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Allan Edwall

Acting
Known For

72 Years Old

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). [citation needed]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!"

Born

Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden on 25th August 1924

Died

7th February 1997

All Credits

Fanny and Alexander Image
Fanny and Alexander
Oscar Ekdahl
Madicken Image
Madicken
herr Nilsson
Emil of Lönneberga Image
Emil of Lönneberga
Anton Svensson
No Image
Svenska noveller
Jonas
Engeln Image
Engeln
Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht
The Red Room Image
The Red Room
Olle Montanus
The Sacrifice Image
The Sacrifice
Otto
Fanny and Alexander Image
Fanny and Alexander
Oscar Ekdahl
Ronja Rövardotter Image
Ronja Rövardotter
Skalle-Per
The Virgin Spring Image
The Virgin Spring
Beggar
Hemsöborna Image
Hemsöborna
Carlsson
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter Image
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
Skalle-Per
The Brothers Lionheart Image
The Brothers Lionheart
Mattias
Winter Light Image
Winter Light
Algot Frövik
The Emigrants Image
The Emigrants
Danjel
Emil i Lönneberga Image
Emil i Lönneberga
Anton Svensson
All These Women Image
All These Women
Jillker
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer Image
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
Self (archive footage)
Here Is Your Life Image
Here Is Your Life
August
SOPOR Image
SOPOR
Thorbjörn Fälldin
The New Land Image
The New Land
Danjel
Madicken of June Hill Image
Madicken of June Hill
Herr Nilsson
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken Image
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
Herr Nilsson
New Mischief by Emil Image
New Mischief by Emil
Anton Svensson
The Journey to Melonia Image
The Journey to Melonia
Prospero (voice)
P & B Image
P & B
Josef "Stavros" Bendel
The Devil's Eye Image
The Devil's Eye
The Ear Demon
Åke and His World Image
Åke and His World
Principal Godeman
Rasmus and the Vagabond Image
Rasmus and the Vagabond
Paradis-Oskar
Interlude in the Marshland Image
Interlude in the Marshland
Lineman
Emil and the Piglet Image
Emil and the Piglet
Anton Svensson
The Making of Fanny and Alexander Image
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Self
The Rooster Image
The Rooster
Thorsson
The School of Wives Image
The School of Wives
Arnolphe
Limpan Image
Limpan
Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
The Devotion Image
The Devotion
Director
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person Image
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
Wilhelmsson
4 x 4 Image
4 x 4
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten Image
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
The vagrant
Lighting Image
Lighting
Self
Who Loves Yngve Frej Image
Who Loves Yngve Frej
Gustafsson
My Home Is Copacabana Image
My Home Is Copacabana
To Be a Millionaire Image
To Be a Millionaire
Allan Persson
Sverige åt svenskarna Image
Sverige åt svenskarna
Doktor Karl Otto
The Brig Three Lilies Image
The Brig Three Lilies
Simon Toking
The Phantom Carriage Image
The Phantom Carriage
Tramp
Pirates of the Lake Image
Pirates of the Lake
Frans i Flinta
Stjärnbilder Image
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
Tattarblod Image
Tattarblod
Natan
The Die Is Cast Image
The Die Is Cast
Dag Serén
Duo jag Image
Duo jag
The old boyfriend
Vildfåglar Image
Vildfåglar
Fiorentino
On a Bench in a Park Image
On a Bench in a Park
Street character
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing Image
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
Jacob
We Are All Demons Image
We Are All Demons
Tor
The Wedding Day Image
The Wedding Day
Vicar
No Image
Sadist
Falk
The Devil's Instrument Image
The Devil's Instrument
narrator
No Image
Girls Without Rooms
Misantropen Image
Misantropen
Acaste
Ingen morgondag Image
Ingen morgondag
The poet
Games of Love and Loneliness Image
Games of Love and Loneliness
Markel
A Dream Play Image
A Dream Play
Axel
During the Journey to Melonia Image
During the Journey to Melonia
(Prospero)
Kort är sommaren Image
Kort är sommaren
The doctor
Blackjackets Image
Blackjackets
Narrator (voice)
Resan till dej Image
Resan till dej
Bendix' composer
Topaze Image
Topaze
Albert Topaze
The Ghost Sonata Image
The Ghost Sonata
Gubben
Gustav Vasa Image
Gustav Vasa
Engelbrekt
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn Image
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
Evert Taube 100 år Image
Evert Taube 100 år
Self
Eriksson Image
Eriksson
Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
Bröllopsfesten Image
Bröllopsfesten
Jonas
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren Image
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Mondays with Fanny Image
Mondays with Fanny
Good-Bye Nana Image
Good-Bye Nana
Lindbaum
Elvis! Elvis! Image
Elvis! Elvis!
Elvis' Grandfather
Av hjärtans lust Image
Av hjärtans lust
Servant
Midsommardröm i fattighuset Image
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
Blind-Jonas
Nattens konung Image
Nattens konung
Kristofer
Dance on Roses Image
Dance on Roses
Olsson, journalist
No Image
Stolarna
Old man
Bättre utan hund Image
Bättre utan hund
Blumfeld
No Image
Kulstötaren
Johan
Mr. Ernest Image
Mr. Ernest
Doktor Chasuble
Doktor Glas Image
Doktor Glas
Doktor Glas
The Banquet Room Image
The Banquet Room
läkaren
Hålet Image
Hålet
Narrator (voice)