Person Details

Birthday: 1909-11-13 01:01:14

Death: 1986-05-26 01:01:14

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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Movie Involvements: 62

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gunnar Björnstrand (13 November 1909 – 26 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 120 films. Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 1936-1938. Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman, at that time a mostly unknown theatre director. In the 1940s he got his first major film roles, making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar. He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy. His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress. One of his most famous roles was as the worldly squire who makes such a contrast to his austere and spiritual master in Bergman's most famous film The Seventh Seal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Most Famous Work

The Guldbagge Awards
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6

The Guldbagge Awards

(1981) Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner
Fanny and Alexander
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8

Fanny and Alexander

(1984) Filip Landahl
Någonstans i Sverige
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7

Någonstans i Sverige

(1973) Svärfadern
Face to Face
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10

Face to Face

(1976) Jenny's Grandfather
The Seventh Seal
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8

The Seventh Seal

(1957) Jöns
Persona
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8

Persona

(1966) Herr Vogler
Engeln
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8

Engeln

(1974) Bäckman
Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Self (archive footage)
1995 Self
1993 N/A
1984 Filip Landahl
Self
1982 Filip Landahl
N/A
1981 Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner
Forsius
1979 Rural dean Forsius
Göran Borg
1978 Self
Paul
1977 Svante Puke
Rådmanskan
1976 Jenny's Grandfather
Jenny's Grandfather
1974 Bäckman
Fersen
1973 Svärfadern
1972 Översten
Voice over
1971 The major
1969 Prof. Gunnar Lindmark
Hans Winkelmann
The husband
1968 Admiral Carl
Mr. Jacobi
Hugo
Self
1967 N/A
Paul Hartman
King Sigvor
1966 Lundgren
Fondmäklare Rickardt
Herr Vogler
Dr. Rune Wester
Count Schwartz
1964 Dr. Jacob Lewin
Herr Fotograf Fäger
Helmer Berg
Self
1963 Georg Ehnström
Sebastian
Tomas Ericsson
Self
1961 David Franzén
David
1960 The Actor
1959 Ernst C:son Kruuse
Adam Palmquist
Agne C:son Stressberg
1958 Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Marcus Arwidson
Tore Hall
1957 Evald Borg
Gustaf Dahlström
Purman
Jöns
1956 Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse
Arne's father
1955 Fredrik Egerman
Otto Sönderby, konsul
Acke Kullerstedt
1954 Robert Holmén
David Erneman
Henrik Kugelström
Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman
1953 Dr. Dalander
Mr. Sjuberg
Director Brummer
Zdenko Zapatil
1952 Malte Lövman
Niklas Slevbrink
Fredrik Lobelius
Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard
N/A
1951 N/A
N/A
Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova
1950 Engineer Planertz
Jarl Eksell
Lars Brenner, film director
Julius Brumse
Gunnar Stenwall
1949 Fritjoff Krafft
Edvin Burelius
Bertil Kronberg
1948 Berglund
The Captain
Hans Wolff
Sture Widman
Klasson
1947 Bengt Larsson
Skådespelare
40-talisten
Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
Sune Eriksson
1946 Erik Sahlén
Mr. Purman
Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt
Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman
Harald Haraldsson
Hövdingen
1945 Hagman
Harry Hellberg
1944 Felix Palmer
Teacher
Hahn
Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden
1943 Lindén
Sven Eriksson
1942 Lieutenant Bäckström
1941 Soldier
N/A
1940 Military Doctor
Clerk
Journalist
Sergeant Frisk
1939 August Palm's Associate
Doctor
Ryder, Banker
1932 Young student watching competition (uncredited)
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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