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Allan Edwall
Actor, Composer, Writer, Director
Born August 25, 1924Died February 7, 1997 (72 years)
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-tempered father Anton Svensson in Emil and the Piglet.
His 1984 film Åke and His World was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
In his self-written songs, he frequently attacked the injustices of society. The music is similar to folk music often using violin and accordion. He won a Swedish Grammy posthumously in 2006.
Edwall also owned a theatre, Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm, which he bought in 1986 and operated until his death in 1997 of prostate cancer (it is now managed by Kristina Lugn’s daughter Martina Montelius). [citation needed]He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician Måns Edwall (1960–2016). Acting colleague Erland Josephson wrote about him in Expressen after his death: "He was odd. But, damn it, he managed to be odd in a universal way!"
His 1984 film Åke and His World was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
In his self-written songs, he frequently attacked the injustices of society. The music is similar to folk music often using violin and accordion. He won a Swedish Grammy posthumously in 2006.
Edwall also owned a theatre, Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm, which he bought in 1986 and operated until his death in 1997 of prostate cancer (it is now managed by Kristina Lugn’s daughter Martina Montelius). [citation needed]He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician Måns Edwall (1960–2016). Acting colleague Erland Josephson wrote about him in Expressen after his death: "He was odd. But, damn it, he managed to be odd in a universal way!"
Known For
Allan Edwall Filmography
| 1999 | Astrid Lindgrens jul · as Anton - Emils Pappa |
| 1989 | The Journey to Melonia · as Prospero (voice) |
| 1987 | Pirates of the Lake · as Frans I Flinta |
| 1986 | Ronja the Robber's Daughter (TV Series) · as Skalle-Per |
| 1986 | Rasmus på luffen (TV Series) · as Oskar |
| 1986 | The Sacrifice · as Otto |
| 1984 | Ronia: The Robber's Daughter · as Skalle-Per |
| 1984 | Ake and His World · as Principal Godeman |
| 1983 | Fanny and Alexander (TV Series) · as Oscar Ekdahl |
| 1983 | Hustruskolan · as Arnolphe |
| 1983 | P & B · as Josef "stavros" Bendel |
| 1983 | Limpan · as Sture Charles 'limpan' Lindberg |
| 1982 | Fanny and Alexander · as Oscar Ekdahl |
| 1981 | Rasmus and the Vagabond · as Paradis-Oskar |
| 1981 | The Rooster · as Thorsson |
| 1981 | SOPOR · as Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| 1980 | The Brothers Lionheart (TV Series) · as Mattias |
| 1980 | Meg of June Hill · as Herr Nilsson |
| 1980 | Sverige åt svenskarna · as Doktor Karl Otto |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | Mannen som blev miljonär · as Allan Persson |
| 1979 | You're Out of Your Mind, Maggie · as Herr Nilsson |
| 1979 | Madicken (TV Series) · as Herr Nilsson |
| 1977 | The Brothers Lionheart · as Mattias |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Den allvarsamma leken · as Markel |
| 1976 | Elvis! Elvis! · as Elvis' Grandfather |
| 1974 | Emil of Lonneberga (TV Series) · as Anton Svensson |
| 1973 | Emil and the Piglet · as Anton Svensson |
| 1973 | Vem älskar Yngve Frej · as Gustafsson |
| 1972 | New Mischief by Emil · as Anton Svensson |
| 1972 | The New Land · as Danjel |
| 1971 | Emil of Lonneberga · as Anton Svensson |
| 1971 | The Emigrants · as Danjel |
| 1970 | Good-Bye Nana · as Lindbaum |
| 1970 | The Red Room (TV Series) · as Olle Montanus |
| 1969 | We Are All Demons · as Tor |
| 1969 | The Bookseller Gave Up Bathing · as Jacob |
| 1969 | Eriksson · as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare |
| 1967 | People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart · as Narrator |
| 1967 | Mördaren - En helt vanlig person · as Wilhelmsson |
| 1966 | Here Is Your Life · as August |
| 1966 | Sadist · as Falk |
| 1966 | The People of Hemsö (TV Series) · as Carlsson |
| 1965 | Djävulens instrument · as Narrator |
| 1965 | The Banquet Room · as Läkaren |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Interlude in the Marshland · as Lineman |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | All These Women · as Jillker |
| 1963 | A Dream Play · as Axel |
| 1963 | Winter Light · as Algot Frövik |
| 1962 | Short Is the Summer · as The Doctor |
| 1961 | The Brig Three Lilies · as Simon Toking |
| 1961 | Ljuvlig är sommarnatten · as The Vagrant |
| 1960 | På en bänk i en park · as Street Character |
| 1960 | The Devil's Eye · as The Ear Demon |
| 1960 | Bröllopsdagen · as Vicar |
| 1960 | Av hjärtans lust · as Servant |
| 1960 | Tärningen är kastad · as Dag Serén |
| 1960 | The Virgin Spring · as Beggar |
| 1959 | Raggare! · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1958 | Phantom Carriage · as Tramp |
| 1957 | Ingen morgondag · as The Poet |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Wild Birds · as Fiorentino |
| 1954 | Dance on Roses · as Olsson, Journalist |
| 1954 | Gud fader och tattaren · as Natan |
| 1953 | Resan till dej · as Bendix' Composer |
| 1971 | Emil of Lonneberga · as Composer |
| 2024 | Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Lugn bara Lugn · as Self |
| 1984 | The Making of Fanny and Alexander · as Self |
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