Carl Struve (April 12, 1887 – November 26, 1974) was a Norwegian actor and singer. He studied singing with Wilhelm Kloed and made his debut at the National Theater in Oslo in 1908. Struve was engaged with the theater until 1919, when he also made his US debut. He also performed at a number of theaters in Stockholm, Finland, and the UK from 1921 to 1928. From 1935 to 1959, he worked as an actor at the Central Theater.
As a singer, Struve mastered a demanding repertoire, and he was praised for his role as Canio in Pagliacci.
Lead roles in operas Carmen as Don José Mignon as Wilhelm Meister Madama Butterfly as B. F. Pinkerton The Tales of Hoffmann as Hoffmann
Roles as a stage actor Pygmalion as Alfred Doolittle Rosmersholm as Ulrik Brendel
Filmography
1936: Morderen uten ansikt as Berge, a country merchant 1940: Tørres Snørtevold as a lawyer 1941: Hansen og Hansen as Blunke 1943: Den nye lægen as Øyvind, Ulrich's younger brother 1944: En herre med bart as Byberg, a mason 1946: To liv as Gustafsen 1948: Det var en gang as the wanderer 1948: Trollfossen as Melsom, a board member 1950: Min kone er uskyldig as the guest at hotel in Norway 1951: Kranes konditori as Buck, a lawyer 1954: I moralens navn as Balthazar Krahn-Johnsen 1961: Den store barnedåpen (television theater) as the priest
References
External links
Carl Struve at the Swedish Film Database Carl Struve at Filmfront Carl Struve at Sceneweb