Tord Bernheim | |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1914 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Death Place: | Råsunda, Sweden |
Othername: | Tord Georg Bernheim |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1933-1950 (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. Mary was the daughter of Hjalmar Zephyrinus Lindström, a mechanic, and Syster Viktoria, née Boding.
He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[5]