Nils Poppe
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 Nils Poppe facts

• He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, but in Sweden he was much loved and participated in over 50 films on cinema and TV
• He started as a serious stage actor in 1930, but quickly realised that he was better suited for comedy, revue, operetta and musical, especially as he also was a good dancer and singer
• In 1937 he moved into film and became Sweden's leading film comedian during the 1940s
• Consequently, Ingmar Bergman's decision to cast him in The Seventh Seal surprised many, but with that role Poppe showed that he could also convey much warmth and compassion
• He would later participate in yet another Bergman film, The Devil's Eye (1960)
• After some time of inactivity in the early 1960s, he took over the running of an open-air theatre in Helsingborg in 1966 and returned to the stage
• Through a deal with Swedish Television, he managed to make the theatre known throughout the country and also revitalised his own career
• He retired from the stage at the age of 85, still able to dance, but a few years later he suffered from several strokes, which left him both blind, speechless and immobile
• He died at the age of 92