Allan Edwall | |
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![]() Allan Edwall in 1965 | |
Born | Johan Allan Edwall (1924-08-25)25 August 1924 |
Died | 7 February 1997(1997-02-07) (aged 72) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1953â1997 |
Spouse | Britt Edwall
(m. 1957–1965) |
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 theââScandinavian 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 1949ââto 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 in Emil and the Piglet.
His 1984 film Ă ke 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: similarââto 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 Lugnâs daughter Martina Montelius). He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician MĂ„ns Edwall (1960â2016). 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!"
Partial filmographyâ»
- Resan till dej (1953) - Composer (uncredited)
- Our Father and the Gypsy (1954) - Natan
- Dans pÄ rosor (1954) - Olsson, journalist (uncredited)
- Wild Birds (1955) - Fiorentino
- Girls Without Rooms (1956) - Ulla's Husband (uncredited)
- No Tomorrow (1957) - Poet
- Körkarlen (1958) - Tramp
- Raggare! (1959) - Narrator (voice)
- The Virgin Spring (1960) - Beggar
- The Die Is Cast (1960) - Dag Serén
- Heart's Desire (1960) - Servant
- The Wedding Day (1960) - Vicar
- The Devil's Eye (1960) - The ear demon
- On a Bench in a Park (1960) - Man at Restaurant
- Lovely Is the Summer Night (1961) - Luffaren
- Briggen Tre Liljor (1961) - Simon Toking
- Kort Àr sommaren (1962) - Doctor
- Winter Light (1963) - Algot Frövik
- All These Women (1964) - Jillker
- 4x4 (1965) - Banvakten (segment "UppehÄll i myrlandet")
- My Home Is Copacabana (1965) - Narrator (voice)
- Festivitetssalongen (1965) - Lund - Doctor
- TrÀfracken (1966) - Falk
- HĂ€r har du ditt liv (1966) - August
- Mördaren - en helt vanlig person (1967) - Wilhelmsson
- MÀnniskor möts och ljuv musik uppstÄr i hjÀrtat (1967) - Narrator (voice)
- Eriksson (1969) - Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
- Bokhandlaren som slutade bada (1969) - Jacob
- We Are All Demons (1969) - Tor, den syke matrosen
- Ministern (1970) - Lindbaum
- The Emigrants (1971) - Danjel
- Emil i Lönneberga (1971) - Anton - Emils pappa
- The New Land (1972) - Danjel
- Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga (1972) - Anton - Emils pappa
- Emil och griseknoen (1973) - Anton
- Elvis! Elvis! (1976) - Elvis' Grandfather
- Games of Love and Loneliness (1977) - Markel
- MĂ„ndagarna med Fanny (1977) - Driver
- The Brothers Lionheart (1977) - Mattias
- To Be a Millionaire (1980) - KanslirÄd Allan Persson
- Sverige Ă„t svenskarna (1980) - Doctor Karl Otto
- Madicken pÄ Junibacken (1980) - Herr Nilsson
- SOPOR (1981) - Thorbjörn FÀlldin
- Tuppen (1981) - Thorsson, receptionist
- Rasmus pÄ luffen (1981) - Oskar
- Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Oscar Ekdahl - Ekdahlska huset
- Limpan (1983) - Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
- P & B (1983) - Josef 'Stavros' Bendel
- Ă ke and His World (1984) - Principal Godeman
- Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1984) - Skalle-Per
- The Sacrifice (1986) - Otto
- MĂ€larpirater (1987) - Frans i Flinta
- Resan till Melonia (1989) - Prospero (voice)
Discographyâ»
- 1979: Grovdoppa
- 1981: FÀrdknÀpp
- 1982: GnÀllspik
- 1982: Ramsor om dom och oss
- 1984: Vetahuteri
- 1991: Edwalls blandning
- 2002: Den lilla bÀcken - Allans bÀsta (posthumous)
- 2005: Aftonro (posthumous)
- 2005: Alla Allans visor (posthumous)
- 2005: Allans allra bÀsta (posthumous)
Bibliographyâ»
- Protokoll (1954, novel)
- Ljuva lÀge (1967, novel)
- Engeln (1974, novel)
- Limpan (1977, novel)
- Mellan liv och död (1993, plays)
Notesâ»
- ^ "Emil och griseknoen (1973)". Swedish Film Institute. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF (Press release). Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "MĂ„ns Edwall Ă€r död â blev 56 Ă„r gammal". 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
Referencesâ»
- "Allan Edwall" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. 25 August 1924. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
External linksâ»
- Allan Edwall at IMDb