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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)
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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 total

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Known for

The Virgin Spring (1960)
The Virgin Spring
8.0
  • Tiggaren
  • 1960
Emil och griseknoen (1973)
Emil och griseknoen
7.2
  • Anton - Emils pappa
  • 1973
Ake and His World (1984)
Ake and His World
6.6
  • Principal Godeman
  • 1984
Hanna Zetterberg in Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
7.3
  • Skalle-Per
  • 1984

Credits

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Actor



  • Den milda (1996)
    Den milda
    TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Kent Andersson and Gösta Ekman in Duo jag (1991)
    Duo jag
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Den gamla pojkvännen
    • 1991
  • I morgon var en dröm
    TV Movie
    • Markus
    • 1990
  • Doktor Glas (1989)
    Doktor Glas
    TV Movie
    • Doktor Glas
    • 1989
  • The Journey to Melonia (1989)
    The Journey to Melonia
    7.3
    • Prospero (voice)
    • 1989
  • Det blir bättre i vår
    TV Movie
    • Newspaper Deliverer
    • 1988
  • Mälarpirater (1987)
    Mälarpirater
    5.0
    • Frans i Flinta
    • 1987
  • Dan Håfström and Hanna Zetterberg in Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1986)
    Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Skalle-Per
    • 1986–1987
  • The Sacrifice (1986)
    The Sacrifice
    7.9
    • Otto
    • 1986
  • Hanna Zetterberg in Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
    Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
    7.3
    • Skalle-Per
    • 1984
  • Ake and His World (1984)
    Ake and His World
    6.6
    • Principal Godeman
    • 1984
  • Allan Edwall and Erik Lindgren in Rasmus på luffen (1986)
    Rasmus på luffen
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Oskar
    • 1984
  • Hustruskolan (1983)
    Hustruskolan
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Arnolphe
    • 1983
  • P & B (1983)
    P & B
    6.1
    • Josef 'Stavros' Bendel
    • 1983
  • Fanny and Alexander (1983)
    Fanny and Alexander
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Oscar Ekdahl
    • 1983

Writer



  • Den milda (1996)
    Den milda
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1996
  • Doktor Glas (1989)
    Doktor Glas
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Mälarpirater (1987)
    Mälarpirater
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Stefan Ekman in Den nervöse mannen (1986)
    Den nervöse mannen
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Det är mänskligt att fela
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Svenska folkets sex och snusk
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Ake and His World (1984)
    Ake and His World
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Limpan (1983)
    Limpan
    5.9
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Engeln II
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Björn Gustafson and Monica Zetterlund in Nisse och Greta (1975)
    Nisse och Greta
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Allan Edwall in Engeln (1974)
    Engeln
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Tjena Gary
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1974
  • Eriksson (1969)
    Eriksson
    4.2
    • writer
    • 1969

Director



  • Den milda (1996)
    Den milda
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Doktor Glas (1989)
    Doktor Glas
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Det blir bättre i vår
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Mälarpirater (1987)
    Mälarpirater
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Stefan Ekman in Den nervöse mannen (1986)
    Den nervöse mannen
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Lilla Scenen (1985)
    Lilla Scenen
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Svenska folkets sex och snusk
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Ake and His World (1984)
    Ake and His World
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Eriksson (1969)
    Eriksson
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1969

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The Sacrifice - US 2024 re-release official trailer
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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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    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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