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Allan Edwall(1924-1997)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Allan Edwall and Ewa Fröling in Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Allan Edwall was born in a working class home in Jämtland, Sweden in 1924. His father was a trade-union man and a communist. 1949-52 he attended Stockholm's Royal Daramatic Theatre School. Through the years he made more than 400 parts in theater, film, television and radio. He was also a director, an author, a composer and a singer. On records he sang his own songs where he attacked the injustices in our society. From 1986 and for the remaining years he ran his own theater 'Brunnsgatan 4' in Stockholm, where he did everything by himself, from acting to selling tickets.
BornAugust 25, 1924
DiedFebruary 7, 1997(72)
BornAugust 25, 1924
DiedFebruary 7, 1997(72)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations

Photos10

Allan Edwall in Here Is Your Life (1966)
Allan Edwall in Here Is Your Life (1966)
Allan Edwall in Here Is Your Life (1966)
Allan Edwall in The Sacrifice (1986)
Allan Edwall, Susan Fleetwood, Filippa Franzén, Valérie Mairesse, and Sven Wollter in The Sacrifice (1986)
Allan Edwall and Erland Josephson in The Sacrifice (1986)
Allan Edwall and Erland Josephson in The Sacrifice (1986)
Allan Edwall in Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1986)
Allan Edwall, Stig Järrel, and Jarl Kulle in The Devil's Eye (1960)

Known for

Emil och griseknoen (1973)
Emil och griseknoen
7.2
  • Anton
  • 1973
The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Virgin Spring
8.1
  • Beggar
  • 1960
Ake and His World (1984)
Ake and His World
6.6
  • Principal Godeman
  • 1984
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
7.3
  • Skalle-Per
  • 1984

Credits

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Actor

  • Astrid Lindgrens jul (1999)
    Astrid Lindgrens jul
    • Anton
    • Video
    • 1999
  • Den milda (1996)
    Den milda
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Duo jag
    • The old boyfriend
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • I morgon var en dröm
    • Markus
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • The Journey to Melonia (1989)
    The Journey to Melonia
    • Prospero (voice)
    • 1989
  • Det blir bättre i vår
    • Newspaper Deliverer
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Mälarpirater (1987)
    Mälarpirater
    • Frans i Flinta
    • 1987
  • Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1986)
    Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
    • Skalle-Per
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1986–1987
  • The Sacrifice (1986)
    The Sacrifice
    • Otto
    • 1986
  • Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
    Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
    • Skalle-Per
    • 1984
  • Ake and His World (1984)
    Ake and His World
    • Principal Godeman
    • 1984
  • Allan Edwall and Erik Lindgren in Rasmus på luffen (1986)
    Rasmus på luffen
    • Oskar
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1984
  • Hustruskolan (1983)
    Hustruskolan
    • Arnolphe
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • P & B (1983)
    P & B
    • Josef 'Stavros' Bendel
    • 1983
  • Fanny and Alexander (1983)
    Fanny and Alexander
    • Oscar Ekdahl
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1983

Writer

  • Den milda (1996)
    Den milda
    • adaptation
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Mälarpirater (1987)
    Mälarpirater
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Stefan Ekman in Den nervöse mannen (1986)
    Den nervöse mannen
    • screenplay
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Det är mänskligt att fela
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Svenska folkets sex och snusk
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Ake and His World (1984)
    Ake and His World
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Limpan (1983)
    Limpan
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Engeln II
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1976
  • Björn Gustafson and Monica Zetterlund in Nisse och Greta (1975)
    Nisse och Greta
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1975
  • Allan Edwall in Engeln (1974)
    Engeln
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1974
  • Tjena Gary
    • writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Eriksson (1969)
    Eriksson
    • writer
    • 1969

Director

  • Den milda (1996)
    Den milda
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Det blir bättre i vår
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Mälarpirater (1987)
    Mälarpirater
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Stefan Ekman in Den nervöse mannen (1986)
    Den nervöse mannen
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Lilla Scenen (1985)
    Lilla Scenen
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Svenska folkets sex och snusk
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Ake and His World (1984)
    Ake and His World
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Eriksson (1969)
    Eriksson
    • Director
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Allan Edvall
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • August 25, 1924
    • Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
  • Died
    • February 7, 1997
    • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden(prostate cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Britt Edwall1957 - 1965 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    The Captain in Lionel Abel's play "Death of Odysseus" which premiered on 21 February in the Swedish Radio Theatre.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    After his death, Erland Josephson wrote about him in Expressen: "He was odd. But he was odd in a universal way!"

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