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Allan Edwall

Growing up in the landscape of Jämtland, Edwall spent some time working on a ship before he arrived in Stockholm in the 1940s, just barely making a living as a writer, painter and poet before he was admitted to the Royal Dramatic Theater's acting school in 1949. After graduation he worked at the theater in the 1950s and 1960s  but he was mainly a jack-of-all-trades, appearing on the stage, in movies as well as recording and publishing his own songs. He is remembered for a string of queer roles, such as Emil's father in the Emil of Lönneberga films, the cheerful vagabond in the Rasmus and the vagabond movie, the dying father in Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander as well as Carlsson in the TV adaptation of Strindberg's Hemsöborna. In the later part of his life he owned his own theater, Brunnsgatan 4, in Stockholm. Biography by Mattias Thuresson.


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Born:
Aug 25, 1924 In Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
Movie/TV Credits:
77
First Appeared:
In the movie Resan till dej 1953-12-19
Latest Project:
Movie Duo jag 1991-09-09
Known For
Poster of Madicken
Poster of Svenska noveller
Poster of Girls Without Rooms
Filmography
Movie Duo jag The old boyfriend 1991-09-09
Movie Evert Taube 100 år Self 1990-03-12
Movie During the Journey to Melonia (Prospero) 1989-01-01
Movie Voyage to Melonia Prospero (voice) 1989-12-15
Movie Lighting Self 1988-01-01
Movie Pirates of the Lake Frans i Flinta 1987-02-25
Movie The Sacrifice Otto 1986-05-09
Series Ronja Rövardotter Skalle-Per 1986-12-25
Movie The Making of Fanny and Alexander Self 1984-09-16
Movie Åke and His World Principal Godeman 1984-10-26
Series Fanny and Alexander Oscar Ekdahl 1984-12-26
Movie Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Skalle-Per 1984-12-14
Movie Limpan Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg 1983-02-04
Movie The School of Wives Arnolphe 1983-12-25
Movie P & B Josef "Stavros" Bendel 1983-12-10
Movie Fanny and Alexander Oscar Ekdahl 1982-12-17
Movie Rasmus and the Vagabond Paradis-Oskar 1981-12-12
Movie SOPOR Thorbjörn Fälldin 1981-03-21
Movie The Rooster Thorsson 1981-09-04
Movie To Be a Millionaire Allan Persson 1980-05-17
Movie Sverige åt svenskarna Doktor Karl Otto 1980-07-31
Movie Midsommardröm i fattighuset Blind-Jonas 1980-12-14
Movie Madicken of June Hill Herr Nilsson 1980-10-18
Series Madicken herr Nilsson 1979-10-06
Movie You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken Herr Nilsson 1979-12-13
Series Svenska noveller Jonas 1978-02-06
Movie Bröllopsfesten Jonas 1978-02-20
Movie Games of Love and Loneliness Markel 1977-08-29
Movie Mondays with Fanny 1977-08-31
Movie The Brothers Lionheart Mattias 1977-09-23
Movie Elvis! Elvis! Elvis' Grandfather 1976-11-20
Series Emil of Lönneberga Anton Svensson 1975-11-22
Series Engeln Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht 1974-09-15
Movie Who Loves Yngve Frej Gustafsson 1973-01-06
Movie Emil and the Piglet Anton Svensson 1973-10-06
Movie The New Land Danjel 1972-02-26
Movie New Mischief by Emil Anton Svensson 1972-10-21
Movie The Ghost Sonata Gubben 1972-10-30
Movie The Emigrants Danjel 1971-03-08
Movie Emil of Lonneberga Anton Svensson 1971-12-04
Movie Good-Bye Nana Lindbaum 1970-12-18
Series The Red Room Olle Montanus 1970-03-22
Movie Eriksson Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare 1969-03-03
Movie The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing Jacob 1969-04-06
Movie We Are All Demons Tor 1969-06-27
Movie Mördaren - en helt vanlig person Wilhelmsson 1967-01-16
Movie Sadist Falk 1966-06-27
Series Hemsöborna Carlsson 1966-02-19
Movie Here Is Your Life August 1966-12-26
Movie My Home Is Copacabana 1965-06-08
Movie Interlude in the Marshland Lineman 1965-02-22
Movie 4 x 4 1965-02-25
Movie The Banquet Room läkaren 1965-07-26
Movie Gustav Vasa Engelbrekt 1965-09-06
Movie The Devil's Instrument narrator 1965-09-23
Movie The Devotion Director 1965-09-13
Movie All These Women Jillker 1964-06-15
Movie Winter Light Algot Frövik 1963-02-11
Movie Topaze Albert Topaze 1963-02-18
Movie A Dream Play Axel 1963-05-02
Movie Stolarna Old man 1962-01-12
Movie Kort är sommaren The doctor 1962-12-26
Movie Ljuvlig är sommarnatten The vagrant 1961-08-17
Movie The Brig Three Lilies Simon Toking 1961-12-26
Movie Av hjärtans lust Servant 1960-08-29
Movie The Virgin Spring Beggar 1960-02-08
Movie The Die Is Cast Dag Seren 1960-02-15
Movie The Devil's Eye The Ear Demon 1960-10-17
Movie On a Bench in a Park Street character 1960-12-19
Movie Blackjackets Narrator (voice) 1959-11-13
Movie The Phantom Carriage Tramp 1958-09-18
Movie Ingen morgondag The poet 1957-10-16
Movie Girls Without Rooms 1956-03-25
Movie Vildfåglar Fiorentino 1955-08-21
Movie Tattarblod Natan 1954-02-08
Movie Dance on Roses Olsson, journalist 1954-08-09
Movie Resan till dej Bendix' composer 1953-12-19