Person

Gunnar Björnstrand

Acting · 1909–1986 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 120 films. Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 1936-1938. Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman, at that time a mostly unknown theatre director. In the 1940s he got his first major film roles, making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar. He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy. His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress. One of his most famous roles was as the worldly squire who makes such a contrast to his austere and spiritual master in Bergman's most famous film The Seventh Seal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Filmography

1995Stjärnbilder(archive footage)
1993Minns ni?(archive footage)
1984Fanny and AlexanderFilip Landahl
1984The Making of Fanny and AlexanderSelf
1982Fanny and AlexanderFilip Landahl
1982The Farewellisoisä
1981The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Ingmar Bergman Award winner
1981Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna SvärdForsius
1979Charlotte LöwensköldRural dean Forsius
1979SkeppsredarenGöran Borg
1978The Making of Autumn SonataSelf
1978Autumn SonataPaul
1977NationalmonumentetSvante Puke
1977TabuRådmanskan
1976Face to FaceJenny's Grandfather
1976Face to FaceJenny's Grandfather
1974EngelnBäckman
1974Gustav IIIFersen
1973Någonstans i SverigeSvärfadern
1973Pistolen
1972The Ghost SonataÖversten
1971LockfågelnThe major
1969Blow Hot, Blow ColdProf. Gunnar Lindmark
1969The RiteHans Winkelmann
1969Tunneln
1969The lift that went down into hellThe husband
1968Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ungAdmiral Carl
1968ShameMr. Jacobi
1968The GirlsHugo
1968PygmalionProf. Henry Higgins
1968An Introduction to Ingmar BergmanSelf
1967Henpecked
1967StimulantiaPaul Hartman
1967The Red MantleKing Sigvor
1966PälsenFondmäklare Rickardt
1966Here Is Your LifeLundgren
1966PersonaHerr Vogler
1966SadistDr. Rune Wester
1966My Sister My LoveCount Schwartz
1964Loving CouplesDr. Jacob Lewin
1964The Marriage WrestlerHerr Fotograf Fäger
1964The DressHelmer Berg
1964Dance Around the GuldbaggenSelf
1963My Love Is Like a RoseGeorg Ehnström
1963LyckodrömmenSebastian
1963Winter LightTomas Ericsson
1963Ingmar Bergman Makes a MovieSelf
1962Handen på hjärtat
1961The Pleasure GardenDavid Franzén
1961Through a Glass DarklyDavid
1961Barna HedenhösNarrator (voice)
1960The Devil's EyeThe Actor
1959Mälarpirater
1959Heaven and PancakesErnst C:son Kruuse
1959Crime in ParadiseAdam Palmquist
1959Swinging at the CastleAgne C:son Stressberg
1958The MagicianDr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
1958Miss AprilMarcus Arwidson
1958You Are My AdventureTore Hall
1957Summer Place WantedGustaf Dahlström
1957Night LightPurman
1957Behind the Scenes of Wild StrawberriesSelf
1957Wild StrawberriesEvald
1957The Seventh SealJöns
1956Skorpan
1956Seventh HeavenMaj. Ernst C:son Kruuse
1956It Is Never Too LateArne's father
1955Smiles of a Summer NightFredrik Egerman
1955DreamsOtto Sönderby, konsul
1955StampenAcke Kullerstedt
1954GabrielleRobert Holmén
1954A Lesson in LoveDavid Erneman
1954Seger i mörkerHenrik Kugelström
1954Flottans glada gossarLudvig "Ludde" Ekman
1953The Glass MountainDr. Dalander
1953Möte med livetNarrator (voice)
1953Sawdust and TinselMr. Sjuberg
1953We Three DebutantesDirector Brummer
1953Dance, My DollZdenko Zapatil
1952Oppåt med Gröna HissenMalte Lövman
1952Flyg-BomNiklas Slevbrink
1952Waiting WomenFredrik Lobelius
1952Klackarna i taket
1952One Fiancé at a TimeValentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard
1952Säg det med blommor
1951Livat på luckan
1951The Nuthouse
1951Tull-BomFrans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova
1950The Quartet That Split UpEngineer Planertz
1950The White CatJarl Eksell
1950Kyssen på kryssenLars Brenner, film director
1950Fianceé for HireJulius Brumse
1950My Sister and IGunnar Stenwall
1949Father BomFritjoff Krafft
1949The Girl from the Third RowEdvin Burelius
1949Playing TruantBertil Kronberg
1948Private BomBerglund
1948Little Martin ReturnsThe Captain
1948En svensk tigerHans Wolff
1948Each to His Own WaySture Widman
1948Music in DarknessKlasson
1947Caged WomenBengt Larsson
1947Här kommer vi ...Skådespelare
1947One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer40-talisten
1947Krigsmans erinran
1947Daddy WantedShoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
1947The Bride Came Through the CeilingSune Eriksson
1946While the Door Was LockedErik Sahlén
1946It Rains on Our LoveMr. Purman
1946IncorrigibleDr. Bertil Langenfeldt
1946Kristin CommandsDr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman
1946Peggy på viftHarald Haraldsson
1946Midwinter SacrificeHövdingen
1945You Who Are About to EnterHagman
1945SussieHarry Hellberg
1944New Order at SjogardaFelix Palmer
1944TormentTeacher
1944Mitt folk är icke ditt
1944Lev farligtDr. Hahn
1944AppassionataSvensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden
1943Jag dräpteLindén
1943Natt i hamnSven Eriksson
1942General von DöbelnLieutenant Bäckström
1942En äventyrare
1942Trygghet och trivsel
1941SnapphanarSoldier
1941The Ghost Reporter
1940Everybody at His StationMilitary Doctor
1940Man of the ForestClerk
1940Hennes melodi
1940June NightJournalist (uncredited)
1940Hjältar i gult och blåttSergeant Frisk
1939Mot nya tiderAugust Palm's Associate
1939We TwoDoctor
1939PanikRyder, Banker
1938Vi som går scenvägen
1937Bergslagsfolk
1934Uppsagd
1932National matchYoung student watching competition (uncredited)
1932His Life's Match
1931Ship Ahoy!
1931My Heart and Its MillionsChorister (uncredited)

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