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Birthday: Aug 25, 1924
Place of Birth: Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden

Allan Edwall

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!"

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Skalle-Per 1984
Bröllopsfesten Jonas 1978
Midsommardröm i fattighuset Blind-Jonas 1980
Rasmus and the Vagabond Paradis-Oskar 1981
Fanny and Alexander Oscar Ekdahl 1982
The Brothers Lionheart Mattias 1977
Doktor Glas Doktor Glas 1989
The Sacrifice Otto 1986
The Virgin Spring Beggar 1960
Emil of Lonneberga Anton Svensson 1971
New Mischief by Emil Anton Svensson 1972
Emil and the Piglet Anton Svensson 1973
Madicken of June Hill Herr Nilsson 1980
Here Is Your Life August 1966
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken Herr Nilsson 1979
The Emigrants Danjel 1971
Winter Light Algot Frövik 1963
The Rooster Thorsson 1981
The New Land Danjel 1972
The Devil's Eye The Ear Demon 1960
During the Journey to Melonia (Prospero) 1989
Voyage to Melonia Prospero (voice) 1989
Dance on Roses Olsson, journalist 1954
Gustav Vasa Engelbrekt 1965
Sadist Falk 1966
Pirates of the Lake Frans i Flinta 1987
All These Women Jillker 1964
P & B Josef "Stavros" Bendel 1983
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person Wilhelmsson 1967
Duo jag The old boyfriend 1991
Åke and His World Principal Godeman 1984
Who Loves Yngve Frej Gustafsson 1973
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing Jacob 1969
Elvis! Elvis! Elvis' Grandfather 1976
Limpan Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg 1983
SOPOR Thorbjörn Fälldin 1981
To Be a Millionaire Allan Persson 1980
On a Bench in a Park Street character 1960
Girls Without Rooms 1956
Sverige åt svenskarna Doktor Karl Otto 1980
Stolarna Old man 1962
Resan till dej Bendix' composer 1953
Evert Taube 100 år Self 1990
The Making of Fanny and Alexander Self 1984
Kulstötaren Johan 1974
We Are All Demons Tor 1969
A Dream Play Axel 1963
Stjärnbilder (archive footage) 1995
Bättre utan hund Blumfeld 1996
Nattens konung Kristofer 1974
Eriksson Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare 1969
Interlude in the Marshland Lineman 1965
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren 1983
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn 1980
The School of Wives Arnolphe 1983
Games of Love and Loneliness Markel 1977
Blackjackets Narrator (voice) 1959
The Brig Three Lilies Simon Toking 1961
The Devil's Instrument narrator 1965
The Die Is Cast Dag Seren 1960
Ingen morgondag The poet 1957
Topaze Albert Topaze 1963
Kort är sommaren The doctor 1962
Mondays with Fanny 1977
Good-Bye Nana Lindbaum 1970
Vildfåglar Fiorentino 1955
Av hjärtans lust Servant 1960
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten The vagrant 1961
Tattarblod Natan 1954
The Devotion Director 1965
The Phantom Carriage Tramp 1958
The Ghost Sonata Gubben 1972
Lighting Self 1988
The Banquet Room läkaren 1965
The Wedding Day Vicar 1960
My Home Is Copacabana 1965
4 x 4 1965
Mr. Ernest Doktor Chasuble 1961
Hålet Narrator (voice) 1977
Misantropen Acaste 1963
Series Cast Year
Svenska noveller Jonas 1978
Fanny and Alexander Oscar Ekdahl 1984
Emil of Lönneberga Anton Svensson 1975
Engeln Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht 1974
Hemsöborna Carlsson 1966
Madicken herr Nilsson 1979
Ronja Rövardotter Skalle-Per 1986
The Red Room Olle Montanus 1970
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