Sven-Bertil Taube obit

Artist and actor Sven-Bertil Taube dead

 

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One of Sweden's most beloved artists has passed away. Singer, actor and entertainer Sven-Bertil Taube died on Friday in London. He was 87 years old.

As the son of composer and singer Evert Taube, Sven-Bertil Taube is probably best known for his many recordings of his father's music. But he reached audiences primarily through his solid stage personality, artistic quality, and ability to bring depth and life to songs and performances.

Taube was born in Stockholm in 1934, the youngest child of Evert and sculptor Astri Taube. After graduating from high school, he moved to Connecticut in the United States to study. His first album – Swedish Folk Songs and Ballads – was also recorded there, and was released in 1954.

Six years later, his first album came out with new interpretations of Bellman and an album where he sang his father's songs. Taube, who was an innovator in Swedish singing, released around 20 music albums during the 60s and 70s, after which his music production declined.

Successful film career

In 1959, Sven-Bertil Taube started at the Dramaten student school and he had a long and successful career as a theater and film actor.

Sven-Bertil Taube spent a large part of his life in London, where he first came in 1969 to appear in a musical in the West End. This was followed by several theatre roles in the British capital over a number of years.

His first appearance on the big screen was as a teenager in the role of himself in "Sjösalavår" - a film from 1949 about and with his father Evert. In the 1970s, Sven-Bertil Taube played in several international productions, including playing a German officer in the World War II film "Örnen har landat" from 1976.

Taube made significant contributions to Swedish film and was awarded the Gold Badge for his roles in Richard Hobert's "The Hands" in 1994 and "A Simple Man to Antibes" in 2011.

Comeback and illness

In the early 2000s, Sven-Bertil Taube celebrated new successes as a singer and recording artist, including in collaboration with Håkan Hellström and Lisa Nilsson.

During the filming of SVT's "Stars at the Castle" in 2005, Taube's vision began to deteriorate. He realized something was wrong and was later diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.

– Then it went pretty quickly for a few months as my vision got worse and worse. You probably won't go blind, but no cure has yet been invented, he said in the SVT documentary about his life in 2016.

In his last years, Sven-Bertil Taube could no longer see the audience when he performed, and he could only perceive the outlines of people.

Taube's last stage performances took place in 2018, when he played in "The Dresser" at the Dramaten. He was a member of the theater's ensemble until his death.

Sven-Bertil Taube turned 87 years old.

 

Actor

Stall-Erik och Snapphanarna

Casparus Due

In Production

 

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5.6

Short

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2017

 

Björn Kjellman, Sven-Bertil Taube, Nour El-Refai, and Christine Meltzer in I Love You (2016)

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2016

 

Fjällbackamorden: Ljusets drottning (2013)

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5.9

TV Movie

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2013

 

Sven-Bertil Taube, Tobias Santelmann, and Marie Blokhus in Chasing the Wind (2013)

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6.3

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2013

 

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5.8

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1975

 

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1968

 

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1968

 

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1967

 

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5.6

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1967

 

Ön (1966)

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7.1

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1966

 

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5.6

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1965

 

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1965

 

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1964

 

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4.9

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1964

 

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5.4

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1949

 

Composer

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4.1

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1969

 

Lejonsommar (1968)

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6.2

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1968

 

Soundtrack

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2000

 

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1990

 

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6.6

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1971

 

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2009–2014

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2013

1 episode

 

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2012

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2011

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5.4

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2008

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TV Series

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2006

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3.7

TV Series

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2006

1 episode

 

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2006

1 episode

 

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6.3

TV Series

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5 episodes

 

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2005

 

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2003

 

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2002

 

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5.8

Podcast Series

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1973–2000

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2000

1 episode

 

Nils Petters veranda (1999)

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TV Mini Series

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1999

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Ulf Larsson and Pernilla Wahlgren in Söndagsöppet (1990)

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5.8

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

Medix (1989)

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1994

1 episode

 

Kvitt eller dobbelt (1961)

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7.1

TV Series

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1994

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6.2

TV Series

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1994

1 episode

 

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1990

 

Caramba! (1989)

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1990

1 episode

 

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6.1

TV Series

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1988

1 episode

 

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TV Series

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1985

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7.0

TV Series

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1983

1 episode

 

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7.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

1982

1 episode

 

Hylands hörna (1962)

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7.0

TV Series

Self

1965–1981

3 episodes

 

Återsken (1979)

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Self

1979

1 episode

 

Janne Carlsson in Sommar på Gröna Lund (1979)

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TV Series

Self

1979

 

Requiem for an Almost Lady

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Self - Singer

1971

 

Cilla Black in Cilla (1968)

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6.9

TV Series

Self

1971

1 episode

 

Vinden från Provence - en resa i trubadurernas spår

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1967

 

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TV Mini Series

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1966

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Studentafton (1965)

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1965

 

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Self

1959

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

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Podcast Series

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