9.0
9.0
The Ghost Sonata
1972
as Gubben
Allan Edwall
Also known as: Johan Allan Edwall
Acting
Nationality:Sweden
Education:Dramatens elevskola
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
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). 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!"
Filmography (81 movies)
8.0
8.0
Bättre utan hund
1996
Writer
7.9
7.9
Winter Light
1963
as Algot Frövik
7.8
7.8
The Virgin Spring
1960
as Beggar
7.8
7.8
Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Oscar Ekdahl
7.7
7.7
The Sacrifice
1986
as Otto
7.5
7.5
The New Land
1972
as Danjel
7.4
7.4
The Emigrants
1971
as Danjel
7.2
7.2
4 x 4
1965
7.2
7.2
Interlude in the Marshland
1965
as Lineman
7.1
7.1
The Devil's Eye
1960
as The Ear Demon
7.1
7.1
A Dream Play
1963
as Axel
7.0
7.0
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
1984
as Skalle-Per
7.0
7.0
Limpan
1983
Writer
7.0
7.0
The Devil's Instrument
1965
as narrator
6.9
6.9
Here Is Your Life
1966
as August
6.9
6.9
Who Loves Yngve Frej
1973
as Gustafsson
6.9
6.9
Emil and the Piglet
1973
as Anton Svensson
6.8
6.8
New Mischief by Emil
1972
as Anton Svensson
6.8
6.8
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Self
6.8
6.8
The Journey to Melonia
1989
as Prospero (voice)
6.7
6.7
Emil i Lönneberga
1971
as Anton Svensson
6.7
6.7
The Brothers Lionheart
1977
as Mattias
6.6
6.6
My Home Is Copacabana
1965
6.3
6.3
Rasmus and the Vagabond
1981
as Paradis-Oskar
6.2
6.2
The Brig Three Lilies
1961
as Simon Toking
6.0
6.0
All These Women
1964
as Jillker
6.0
6.0
Åke and His World
1984
Director
6.0
6.0
Blackjackets
1959
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
The Die Is Cast
1960
as Dag Serén
6.0
6.0
The School of Wives
1983
as Arnolphe
6.0
6.0
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
1969
as Jacob
6.0
6.0
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
1979
as Herr Nilsson
5.9
5.9
P & B
1983
as Josef "Stavros" Bendel
5.7
5.7
The Phantom Carriage
1958
as Tramp
5.7
5.7
Madicken of June Hill
1980
as Herr Nilsson
5.7
5.7
Sadist
1966
as Falk
5.5
5.5
SOPOR
1981
as Thorbjörn Fälldin
5.5
5.5
We Are All Demons
1969
as Tor
5.4
5.4
The Rooster
1981
as Thorsson
5.3
5.3
Pirates of the Lake
1987
Director
5.3
5.3
To Be a Millionaire
1980
as Allan Persson
5.3
5.3
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
1961
as The vagrant
5.0
5.0
Dance on Roses
1954
as Olsson, journalist
5.0
5.0
Resan till dej
1953
as Bendix' composer
5.0
5.0
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
1967
as Wilhelmsson
5.0
5.0
The Banquet Room
1965
as läkaren
5.0
5.0
Den nervöse mannen
1986
Director
4.7
4.7
Elvis! Elvis!
1976
as Elvis' Grandfather
4.4
4.4
On a Bench in a Park
1960
as Street character
3.5
3.5
Games of Love and Loneliness
1977
as Markel
2.3
2.3
Sverige åt svenskarna
1980
as Doktor Karl Otto
Mr. Ernest
1961
as Doktor Chasuble
Hålet
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Misantropen
1963
as Acaste
Ingen morgondag
1957
as The poet
I morgon var en dröm
1990
as Markus
Topaze
1963
as Albert Topaze
Kort är sommaren
1962
as The doctor
Lighting
1988
as Self
Stolarna
1962
as Old man
Eriksson
1969
Writer
During the Journey to Melonia
1989
as (Prospero)
Mondays with Fanny
1977
Good-Bye Nana
1970
as Lindbaum
Vildfåglar
1955
as Fiorentino
Av hjärtans lust
1960
as Servant
Tattarblod
1954
as Natan
The Devotion
1965
as Director
The Wedding Day
1960
as Vicar
Bröllopsfesten
1978
as Jonas
Duo jag
1991
as The old boyfriend
Kulstötaren
1974
as Johan
Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
Nattens konung
1974
as Kristofer
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
1980
as Blind-Jonas
Doktor Glas
1989
Director
Evert Taube 100 år
1990
as Self
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
1980
Nisse och Greta
1975
Writer
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