Allan Edwall
Born
August 25, 1924
Died
February 7, 1997 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
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!"
Known For
Bättre utan hund
Blumfeld
1996
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
1995
Duo jag
The old boyfriend
1991
Evert Taube 100 år
Self
1990
Doktor Glas
Doktor Glas
1989
The Journey to Melonia
Prospero (voice)
1989
During the Journey to Melonia
(Prospero)
1989
Lighting
Self
1988
Pirates of the Lake
Frans i Flinta
1987
Ronja Rövardotter
Skalle-Per · (3 episodes)
1986
The Sacrifice
Otto
1986
Fanny and Alexander
Oscar Ekdahl · (3 episodes)
1984
Ronja Rövardotter
Skalle-Per
1984
Åke and His World
Principal Godeman
1984
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Self
1984
The School of Wives
Arnolphe
1983
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
P & B
Josef "Stavros" Bendel
1983
Limpan
Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
1983
Fanny and Alexander
Oscar Ekdahl
1982
Rasmus and the Vagabond
Paradis-Oskar
1981
The Rooster
Thorsson
1981
SOPOR
Thorbjörn Fälldin
1981
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
Blind-Jonas
1980
Madicken of June Hill
Herr Nilsson
1980
Sverige åt svenskarna
Doktor Karl Otto
1980
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
1980
To Be a Millionaire
Allan Persson
1980
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
Herr Nilsson
1979
Madicken
herr Nilsson · (10 episodes)
1979
Bröllopsfesten
Jonas
1978
Svenska noveller
Jonas · (1 episode)
1978
The Brothers Lionheart
Mattias
1977
Mondays with Fanny
1977
Games of Love and Loneliness
Markel
1977
Hålet
Narrator (voice)
1977
Elvis! Elvis!
Elvis' Grandfather
1976
Emil of Lönneberga
Anton Svensson · (13 episodes)
1975
Nattens konung
Kristofer
1974
Engeln
Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht · (9 episodes)
1974
Kulstötaren
Johan
1974
Emil and the Piglet
Anton Svensson
1973
Who Loves Yngve Frej
Gustafsson
1973
The Ghost Sonata
Gubben
1972
New Mischief by Emil
Anton Svensson
1972
The New Land
Danjel
1972
Emil i Lönneberga
Anton Svensson
1971
The Emigrants
Danjel
1971
Good-Bye Nana
Lindbaum
1970
The Red Room
Olle Montanus · (9 episodes)
1970
We Are All Demons
Tor
1969
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
Jacob
1969
Eriksson
Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
1969
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
Wilhelmsson
1967
Here Is Your Life
August
1966
Sadist
Falk
1966
Hemsöborna
Carlsson · (7 episodes)
1966
The Devil's Instrument
narrator
1965
The Devotion
Director
1965
Gustav Vasa
Engelbrekt
1965
The Banquet Room
läkaren
1965
My Home Is Copacabana
1965
4 x 4
1965
Interlude in the Marshland
Lineman
1965
All These Women
Jillker
1964
A Dream Play
Axel
1963
Topaze
Albert Topaze
1963
Winter Light
Algot Frövik
1963
Misantropen
Acaste
1963
Kort är sommaren
The doctor
1962
Stolarna
Old man
1962
The Brig Three Lilies
Simon Toking
1961
Mr. Ernest
Doktor Chasuble
1961
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
The vagrant
1961
On a Bench in a Park
Street character
1960
The Devil's Eye
The Ear Demon
1960
The Wedding Day
Vicar
1960
Av hjärtans lust
Servant
1960
The Die Is Cast
Dag Serén
1960
The Virgin Spring
Beggar
1960
Blackjackets
Narrator (voice)
1959
The Phantom Carriage
Tramp
1958
Ingen morgondag
The poet
1957
Girls Without Rooms
1956
Vildfåglar
Fiorentino
1955
Dance on Roses
Olsson, journalist
1954
Tattarblod
Natan
1954
Resan till dej
Bendix' composer
1953