Peter Malberg

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Peter Malberg
Peter Malberg as Onkel Anders in one of the Far Til Fire movies.
Born	September 21, 1887(1887-09-21) Århus, Denmark
Died	June 23, 1965 (aged 77)

Peter Malberg (September 21, 1887 - June 23, 1965) was a Danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in the Far Til Fire movies. Peter was originally educated as a painter, but his job at Århus 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.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
- 2.1 Movies
- 2.2 Silent movies
3 External links

[edit] Biography

Peter was born 15 years later than his big brother Henrik Malberg who cared for his little brother throughout life. The father Peter B. Malberg was a haulage 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 master C. Chr. Nielsen in Nørregade. Peter had a talent as a painter and had a dream of being educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. After serving his apprenticeship in 1906 he was hired at Århus 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 on March 22, 1907 on Århus Theatre as the gaoler in Ranke viljer (Straight wills). He was an actor in the province as well as touring in Norway, Sweden and Finland until he in 1913 came to the theatres in Copenhagen where he worked at Alexandra Theatre, Frederiksberg Theatre and Betty Nansen Theatre amongst others. After that he was a freelance actor, often in revues and comical roles. Already in 1916 he took part in the Danmarks Eventyr (Denmark's Adventure) revue. Peter got the role of his life in 1930 playing Balder Svanemose in the comedy "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 and Laila. Peter is probably best remembered for his part in eight Far til Fire-movies, but also for his appearance in nine Morten Korch-movies. In the movie Det gamle guld (The old gold), Peter sang with Poul 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 met Ellen 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 the French Academy's Mark of Honour and the Portuguese Red Cross' Cross of Honour.