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Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Acting August 25, 1924 (72 years old) February 7, 1997 Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden

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-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!"

Movies 82

Fanny and Alexander 7.8

Fanny and Alexander

as Oscar Ekdahl

1982
The Sacrifice 7.7

The Sacrifice

as Otto

1986
Winter Light 7.9

Winter Light

as Algot Frövik

1963
The Virgin Spring 7.8

The Virgin Spring

as Beggar

1960
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter 7.0

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

as Skalle-Per

1984
The Devil's Eye 7.2

The Devil's Eye

as The Ear Demon

1960
The Brothers Lionheart 6.7

The Brothers Lionheart

as Mattias

1977
The Making of Fanny and Alexander 6.9

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

as Self

1984
New Mischief by Emil 6.7

New Mischief by Emil

as Anton Svensson

1972
All These Women 6.1

All These Women

as Jillker

1964
Here Is Your Life 7.1

Here Is Your Life

as August

1966
The Emigrants 7.4

The Emigrants

as Danjel

1971
Emil of Lonneberga 6.7

Emil of Lonneberga

as Anton Svensson

1971
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken 6.1

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

as Herr Nilsson

1979
The Journey to Melonia 6.6

The Journey to Melonia

as Prospero (voice)

1989
Åke and His World 6.3

Åke and His World

as Principal Godeman

1984
Emil and the Piglet 6.9

Emil and the Piglet

as Anton Svensson

1973
The New Land 7.6

The New Land

as Danjel

1972
Rasmus and the Vagabond 6.4

Rasmus and the Vagabond

as Paradis-Oskar

1981
Sverige åt svenskarna 3.2

Sverige åt svenskarna

as Doktor Karl Otto

1980
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person 7.0

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

as Wilhelmsson

1967
My Home Is Copacabana 6.8

My Home Is Copacabana

1965
Sadist 6.2

Sadist

as Falk

1966
Pirates of the Lake 6.0

Pirates of the Lake

as Frans i Flinta

1987
Girls Without Rooms 6.7

Girls Without Rooms

1956
The School of Wives 6.2

The School of Wives

as Arnolphe

1983
P & B 6.2

P & B

as Josef "Stavros" Bendel

1983
Good-Bye Nana 8.0

Good-Bye Nana

as Lindbaum

1970
Madicken of June Hill 5.8

Madicken of June Hill

as Herr Nilsson

1980
Limpan 7.0

Limpan

as Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg

1983
Eriksson 8.0

Eriksson

as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare

1969
Stolarna 8.0

Stolarna

as Old man

1962
The Wedding Day 7.0

The Wedding Day

as Vicar

1960
Ingen morgondag 8.0

Ingen morgondag

as The poet

1957
The Devotion 8.0

The Devotion

as Director

1965
Doktor Glas

Doktor Glas

as Doktor Glas

1989
A Dream Play 7.0

A Dream Play

as Axel

1963
The Devil's Instrument 8.0

The Devil's Instrument

as narrator

1965
SOPOR 5.5

SOPOR

as Thorbjörn Fälldin

1981
The Rooster 5.6

The Rooster

as Thorsson

1981
Interlude in the Marshland 7.2

Interlude in the Marshland

as Lineman

1965
Stjärnbilder 10.0

Stjärnbilder

as (archive footage)

1995
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten 6.7

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

as The vagrant

1961
Who Loves Yngve Frej 7.2

Who Loves Yngve Frej

as Gustafsson

1973
Games of Love and Loneliness 4.2

Games of Love and Loneliness

as Markel

1977
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn 7.0

Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

1980
To Be a Millionaire 5.9

To Be a Millionaire

as Allan Persson

1980
Tattarblod 9.0

Tattarblod

as Natan

1954
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing 7.3

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

as Jacob

1969
Gustav Vasa 8.0

Gustav Vasa

as Engelbrekt

1965
The Phantom Carriage 6.0

The Phantom Carriage

as Tramp

1958
On a Bench in a Park 5.0

On a Bench in a Park

as Street character

1960
Bröllopsfesten 7.0

Bröllopsfesten

as Jonas

1978
During the Journey to Melonia

During the Journey to Melonia

as (Prospero)

1989
Elvis! Elvis! 5.4

Elvis! Elvis!

as Elvis' Grandfather

1976
Dance on Roses 6.5

Dance on Roses

as Olsson, journalist

1954
Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

1983
I morgon var en dröm 7.0

I morgon var en dröm

as Markus

1990
Kort är sommaren 9.0

Kort är sommaren

as The doctor

1962
4 x 4 7.3

4 x 4

1965
Nattens konung

Nattens konung

as Kristofer

1974
Evert Taube 100 år

Evert Taube 100 år

as Self

1990
The Brig Three Lilies 6.6

The Brig Three Lilies

as Simon Toking

1961
We Are All Demons 5.8

We Are All Demons

as Tor

1969
Lighting 9.0

Lighting

as Self

1988
The Nervous Man 7.5

The Nervous Man

1986
Av hjärtans lust 10.0

Av hjärtans lust

as Servant

1960
Blackjackets 6.3

Blackjackets

as Narrator (voice)

1959
Hålet

Hålet

as Narrator (voice)

1977
Wild Birds 9.0

Wild Birds

as Fiorentino

1955
Topaze 9.0

Topaze

as Albert Topaze

1963
Misantropen 10.0

Misantropen

as Acaste

1963
The Die Is Cast 6.1

The Die Is Cast

as Dag Serén

1960
Resan till dej 7.0

Resan till dej

as Bendix' composer

1953
The Banquet Room 6.5

The Banquet Room

as läkaren

1965
The Ghost Sonata 9.0

The Ghost Sonata

as Gubben

1972
Kulstötaren 10.0

Kulstötaren

as Johan

1974
Midsommardröm i fattighuset

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

as Blind-Jonas

1980
Bättre utan hund 8.0

Bättre utan hund

as Blumfeld

1996
Mr. Ernest 8.0

Mr. Ernest

as Doktor Chasuble

1961
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983
Mondays with Fanny 9.0

Mondays with Fanny

1977

TV Shows 10

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