Sven Wollter
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1976–1986
- Schools and movements
- Scandinavian CinemaSlow and Contemplative CinemaSoviet Poetic Cinema
Directors worked with
Biography
Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Awards and honours
National / local
- Litteris et Artibus 2013
- Swedish Academy's Theatre Award 2016
- Lenin Award (Sweden) 2018
2 films on this site
- The Man on the Roof 1976 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
- The Sacrifice 1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky · IMDb 7.8 · Cast