
Allan Edwall
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-08-25
Day of Death
1997-02-07 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
Allan Edwall
Biography
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
Acting
(1996)
Bättre utan hund
as Blumfeld
(1995)
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
(1991)
Duo jag
as The old boyfriend
(1990)
Evert Taube 100 år
as Self
(1989)
The Journey to Melonia
as Prospero (voice)
(1989)
During the Journey to Melonia
as (Prospero)
(1989)
Doktor Glas
as Doktor Glas
(1988)
Lighting
as Self
(1987)
Pirates of the Lake
as Frans i Flinta
(1986)
The Sacrifice
as Otto
(1984)
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
as Skalle-Per
(1984)
(1984)
Åke and His World
as Principal Godeman
(1983)
P & B
as Josef "Stavros" Bendel
(1983)
Limpan
as Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
(1983)
The School of Wives
as Arnolphe
(1983)
(1982)
Fanny and Alexander
as Oscar Ekdahl
(1981)
SOPOR
as Thorbjörn Fälldin
(1981)
The Rooster
as Thorsson
(1981)
Rasmus and the Vagabond
as Paradis-Oskar
(1980)
Madicken of June Hill
as Herr Nilsson
(1980)
To Be a Millionaire
as Allan Persson
(1980)
Sverige åt svenskarna
as Doktor Karl Otto
(1980)
(1980)
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
as Blind-Jonas
(1979)
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
as Herr Nilsson
(1978)
Bröllopsfesten
as Jonas
(1977)
The Brothers Lionheart
as Mattias
(1977)
Games of Love and Loneliness
as Markel
(1977)
(1977)
Hålet
as Narrator (voice)
(1976)
Elvis! Elvis!
as Elvis' Grandfather
(1974)
Kulstötaren
as Johan
(1974)
Nattens konung
as Kristofer
(1973)
Emil and the Piglet
as Anton Svensson
(1973)
Who Loves Yngve Frej
as Gustafsson
(1972)
New Mischief by Emil
as Anton Svensson
(1972)
The New Land
as Danjel
(1972)
The Ghost Sonata
as Gubben
(1971)
The Emigrants
as Danjel
(1971)
Emil of Lonneberga
as Anton Svensson
(1970)
Good-Bye Nana
as Lindbaum
(1969)
We Are All Demons
as Tor
(1969)
(1969)
Eriksson
as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
(1967)
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
as Wilhelmsson
(1966)
Here Is Your Life
as August
(1966)
Sadist
as Falk
(1965)
(1965)
Interlude in the Marshland
as Lineman
(1965)
Gustav Vasa
as Engelbrekt
(1965)
The Devil's Instrument
as narrator
(1965)
The Banquet Room
as läkaren
(1965)
(1965)
The Devotion
as Director
(1964)
All These Women
as Jillker
(1963)
Winter Light
as Algot Frövik
(1963)
Topaze
as Albert Topaze
(1963)
A Dream Play
as Axel
(1963)
Misantropen
as Acaste
(1962)
Kort är sommaren
as The doctor
(1962)
Stolarna
as Old man
(1961)
Mr. Ernest
as Doktor Chasuble
(1961)
The Brig Three Lilies
as Simon Toking
(1961)
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
as The vagrant
(1960)
The Virgin Spring
as Beggar
(1960)
The Devil's Eye
as The Ear Demon
(1960)
Av hjärtans lust
as Servant
(1960)
On a Bench in a Park
as Street character
(1960)
The Die Is Cast
as Dag Serén
(1960)
The Wedding Day
as Vicar
(1959)
Blackjackets
as Narrator (voice)
(1958)
The Phantom Carriage
as Tramp
(1957)
Ingen morgondag
as The poet
(1956)
(1955)
Vildfåglar
as Fiorentino
(1954)
Tattarblod
as Natan
(1954)
Dance on Roses
as Olsson, journalist
(1953)
Resan till dej
as Bendix' composer
Crew
(1996)
Bättre utan hund
Director, Writer
(1989)
Doktor Glas
Director, Writer
(1987)
Pirates of the Lake
Director, Writer
(1986)
Den nervöse mannen
Director, Screenplay
(1984)
Åke and His World
Director, Writer
(1983)
Limpan
Writer
(1975)
Nisse och Greta
Writer
(1969)
Eriksson
Director, Writer