18 Facts About Nils Poppe

Nils Poppe was a Swedish actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and theatre manager.

On 1 August 1926, Nils Poppe enlisted in the navy and trained as a torpedoman at the 1st Professional Company in Karlskrona as No 427 Jonsson.

Nils Poppe attended Fridhems Folkhogskola in Svalov from 1929 to 1930.

Nils Poppe's career began with Oscar Winge at the Hippodrome Theatre in Malmo in 1930, arranged by the school rector.

Nils Poppe accepted and became a resident of Stockholm for a long time to come.

Nils Poppe quickly became an indispensable part of the, demonstrating his acrobatic talents in sketches.

Nils Poppe became famous and popular in the Stockholm entertainment scene.

Nils Poppe was often compared to Chaplin; the similarities were many, although Poppe developed his own style over time.

Nils Poppe tried to combine his comic talent with seriousness and reflection in films such as Aktoren, Money and Ballongen, which were artistic successes but not audience hits.

Nils Poppe's career was revived when he took over the open-air theatre Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg in 1966 and returned to the stage.

Nils Poppe retired at the age of 85 and gave his last performance, Broderna Ostermans huskors, in 1993.

Nils Poppe performed opposite Eva Rydberg, who later took over Fredriksdalteatern and continued it in Poppe's spirit.

Nils Poppe suffered several blood clots that took away his sight and speech, leaving him in a wheelchair.

Nils Poppe died in Helsingborg in 2000 and is buried in Allerum cemetery north of Helsingborg.

Nils Poppe's gravestone is adorned with an epitaph: "Say hello and tell them I'm in Allerum cemetery", something he often said when he felt tired in old age.

Nils Poppe was married twice; first to actress Inga Landgre, and then to actress Gunilla Poppe who was 29 years younger than him.

Nils Poppe had two children with each wife and three of them have become actors, like their parents.

Nils Poppe lived from 1949 to 1967 in Danderyd, in a property that had previously been an inn and that is located along the old highway between Stockholm and Norrtalje.