Allan Edwall
79 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 25, 1924
- Died
- Feb 7, 1997 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Аллан Эдвалль
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.
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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!"
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Known for
Allan Edwall: movies and TV shows
Acting (88)
- 1996 Bättre utan hund
as Blumfeld
- 1995 Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
- 1991
- 1990 I morgon var en dröm
as Markus
- 1989 Doktor Glas
as Doktor Glas
- 1989 The Journey to Melonia
as Prospero (voice)
- 1989 During the Journey to Melonia
as (Prospero)
- 1987 Pirates of the Lake
as Frans i Flinta
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 The Sacrifice
as Otto
- 1984
- 1984 Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
as Skalle-Per
- 1984 Åke and His World
as Principal Godeman
- 1983 The School of Wives
as Arnolphe
- 1983
- 1983 P & B
as Josef "Stavros" Bendel
- 1983
- 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 Midsommardröm i fattighuset
as Blind-Jonas
- 1980 Madicken of June Hill
as Herr Nilsson
- 1980 Sverige åt svenskarna
as Doktor Karl Otto
- 1980
- 1980 To Be a Millionaire
as Allan Persson
- 1979 You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
as Herr Nilsson
- 1979
- 1978 Bröllopsfesten
as Jonas
- 1978
- 1977 The Brothers Lionheart
as Mattias
- 1977
- 1977 Games of Love and Loneliness
as Markel
- 1977 Hålet
as Narrator (voice)
- 1976 Elvis! Elvis!
as Elvis' Grandfather
- 1975
- 1974 Nattens konung
as Kristofer
- 1974
- 1974 Kulstötaren
as Johan
- 1973 Emil and the Piglet
as Anton Svensson
- 1973 Who Loves Yngve Frej
as Gustafsson
- 1972 The Ghost Sonata
as Gubben
- 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
- 1969 We Are All Demons
as Tor
- 1969 The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
as Jacob
- 1969 Eriksson
as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
- 1967 Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
as Wilhelmsson
- 1966 Here Is Your Life
as August
- 1966 Sadist
as Falk
- 1966
- 1965 The Devil's Instrument
as narrator
- 1965 The Devotion
as Director
- 1965 Gustav Vasa
as Engelbrekt
- 1965 The Banquet Room
as läkaren
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Interlude in the Marshland
as Lineman
- 1964 All These Women
as Jillker
- 1963 A Dream Play
as Axel
- 1963 Topaze
as Albert Topaze
- 1963 Winter Light
as Algot Frövik
- 1963 Misantropen
as Acaste
- 1962 Kort är sommaren
as The doctor
- 1962 Stolarna
as Old man
- 1961 The Brig Three Lilies
as Simon Toking
- 1961 Mr. Ernest
as Doktor Chasuble
- 1961 Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
as The vagrant
- 1960 On a Bench in a Park
as Street character
- 1960 The Devil's Eye
as The Ear Demon
- 1960 The Wedding Day
as Vicar
- 1960 Av hjärtans lust
as Servant
- 1960 The Die Is Cast
as Dag Serén
- 1960 The Virgin Spring
as Beggar
- 1959 Blackjackets
as Narrator (voice)
- 1958 The Phantom Carriage
as Tramp
- 1957 Ingen morgondag
as The poet
- 1956
- 1955 Wild Birds
as Fiorentino
- 1954 Dance on Roses
as Olsson, journalist
- 1954 Tattarblod
as Natan
- 1953 Resan till dej
as Bendix' composer
Behind the camera (8)
- 1996 Bättre utan hund
Director, Writer
- 1989 Doktor Glas
Director, Writer
- 1987 Pirates of the Lake
Director, Writer
- 1986 The Nervous Man
Director, Screenplay
- 1984 Åke and His World
Director, Writer
- 1983 Limpan
Writer
- 1975
- 1969 Eriksson
Director, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- 2024 Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
2 episodes
- 1990
- 1988
- 1984