Albert Ranft

Albert Adam Ranft (23 November 1858 – 5 October 1938) was a Swedish theatre director and actor.

[2][3] Ranft debuted in the theatre company of Danish actress Magda von Dolcke (1838–1926) in Örebro during 1876.

Ranft was engaged from 1886 to 1890 as director and actor at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg and with Hjalmar Selander (1859–1928) in 1890–1892.

[5][6] Ranft was regarded as the "theatre emperor of Stockholm" in the early 20th century.

For a while his empire comprised all the private playhouses in the city: Vasateatern, the Swedish Theatre, Södra Teatern, and Oscarsteatern.