Allan Edwall

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-25 (73 years old)

Deathday

1997-02-07

Place of Birth

Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden

Allan Edwall

Biography

Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as Fanny and Alexander (1982). He found his largest audience in the Scandinavian countries for playing lovable characters in several of the film and TV adaptations of the children's stories by Astrid Lindgren. He attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1949 to 1952. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works. At the 10th Guldbagge Awards in 1974, he won the award for Best Actor for his role as Emil's short-te...

Acting

1978

1981

Rasmus and the Vagabond

as Paradis-Oskar

1982

Fanny and Alexander

as Oscar Ekdahl

1989

Doktor Glas

as Doktor Glas

1986

1960

1972

New Mischief by Emil

as Anton Svensson

1971

Emil i Lönneberga

as Anton Svensson

1973

Emil and the Piglet

as Anton Svensson

1980

Madicken of June Hill

as Herr Nilsson

1966

1971

The Emigrants

as Danjel

1963

Winter Light

as Algot Frövik

1981

The Rooster

as Thorsson

1972

The New Land

as Danjel

1960

The Devil's Eye

as The Ear Demon

1989

The Journey to Melonia

as Prospero (voice)

1954

Dance on Roses

as Olsson, journalist

1965

Gustav Vasa

as Engelbrekt

1966

Sadist

as Falk

1987

Pirates of the Lake

as Frans i Flinta

1964

All These Women

as Jillker

1983

P & B

as Josef "Stavros" Bendel

1991

Duo jag

as The old boyfriend

1984

Åke and His World

as Principal Godeman

1973

1976

Elvis! Elvis!

as Elvis' Grandfather

1983

Limpan

as Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg

1980

To Be a Millionaire

as Allan Persson

1981

SOPOR

as Thorbjörn Fälldin

1960

On a Bench in a Park

as Street character

1980

Sverige åt svenskarna

as Doktor Karl Otto

1962

Stolarna

as Old man

1953

Resan till dej

as Bendix' composer

1974

Kulstötaren

as Johan

1963

1995

Stjärnbilder

as (archive footage)

1996

1974

Nattens konung

as Kristofer

1969

Eriksson

as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare

1983

1959

Blackjackets

as Narrator (voice)

1961

The Brig Three Lilies

as Simon Toking

1965

1960

The Die Is Cast

as Dag Serén

1957

Ingen morgondag

as The poet

1963

Topaze

as Albert Topaze

1962

Kort är sommaren

as The doctor

1970

Good-Bye Nana

as Lindbaum

1955

Vildfåglar

as Fiorentino

1960

1961

1954

Tattarblod

as Natan

1965

The Devotion

as Director

1972

1988

Lighting

as Self

1965

The Banquet Room

as läkaren

1960

1965

1961

Mr. Ernest

as Doktor Chasuble

1977

Hålet

as Narrator (voice)

1963

Misantropen

as Acaste

Production

1987

1987

1984

1984

1969

Eriksson

as Director

1969

Eriksson

as Writer

1996

1986

1986

Den nervöse mannen

as Screenplay

1996

1989

Doktor Glas

as Writer

1989

Doktor Glas

as Director

1983

Limpan

as Writer

1975

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