Stephan Heger

Stephan Heger was a Danish actor and writer. He was married to the actress Eline Heger.

Biography

Heger was born on 7 September 1765, the son of judge and brewer Hans Heger and Anna Louise Drewsen. He was the elder brother of librarian Carl Heger and Kamma Rahbek. He completed his secondary schooling in 1788. He attended the Danish Academy of Fine Arts">Denmark">Danish Academy of Fine Arts and worked as a private tutor before deciding to pursue a career in acting. Heger had his debut at the Royal Danish Theatre on 14 April 1796 as Figaro in Beaumarchais’ Figaros Giftermaal. His last performance took place on 21 April 1817 as Oakly in Den skinsyge Kone.
In his long retirement Heger published a number of writings on educational and ethical subjects. He was a co-founder of Rysensteen Bath House. Heger was married to Eline (Ellen Marie) Schmidt. They lived at the corner of Nytorv and Rådhusstræde at the time of the 1801 census.

List of roles

Heger made the following appearances at the Royal Danish Theatre:Armod og højmodighed as Claus Barselstuen as Advokat Den pantsatte bondedrenge as Raadsherre Den politiske kandestøber as Advokat Den stundesløse as Leander Emilie Galotti as Kammertjener hos prinsen Figaros giftermaal as Figaro Gamle og nye sæder as Louis Han blander sig i alt as Plumper Jægerne as Anton Kun seks retter as Fritz Kuren as Clitander Rejsen til byen as Ernst Ringen as Feu Strelitzerne as Soldat Søofficererne as Glitter Vinhøsten as Wenzel Bagtalelsens skole as Sir Benjamin Backbite De pæne piger as Henrik Den døve elsker as Johan, tjener Den gerrige as Simon Den pantsatte bondedrenge as Leander Den sanseløse as Carlin Embedsiver as Jagtjunker Fejltagelserne as Tony Lumpkin Gert Westphaler as Apotekersvend Hekseri as Hans Frandsen Ja eller nej as Hr. Erast Jacob von Tyboe as Jens Lykkens hjul as Sydenham Myndlingerne as Friederich Niels Ebbesen af Nørreris as Hans Frost Sammensværgelsen mod Peter den Store as Fyrst Serdjukow Vejen til ødelæggelse as Kontorbetjent Venskab paa prøve as Notarius Den ellevte Juni as Knud Den skinsyge kone as Sir Harry Beagle Fætteren i Lissabon as Tjener Heckingborn as Niclas Pagen as Kammertjener Peters bryllup as Bonde Armod og høimodighed as Claus Den ellevte Juni as Henri Jeppe paa Bjerget as Kammertjeneren Tro ingen for vel as Ernst Udstyret as Tjener Det lykkelige skibbrud as Henrik Fætteren i Lissabon as Retsbetjent Landsbyteatret as Frank Serenaden as Lars Skumlerne as Prunk Vejen til ødelæggelse as Jacob Barberen i Sevilla as Figaro De aftakkede officerer as von Fannenberg De to grenaderer as Armand Gert Westphaler as Henrik Gulddaasen as Lars Hvad vil folk sige? as Andrew Ægtefolkene fra landet as Johan De to dage as Officer Den værdige fader as Ferdinand De to dage as Skildvagt Jeppe paa Bjerget as Advokat Jacob von Tyboe as Magister Stygotius Besøget as Overforstmester Arlstein Herman von Unna as Anklager Syv tusinde rigsdaler as Kaptajn Hennings Sølvbrylluppet as Dalmer, forpagter Axel og Valborg as Vilhelm

Den skinsyge kone as Oakley Embedsiver as Justitsraad Listar
Emilie Galotti as Grev Appiani Fætteren i Lissabon as Albert Jeppe paa Bjerget as Advokat Spøgelset med trommen as Baron Indianerne i England as Kaberdar Kvindelist as Destival Myndlingerne as Købmand Drave Octavia as Ventidius Rejsen til byen as Hr. Traut Falsk undseelse as Justitsraad Heldmand Niels Ebbesen af Nørreris Marqvard as Brokdorp De to brødre as Doktor Sommer Hamlet as Hotario Hjemkomsten as Foged Kun seks retter as Hofraad Reinhard Ærlighed varer længst as Henrik Pigen fra Marienborg as Alexander Menzikoff Ringen as Kaptajn von Selting Kong Lear as Albanien