1924-08-25 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!"
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Bättre utan hund | Blumfeld | 1996-02-27 |
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Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) | 1995-09-10 |
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Duo jag | The old boyfriend | 1991-09-09 |
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I morgon var en dröm | Markus | 1990-12-09 |
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Evert Taube 100 år | Self | 1990-03-12 |
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Resan till Melonia | Prospero (voice) | 1989-12-15 |
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Doktor Glas | Doktor Glas | 1989-12-18 |
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Under Resan till Melonia | (Prospero) | 1989-01-01 |
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Sätta ljus | Self | 1988-01-01 |
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Mälarpirater | Frans i Flinta | 1987-02-25 |
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Offret | Otto | 1986-05-09 |
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Ronja Rövardotter | Skalle-Per | 1984-12-14 |
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Dokument Fanny och Alexander | Self | 1984-09-16 |
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Åke och hans värld | Principal Godeman | 1984-10-26 |
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Hustruskolan | Arnolphe | 1983-12-25 |
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P & B | Josef "Stavros" Bendel | 1983-12-10 |
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Alf Sjöberg - mästaren | 1983-12-22 | |
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Limpan | Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg | 1983-02-04 |
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Fanny och Alexander | Oscar Ekdahl | 1982-12-17 |
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SOPOR | Thorbjörn Fälldin | 1981-03-21 |
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Tuppen | Thorsson | 1981-09-04 |
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Rasmus på luffen | Paradis-Oskar | 1981-12-12 |
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Sverige åt svenskarna | Doktor Karl Otto | 1980-07-31 |
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Mannen som blev miljonär | Allan Persson | 1980-05-17 |
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Midsommardröm i fattighuset | Blind-Jonas | 1980-12-14 |
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Madicken på Junibacken | Herr Nilsson | 1980-10-18 |
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Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn | 1980-05-19 | |
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Du är inte klok, Madicken | Herr Nilsson | 1979-12-13 |
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Bröllopsfesten | Jonas | 1978-02-20 |
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Bröderna Lejonhjärta | Mattias | 1977-09-23 |
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Måndagarna med Fanny | 1977-08-31 | |
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Hålet | Narrator (voice) | 1977-01-15 |
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Den allvarsamma leken | Markel | 1977-08-29 |
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Elvis! Elvis! | Elvis' Grandfather | 1976-11-20 |
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Kulstötaren | Johan | 1974-01-01 |
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Nattens konung | Kristofer | 1974-12-25 |
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Emil och griseknoen | Anton Svensson | 1973-10-06 |
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Vem älskar Yngve Frej | Gustafsson | 1973-01-06 |
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Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga | Anton Svensson | 1972-10-21 |
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Nybyggarna | Danjel | 1972-02-26 |
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Spöksonaten | Gubben | 1972-10-30 |
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Utvandrarna | Danjel | 1971-03-08 |
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Emil i Lönneberga | Anton Svensson | 1971-12-04 |
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Ministern | Lindbaum | 1970-12-18 |
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Eriksson | Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare | 1969-03-03 |
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Bokhandlaren som slutade bada | Jacob | 1969-04-06 |
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Klabautermanden | Tor | 1969-06-27 |
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Mördaren - en helt vanlig person | Wilhelmsson | 1967-01-16 |
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Här har du ditt liv | August | 1966-12-26 |
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Träfracken | Falk | 1966-06-27 |
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Hängivelsen | Director | 1965-09-13 |
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Djävulens instrument | narrator | 1965-09-23 |
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4 x 4 | 1965-02-25 | |
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Mitt hem är Copacabana | 1965-06-08 | |
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Festivitetssalongen | läkaren | 1965-07-26 |
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Gustav Vasa | Engelbrekt | 1965-09-06 |
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Uppehåll i myrlandet | Lineman | 1965-02-22 |
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För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor | Jillker | 1964-06-15 |
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Topaze | Albert Topaze | 1963-02-18 |
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Nattvardsgästerna | Algot Frövik | 1963-02-11 |
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Misantropen | Acaste | 1963-01-14 |
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Ett drömspel | Axel | 1963-05-02 |
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Stolarna | Old man | 1962-01-12 |
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Kort är sommaren | The doctor | 1962-12-26 |
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Mr. Ernest | Doktor Chasuble | 1961-09-01 |
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Ljuvlig är sommarnatten | The vagrant | 1961-08-17 |
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Briggen Tre liljor | Simon Toking | 1961-12-26 |
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Bröllopsdagen | Vicar | 1960-10-03 |
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På en bänk i en park | Street character | 1960-12-19 |
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Djävulens öga | The Ear Demon | 1960-10-17 |
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Jungfrukällan | Beggar | 1960-02-08 |
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Av hjärtans lust | Servant | 1960-08-29 |
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Tärningen är kastad | Dag Serén | 1960-02-15 |
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Raggare! | Narrator (voice) | 1959-11-13 |
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Körkarlen | Tramp | 1958-09-18 |
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Ingen morgondag | The poet | 1957-10-16 |
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Flamman | 1956-03-25 | |
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Vildfåglar | Fiorentino | 1955-08-21 |
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Tattarblod | Natan | 1954-02-08 |
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Dans på rosor | Olsson, journalist | 1954-08-09 |
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Resan till dej | Bendix' composer | 1953-12-19 |
