Mathias Taube

Mathias Taube
Mathias Taube in the film Johan (1921).
Born	(1876-09-21)21 September 1876 Lindesberg, Sweden
Died	23 June 1934(1934-06-23) (aged 57) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Actor, artist
Years active	1916–1934
Spouse	Ella Ekman-Hansen ​ ​ (m. 1911)​
Children	Aino Taube
Relatives	Evert Taube (cousin)

Mathias ″Mattis″ Taube (21 September 1876 – 23 June 1934) was a Swedish actor and artist. Taube made his film debut in 1916, and came to participate in more than 20 films.

Biography

Mathias Taube was born in Lindesberg on 21 September 1876. He was the son of Axel Taube and Johanna Matilda, born Törnsten. He married on 9 May 1911 in Copenhagen the journalist Ella Ekman-Hansen, with whom he had a daughter and a son, the actor Aino Taube. He was a cousin of Evert Taube, and when Evert came to Stockholm he often stayed with his cousin Mathias. He got there artistic inspiration and was also introduced to the circle of friends of Mathias and his sister Sigrid.

Mathias Taube died on 23 June 1934 in Stockholm.

Selected filmography

• Therèse (1916)
• Kiss of Death (1916)
• The Ships That Meet (1916)
• Johan (1921)
• Flickan från Paradiset (1924)
• Ingmar's Inheritance (1925)
• Styrman Karlssons flammor (1925)
• Hon, han och Andersson (1926)
• Sven Klingas levnadsöde (1926)
• Många femmor små ... (1927)
• Ådalens poesi (1928)
• Rågens rike (1929)
• Hjärtats röst (1930)
• En kärleksnatt vid Öresund (1931)
• En kvinnas morgondag (1931)
• Värmlänningarna (1932)
• Servant's Entrance (1932)
• Uppsagd (1934)

External links

• Mathias Taube at IMDb
• Mathias Taube at the Swedish Film Database