Karl Gerhard

Karl Gerhard
Karl Gerhard in 1930.
Born	Karl Emil Georg Johnson (1891-04-14)14 April 1891 , Sweden
Died	24 April 1964(1964-04-24) (aged 73) Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Theater director, revue writer and actor
Spouse(s)	Mary Johnson (m. 1913–20) Valborg Geyron (m. 1922–30) Brita Werner (m. 1930–36)
Children	Maj-Catrine (1914–1964) Per Gerhard (1924–2011) Fatima Svendsen (1944–)

Karl Emil Georg Gerhard, until 1938 Karl Emil Georg Johnson (14 April 1891 - 22 April 1964) was a Swedish theater director, revue writer and actor. In 1938 he changed his surname to Gerhard and used the pseudonym Karl-Gerhard. Many of Karl Gerhard’s plays and songs are politically to the left, and during the 1930s and World War II, they contained clear anti-fascist statements. According to NKVD General Pavel Sudoplatov, Gerhard was also a Soviet agent.