Lindström, a mechanic, and Syster Viktoria, née Boding.[3]

He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010)
  2. ↑ "Tord Bernheim – The Swedish Film Database". Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  3. 1 2 Rotemannen, CD-ROM, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund/Stockholms Stadsarkiv (2012)
  4. ↑ "Jeanita Melin - dansk film database". www.danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Hittagraven". iservice.stockholm.se. Retrieved 2018-02-05.

Bibliography

  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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