Daughter Tilde Fröling confirms the death.
"The sadness and loss is indescribable. Love you!" she writes on social media.
Örjan Ramberg was an actor at Dramaten for 41 years. The theatre commemorated his passing in a post on Instagram , writing that “Örjan Ramberg is a big part of Dramaten’s modern history in many different ways.”
At the same time, the controversy surrounding the actor's life is also mentioned:
"Of course, it is impossible even today to avoid the memory of the controversies and conflicts that were linked to him and his resignation in 2019."
Started as a musician
Örjan Ramberg was born in Gothenburg in 1948 and initially planned a music career. He was part of the pop band Que with Micha Gabay, among others, and performed on a few occasions as a stand-in in the band Tages.
In the early 1970s, he had a few musical roles, including in "Hair" and as Herod in "Jesus Christ Superstar".
From 1974 to 1977 he trained at the Malmö Drama School and was employed at Dramaten in 1977, the same year he also made his film debut in the film adaptation of Ulf Lundell's novel "Jack".
He became a familiar face to television viewers in 1987 when he played the role of Harry Friberg in the Stieg Trenter films "Today Red", "Lysande landning" and "Träff i helfigur" on SVT. He also appeared in the television series "Möbelhandlarens dotter".
Became a salvation
Örjan Ramberg has three children, daughter Tilde Fröling with actress Ewa Fröling, son Auguste Rahmberg with actress Lena Olin and a son with actress Lena Nilsson.
Ramberg also lived with the artist Josefin Nilsson in the 1990s, a relationship that was mentioned - although without Ramberg being mentioned by name - in the SVT documentary "Josefin Nilsson - Love me for who I am" from 2019.
In 2015, he appeared on SVT's entertainment program "Stars at the Castle." In the program, he spoke openly about childhood bullying, drug abuse in his youth, and how acting became a salvation for the struggling Gothenburg native.
I see myself as a fairly modest person, but many people probably think of me as a bit of a "scoundrel," said Örjan Ramberg in an interview with TT before the program.
