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Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Acting · 1.3 popularity

Age

101

Movies

82

TV

10

Born
August 25, 1924 – February 7, 1997
From
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!"

Works

82 films

Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

19827.8

The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice

19867.7

Winter Light

Winter Light

19637.9

Sverige åt svenskarna

Sverige åt svenskarna

19803.2

The Virgin Spring

The Virgin Spring

19607.8

The Devil's Eye

The Devil's Eye

19607.1

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

19847.0

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

19677.0

Pirates of the Lake

Pirates of the Lake

19876.0

Sadist

Sadist

19666.5

Emil of Lonneberga

Emil of Lonneberga

19716.6

During the Journey to Melonia

During the Journey to Melonia

1989

The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

19776.7

Ingen morgondag

Ingen morgondag

19578.0

Rasmus and the Vagabond

Rasmus and the Vagabond

19816.3

The Emigrants

The Emigrants

19717.4

Interlude in the Marshland

Interlude in the Marshland

19657.2

Hålet

Hålet

1977

Dance on Roses

Dance on Roses

19546.5

New Mischief by Emil

New Mischief by Emil

19726.7

Doktor Glas

Doktor Glas

1989

Eriksson

Eriksson

19698.0

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

19796.1

Good-Bye Nana

Good-Bye Nana

19708.0

The New Land

The New Land

19727.5

Stolarna

Stolarna

19628.0

The Journey to Melonia

The Journey to Melonia

19896.6

Madicken of June Hill

Madicken of June Hill

19805.7

All These Women

All These Women

19646.1

Girls Without Rooms

Girls Without Rooms

19566.7

The Devil's Instrument

The Devil's Instrument

19658.0

Emil and the Piglet

Emil and the Piglet

19736.8

P & B

P & B

19836.2

The Devotion

The Devotion

19658.0

Bättre utan hund

Bättre utan hund

19968.0

My Home Is Copacabana

My Home Is Copacabana

19656.8

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

19616.7

The Rooster

The Rooster

19815.6

Here Is Your Life

Here Is Your Life

19667.1

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

19697.3

Limpan

Limpan

19837.0

Åke and His World

Åke and His World

19846.3

The Brig Three Lilies

The Brig Three Lilies

19616.6

Games of Love and Loneliness

Games of Love and Loneliness

19774.2

Resan till dej

Resan till dej

19537.0

Who Loves Yngve Frej

Who Loves Yngve Frej

19737.2

Av hjärtans lust

Av hjärtans lust

196010.0

I morgon var en dröm

I morgon var en dröm

19907.0

The School of Wives

The School of Wives

19836.1

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983

Kort är sommaren

Kort är sommaren

19629.0

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

19846.9

SOPOR

SOPOR

19815.5

A Dream Play

A Dream Play

19637.0

The Die Is Cast

The Die Is Cast

19606.1

On a Bench in a Park

On a Bench in a Park

19605.0

Blackjackets

Blackjackets

19596.3

Stjärnbilder

Stjärnbilder

199510.0

Elvis! Elvis!

Elvis! Elvis!

19765.4

To Be a Millionaire

To Be a Millionaire

19805.8

Lighting

Lighting

19889.0

Gustav Vasa

Gustav Vasa

19658.0

Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

1983

The Nervous Man

The Nervous Man

19867.5

Mr. Ernest

Mr. Ernest

19618.0

The Wedding Day

The Wedding Day

19607.0

The Phantom Carriage

The Phantom Carriage

19586.0

The Banquet Room

The Banquet Room

19656.5

Misantropen

Misantropen

196310.0

Topaze

Topaze

19639.0

4 x 4

4 x 4

19657.3

Nattens konung

Nattens konung

1974

Wild Birds

Wild Birds

19559.0

Bröllopsfesten

Bröllopsfesten

19787.0

Tattarblod

Tattarblod

19549.0

Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

19807.0

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

1980

The Ghost Sonata

The Ghost Sonata

19729.0

Kulstötaren

Kulstötaren

197410.0

Evert Taube 100 år

Evert Taube 100 år

1990

Mondays with Fanny

Mondays with Fanny

19779.0

We Are All Demons

We Are All Demons

19695.8