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Henning Mankell (1948–2015)


Henning Mankell was born on February 3, 1948 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a writer and actor, known for Wallander: enquêtes criminelles (2005), Sidetracked (2001) and The Return of the Dancing Master (2004). He was married to Eva Bergman. He died on October 5, 2015 in Göteborg, Sweden. See full bio »

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(age 67) in Göteborg, Sweden

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  Wallander (TV Series) (novel - 11 episodes, 2008 - 2015) (short story - 1 episode, 2012)
- The Troubled Man: Part 2 (2015) ... (novel)
- The Troubled Man: Part 1 (2015) ... (novel)
- The White Lioness (2015) ... (novel)
- Before the Frost (2012) ... (novel)
- The Dogs of Riga (2012) ... (novel)
  Wallander: enquêtes criminelles (TV Series) (story - 30 episodes, 2005 - 2013) (characters - 5 episodes, 2013) (novel - 2 episodes, 2005 - 2013)
- Sorgfågeln (2013) ... (creator) / (story)
- Mordbrännaren (2013) ... (creator) / (story)
- Saknaden (2013) ... (creator) / (story)
- Sveket (2013) ... (creator) / (story)
- Försvunnen (2013) ... (creator) / (story)
  Tatort (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 2011) (idea - 1 episode, 2010)
- Borowski und der coole Hund (2011) ... (story)
- Borowski und der vierte Mann (2010) ... (idea)
 2011 The Man from Beijing (TV Movie) (novel "Kinesen")
 2010 Kennedy's Brain (TV Movie) (novel "Kennedys hjärna")
 2007 Pyramiden (Video) (short story)
 2007 Brandvägg (TV Mini-Series) (novel - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) ... (novel)
- Episode #1.1 (2007) ... (novel)
 2005 One Step Behind (novel)
 2004 The Return of the Dancing Master (TV Mini-Series) (novel - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (2004) ... (novel)
- Episode #1.1 (2004) ... (novel)
 2004 The Return of the Dancing Master (TV Movie) (novel "Danslärarens återkomst")
 2003 Mannen som log (TV Mini-Series) (novel - 2 episodes)
- Del 2 (2003) ... (novel)
- Del 1 (2003) ... (novel)
 2003 Talismanen (TV Mini-Series) (8 episodes)
- Episode #1.8 (2003)
- Episode #1.7 (2003)
- Episode #1.6 (2003)
- Episode #1.5 (2003)
- Episode #1.4 (2003)
 2002 Den 5:e kvinnan (TV Mini-Series) (novel)
  Sidetracked (TV Mini-Series) (novel - 3 episodes, 2001) (screenplay - 3 episodes, 2001)
- Del 3 (2001) ... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Del 2 (2001) ... (novel) / (screenplay)
- Del 1 (2001) ... (novel) / (screenplay)
 2000 Labyrinten (TV Mini-Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.5 (2000) ... (written by)
- Episode #1.4 (2000) ... (written by)
- Episode #1.3 (2000) ... (written by)
- Episode #1.2 (2000) ... (written by)
- Episode #1.1 (2000) ... (written by)
 1999 Efterträdaren (TV Mini-Series) (writer)
 1998 Comédia Infantil (novel)
 1996 The White Lioness (novel)
 1995 The Hounds of Riga (novel)
 1995 Faceless Murderer (TV Mini-Series) (novel - 4 episodes)
- Del 4 (1995) ... (novel)
- Del 3 (1995) ... (novel)
- Del 2 (1995) ... (novel)
- Del 1 (1995) ... (novel)
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Other Works:

Noel: "Bergsprängaren" See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews | 2 Articles | See more »

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Personal Quote:

I wanted to show how difficult it is to be a good police officer. But after, I think, the third novel, I spoke to this friend of mine and asked what sort of disease I could give [Wallender]. Without hesitating, she said: "Diabetes!". So I gave him diabetes and that made him more popular. I mean, you could never imagine James Bond giving himself a shot of insulin, but with Wallander it seemed ... See more »

Trivia:

At age 20, he wrote his first play, "The Amusement Park", about Swedish colonialism in 19th Century South America. His first novel, The Stone-Blaster, soon followed. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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