Cast

Allan Edwall

1924 – 1997

Active years (films on this site)

1960–1986

Genres

DramaComedyHistoryWestern

Schools and movements

Scandinavian CinemaSlow and Contemplative CinemaSoviet Poetic Cinema

Directors worked with

Ingmar Bergman4 filmsJan Troell2 filmsAndrei Tarkovsky1 film

Biography

Johan Allan Edwall 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.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Litteris et Artibus 1981
• Swedish Academy's Theatre Award 1983
• Piraten award 1996
• Eugene O'Neill Award
• Honorary doctorate of Umeå University

7 films on this site

1. The Virgin Spring 1960 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
2. Winter Light 1963 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
3. All These Women 1964 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 5.4 · Cast
4. The Emigrants 1971 · Jan Troell · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
5. The New Land 1972 · Jan Troell · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
6. Fanny and Alexander 1982 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
7. The Sacrifice 1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky · IMDb 7.8 · Cast