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Gunnar Olsson(1904-1983)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Gunnar Olsson
Gunnar Olsson was born on 10 July 1904 in Oxelösund, Södermanlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for The Seventh Seal (1957), Thou Old, Thou Free (1938) and Bergslagsfolk (1937). He died on 16 September 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden.
BornJuly 10, 1904
DiedSeptember 16, 1983(79)
BornJuly 10, 1904
DiedSeptember 16, 1983(79)
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Known for

The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal
8.1
  • Albertus Pictor, Church Painter
  • 1957
Thou Old, Thou Free (1938)
Thou Old, Thou Free
4.7
  • Director
  • 1938
Bergslagsfolk (1937)
Bergslagsfolk
3.4
  • Director
  • 1937
Eric Rohman in Frun tillhanda (1939)
Frun tillhanda
4.8
  • Director
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor



  • Gangsterfilmen (1974)
    Gangsterfilmen
    5.8
    • Karl
    • 1974
  • Sagan om Siv (1974)
    Sagan om Siv
    TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Ulf Brunnberg and Stig Grybe in Bröderna Malm (1972)
    Bröderna Malm
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Swedolf
    • 1974
  • Revisorn
    TV Movie
    • 1973
  • Näsan
    TV Movie
    • Sokrates
    • 1973
  • I havsbandet
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Öman
    • 1971–1972
  • Med egna ögon
    TV Movie
    • Old Man
    • 1971
  • Deadline (1971)
    Deadline
    4.9
    • Kent-Arne's Father
    • 1971
  • Ett möte på Kretjetovkastationen
    TV Movie
    • Kordubaljo
    • 1970
  • Körsbärsträdgården
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Firs, manservant
    • 1970
  • Adamsson i Sverige (1966)
    Adamsson i Sverige
    4.1
    • Persson
    • 1966
  • En historia till fredag
    TV Mini Series
    • Sjökapten och historieberättare
    • 1965
  • Henrik IV
    TV Movie
    • Sheriffen (as Gunnar Ohlsson)
    • 1964
  • The Swedish Mistress (1962)
    The Swedish Mistress
    5.7
    • The Old Man (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Nej
    TV Movie
    • Justitierådet Gamstrup
    • 1961

Director



  • Janne Vängman i farten (1952)
    Janne Vängman i farten
    3.8
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Skeppare i blåsväder (1951)
    Skeppare i blåsväder
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Janne Vängman på nya äventyr (1949)
    Janne Vängman på nya äventyr
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Janne Vängmans bravader (1948)
    Janne Vängmans bravader
    3.0
    • Director
    • 1948
  • The Happy Tailor (1945)
    The Happy Tailor
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Turn of the Century (1944)
    Turn of the Century
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1944
  • När ungdomen vaknar (1943)
    När ungdomen vaknar
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Britta Brunius and Nils Poppe in Det går som en dans... (1943)
    Det går som en dans...
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Kvinnan tar befälet (1942)
    Kvinnan tar befälet
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1942
  • En äventyrare (1942)
    En äventyrare
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Lasse Maja (1941)
    Lasse Maja
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Birger Lundquist in Hanna in Society (1940)
    Hanna in Society
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1940
  • We at Solglantan (1939)
    We at Solglantan
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Eric Rohman in Frun tillhanda (1939)
    Frun tillhanda
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Thou Old, Thou Free (1938)
    Thou Old, Thou Free
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1938

Writer



  • Eric Rohman in Frun tillhanda (1939)
    Frun tillhanda
    4.8
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Thou Old, Thou Free (1938)
    Thou Old, Thou Free
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Bergslagsfolk (1937)
    Bergslagsfolk
    3.4
    • writer
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Gunnar Ohlsson
  • Born
    • July 10, 1904
    • Oxelösund, Södermanlands län, Sweden
  • Died
    • September 16, 1983
    • Stockholm, Sweden(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Johann Nestroy's play 'På vift i Wien' at the Stockholm City Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden.

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