Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 26, 1893
Place of Birth:
Furingstad, Vikbolandet, Östergötlands län
Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish stage and screen actor and director. He made his stage debut in 1912, his first film "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918), and directed the first Swedish sound film, "Säg det i toner/ The Dream Waltz" in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Edvin Adolphson appeared in more than 500 roles.
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) |
| 1964 | Dance Around the Guldbaggen | Self |
| 1964 | Swedish Wedding Night | Victor Palm |
| 1963 | Prins hatt under jorden | Axel |
| 1963 | Sällskapslek | Gustav Grepe |
| 1961 | Do You Believe in Angels? | Viktor Günther |
| 1961 | Pärlemor | Gustaf Odenstam |
| 1961 | Swedenhielms | Rolf Swedenhielm Senior |
| 1960 | Av hjärtans lust | Anton Humbert |
| 1960 | The Wedding Day | Johannes Blom |
| 1960 | Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors | Hugo Frejer, direktör |
| 1959 | Får jag låna din fru? | Fredrik Fredriksson |
| 1959 | Boy of Two Worlds | Anders, poacher |
| 1958 | Laila | Aslak Logje |
| 1958 | The Phantom Carriage | Georges |
| 1958 | A Goat in the Garden | Jon Esping |
| 1957 | A Girl of Solbakken | Sämund Granliden |
| 1956 | Song of the Scarlet Flower | Malm |
| 1956 | Sceningång | Knut Mattsson |
| 1956 | Litet bo | |
| 1956 | Pettersson i Annorlunda | Jönslund |
| 1955 | Männen i mörker | |
| 1955 | Darling of Mine | Writer |
| 1955 | The Unicorn | Claes von Klitzow |
| 1955 | Hamlet | |
| 1955 | Paradiset | Rudolf Ekström |
| 1955 | The Summer Wind Blows | Tore |
| 1955 | Giftas | General Jakob, Helene's Father |
| 1954 | Young Summer | |
| 1954 | Enchanted Journey | Johan Kasimir Enqvist |
| 1953 | Göingehövdingen | Svend Poulsen |
| 1953 | The Road to Klockrike | Rat trap maker |
| 1953 | Vingslag i natten | Vicar Tornelius |
| 1952 | One Fiancé at a Time | Henning Werner, disponent |
| 1952 | Hård klang | Frans Willenhart |
| 1951 | One Summer of Happiness | Anders Persson |
| 1951 | The Nuthouse | |
| 1951 | Rolling Sea | Henry Lilja |
| 1950 | When Love Came to the Village | J. O. Bengtsson |
| 1950 | Frökens första barn | Johannes Porshammar |
| 1950 | The Quartet That Split Up | Anders Åvik |
| 1950 | The Pot Journey | |
| 1949 | The Wind Is My Lover | Latzo |
| 1949 | Playing Truant | Himself |
| 1948 | En svensk tiger | Johan Tiger |
| 1948 | Flottans kavaljerer | Mateo Carotti |
| 1947 | Supper for Two | Claude Dubois |
| 1947 | Ingen väg tillbaka | |
| 1947 | The People from Simlangs Valley | Stig Folkesson |
| 1946 | Begär | |
| 1946 | Åsa-Hanna | Frans Adamson |
| 1945 | The Royal Rabble | Stefan Anker |
| 1945 | Marie in the Windmill | Birger Jern |
| 1945 | Man's Woman | Håkan Ingelsson |
| 1945 | The Gallows Man | Col. Christoffer Toll |
| 1944 | A Day Will Dawn | Rolf Dahlman / Rolf Berg |
| 1943 | Hon trodde det var han | Mark Storm / Kurret |
| 1943 | The Sixth Shot | Georg Winkler |
| 1942 | Flames in the Dark | Rolf Nordmark |
| 1942 | General von Döbeln | Georg Carl von Döbeln |
| 1942 | Man glömmer ingenting | Berthold Segervind |
| 1941 | Life Goes On | Mikael Bourg |
| 1941 | En kvinna ombord | Captain Åkesson |
| 1941 | Fröken Kyrkråtta | Anders Berg |
| 1940 | With You in My Arms | Krister Dahl |
| 1940 | A Crime | Rutger von Degerfelt |
| 1939 | Only One Night | Valdemar Moreaux |
| 1939 | Gubben kommer | |
| 1939 | Wanted | |
| 1938 | Dollar | Dr. Jonson |
| 1937 | The Great John Ericsson | |
| 1937 | Ryska snuvan | Nikolajevitj |
| 1936 | On the Sunny Side | Joakim Brink |
| 1936 | Johan Ulfstjerna | |
| 1936 | The Honeymoon | |
| 1935 | The Count of the Old Town | Åke Larsson |
| 1934 | Atlantäventyret | First Mate |
| 1934 | Man's Way with Women | Olof Koskela |
| 1933 | Dear Relatives | Ludwig |
| 1932 | Tango | |
| 1932 | Modern Wives | Ture Tallén, direktör |
| 1932 | Love and Deficit | Bengt Berger |
| 1931 | Ship Ahoy! | Alvarado de Gotho |
| 1931 | The General | |
| 1931 | Halfway to heaven | Nick Pogli |
| 1931 | Longing for the Sea | Marius |
| 1931 | Scattered Pages | |
| 1930 | The Two of Us | Robert "Bob" Rossiter |
| 1929 | Triumph of the Heart | Torsten Bergström |
| 1929 | The Dream Waltz | |
| 1928 | Janssons frestelse | |
| 1928 | Gustaf Wasa, Part One | Kristian II of Denmark |
| 1928 | Gustaf Wasa, Part Two | Kristian II of Denmark |
| 1927 | Sealed Lips | |
| 1926 | To the Orient | |
| 1926 | Bröllopet i Bränna | |
| 1926 | She Is the Only One | |
| 1926 | The Tales of Ensign Stål | Georg Karl von Döbeln |
| 1925 | The Flying Dutchman | |
| 1925 | The Smugglers | |
| 1924 | Där fyren blinkar | |
| 1924 | Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv | Löfman - Godsägare |
| 1923 | Triton tvättpulver | |
| 1923 | Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström | |
| 1923 | Anderssonskans Kalle på nya upptåg | |
| 1923 | Friaren från landsvägen | |
| 1922 | The House Surrounded | |
| 1922 | Thomas Graal's Ward | |
| 1922 | A Scarlet Angel | |
| 1922 | Love's Crucible | Man at the inn |
| 1921 | The Phantom Carriage | Man at the Inn (uncredited) |
| 1921 | A Wild Bird | Guest |
| 1921 | In Self Defence | |
| 1920 | A Lover in Pawn | Guest |
| 1920 | The Gyurkovics Boys | Ballroom guest |
| 1918 | Thomas Graal's Best Child | Guest at the wedding |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Markurells i Wadköping | Harald Hilding Markurell |
| 1966 | Hemsöborna | Erik Nordström, prästen |