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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 13, 1909
Place of Birth:
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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Gunnar Björnstrand
Biography
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Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stjärnbilder | (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Minns ni? | (archive footage) |
| 1984 | The Making of Fanny and Alexander | Self |
| 1982 | Fanny and Alexander | Filip Landahl |
| 1982 | The Farewell | |
| 1979 | Charlotte Löwensköld | Rural dean Forsius |
| 1978 | Autumn Sonata | Paul |
| 1977 | Tabu | Rådmanskan |
| 1977 | Nationalmonumentet | Svante Puke |
| 1976 | Face to Face | Jenny's Grandfather |
| 1974 | Gustav III | Fersen |
| 1973 | Pistolen | |
| 1972 | The Ghost Sonata | Översten |
| 1971 | Lockfågeln | The major |
| 1969 | The Rite | Hans Winkelmann |
| 1969 | Blow Hot, Blow Cold | Prof. Gunnar Lindmark |
| 1969 | Tunneln | |
| 1969 | The lift that went down into hell | The husband |
| 1968 | Shame | Mr. Jacobi |
| 1968 | The Girls | Hugo |
| 1968 | Pygmalion | Prof. Henry Higgins |
| 1968 | An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman | Self |
| 1968 | Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung | Admiral Carl |
| 1967 | Stimulantia | Paul Hartman |
| 1967 | Henpecked | |
| 1967 | The Red Mantle | King Sigvor |
| 1966 | Persona | Herr Vogler |
| 1966 | Pälsen | Fondmäklare Rickardt |
| 1966 | Here Is Your Life | Lundgren |
| 1966 | Sadist | Dr. Rune Wester |
| 1966 | My Sister My Love | Count Schwartz |
| 1964 | Dance Around the Guldbaggen | Self |
| 1964 | Loving Couples | Dr. Jacob Lewin |
| 1964 | The Dress | Helmer Berg |
| 1964 | The Marriage Wrestler | Herr Fotograf Fäger |
| 1963 | Winter Light | Tomas Ericsson |
| 1963 | Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie | Self |
| 1963 | My Love Is Like a Rose | Georg Ehnström |
| 1963 | Lyckodrömmen | Sebastian |
| 1961 | Through a Glass Darkly | David |
| 1961 | The Pleasure Garden | David Franzén |
| 1961 | Barna Hedenhös | Narrator (voice) |
| 1960 | The Devil's Eye | The Actor |
| 1959 | Swinging at the Castle | Agne C:son Stressberg |
| 1959 | Mälarpirater | |
| 1959 | Crime in Paradise | Adam Palmquist |
| 1959 | Heaven and Pancakes | Ernst C:son Kruuse |
| 1958 | The Magician | Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health |
| 1958 | Miss April | Marcus Arwidson |
| 1958 | You Are My Adventure | Tore Hall |
| 1957 | The Seventh Seal | Jöns |
| 1957 | Wild Strawberries | Evald |
| 1957 | Summer Place Wanted | Gustaf Dahlström |
| 1957 | Night Light | Purman |
| 1956 | Seventh Heaven | Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse |
| 1956 | It Is Never Too Late | Arne's father |
| 1956 | Skorpan | |
| 1955 | Smiles of a Summer Night | Fredrik Egerman |
| 1955 | Dreams | Otto Sönderby, konsul |
| 1955 | Stampen | Acke Kullerstedt |
| 1954 | A Lesson in Love | David Erneman |
| 1954 | Gabrielle | Robert Holmén |
| 1954 | Seger i mörker | Henrik Kugelström |
| 1954 | Flottans glada gossar | Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman |
| 1953 | Sawdust and Tinsel | Mr. Sjuberg |
| 1953 | The Glass Mountain | Dr. Dalander |
| 1953 | We Three Debutantes | Director Brummer |
| 1953 | Dance, My Doll | Zdenko Zapatil |
| 1952 | Waiting Women | Fredrik Lobelius |
| 1952 | Flyg-Bom | Niklas Slevbrink |
| 1952 | Säg det med blommor | |
| 1952 | One Fiancé at a Time | Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard |
| 1952 | Klackarna i taket | |
| 1952 | Oppåt med Gröna Hissen | Malte Lövman |
| 1951 | Livat på luckan | |
| 1951 | Tull-Bom | Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova |
| 1951 | The Nuthouse | |
| 1950 | The White Cat | Jarl Eksell |
| 1950 | My Sister and I | Gunnar Stenwall |
| 1950 | Kvartetten som sprängdes | Engineer Planertz |
| 1950 | Kyssen på kryssen | Lars Brenner, film director |
| 1950 | Fianceé for Hire | Julius Brumse |
| 1949 | Father Bom | Fritjoff Krafft |
| 1949 | The Girl from the Third Row | Edvin Burelius |
| 1949 | Playing Truant | Bertil Kronberg |
| 1948 | Music in Darkness | Klasson |
| 1948 | En svensk tiger | Hans Wolff |
| 1948 | Private Bom | Berglund |
| 1948 | Little Martin Returns | The Captain |
| 1948 | Each to His Own Way | Sture Widman |
| 1947 | Two Women | Bengt Larsson |
| 1947 | Krigsmans erinran | |
| 1947 | Daddy Wanted | Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten' |
| 1947 | One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer | 40-talisten |
| 1947 | The Bride Came Through the Ceiling | Sune Eriksson |
| 1947 | Här kommer vi ... | Skådespelare |
| 1946 | Peggy på vift | Harald Haraldsson |
| 1946 | It Rains on Our Love | Mr. Purman |
| 1946 | Kristin Commands | Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman |
| 1946 | While the Door Was Locked | Erik Sahlén |
| 1946 | Midwinter Sacrifice | Hövdingen |
| 1946 | Incorrigible | Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt |
| 1945 | Sussie | Harry Hellberg |
| 1945 | You Who Are About to Enter | Hagman |
| 1944 | Torment | Teacher |
| 1944 | New Order at Sjogarda | Felix Palmer |
| 1944 | Mitt folk är icke ditt | |
| 1944 | Lev farligt | Dr. Hahn |
| 1944 | Appassionata | Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden |
| 1943 | Jag dräpte | Lindén |
| 1943 | Natt i hamn | Sven Eriksson |
| 1942 | General von Döbeln | Lieutenant Bäckström |
| 1942 | En äventyrare | |
| 1941 | Snapphanar | Soldier |
| 1941 | The Ghost Reporter | |
| 1940 | June Night | Journalist (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Hjältar i gult och blått | Sergeant Frisk |
| 1940 | Karl för sin hatt | Clerk |
| 1940 | Everybody at His Station | Military Doctor |
| 1939 | Mot nya tider | August Palm's Associate |
| 1939 | We Two | Doctor |
| 1939 | Panik | Ryder, Banker |
| 1937 | Bergslagsfolk | |
| 1934 | Uppsagd | |
| 1932 | National match | Young student watching competition (uncredited) |
| 1932 | His Life's Match | |
| 1931 | My Heart and Its Millions | Chorister (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Fanny and Alexander | Filip Landahl |
| 1981 | Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd | Forsius |
| 1981 | The Guldbagge Awards | Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner |
| 1979 | Skeppsredaren | Göran Borg |
| 1976 | Face to Face | Jenny's Grandfather |
| 1974 | Engeln | Bäckman |
| 1973 | Någonstans i Sverige | Svärfadern |