Sven Wollter
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-01-11
Day of Death
2020-11-10 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sven Wollter
Biography
Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.
Known For
Acting
(2022)
The House
as Odd Couple (voice)
(2022)
Day by Day
as Malte
(2019)
(2018)
Videoman
as The Neighbour
(2017)
Sunny Side
as Mauritz Schiller
(2017)
(2015)
Key House Mirror
as Erik
(2015)
(2013)
Hotet från yttre rymden
as Säpochef
(2012)
Flicker
as Barnard
(2012)
Samlaren
as Lennart
(2010)
House of Angels - Third Time Lucky
as Axel Flogfält
(2010)
Georg & Lydia
as Georg
(2008)
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
as Fassa (voice)
(2006)
Trigger
as Lasse
(2006)
Svalan, katten, rosen, döden
as Van Veeteren
(2006)
Fallet G
as Van Veeteren
(2006)
Moreno and the Silence
as Van Veeteren
(2006)
Störst av allt
as Aron
(2006)
Sigillet
as Vete von Vanders
(2005)
Carambole
as Van Veeteren
(2005)
Münsters fall
as Van Veeteren
(2005)
Borkmann's Point
as Van Veeteren
(2005)
(2005)
Molly in the World
as The narrator
(2004)
Heartbeat
as Kirurgen
(2004)
(2002)
Suxxess
as Sigvard
(2001)
A Song for Martin
as Martin
(2001)
Kira's Reason: A Love Story
as Kira's father
(2001)
Kvinna med födelsemärke
as van Veeteren
(2001)
(2000)
Det grovmaskiga nätet
as Van Veeteren
(1999)
The 13th Warrior
as King Hrothgar
(1998)
The Tattooed Widow
as Erik Sandström
(1998)
Ögat
as Criminal detective
(1996)
Jerusalem
as Stor-Ingmar
(1996)
Lines from the Heart
as Self - Actor in 'Iphigenia'
(1996)
Vildhussen
as Pehr Hellzén
(1995)
(1995)
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
(1994)
House of Angels: The Second Summer
as Axel Flogfält
(1993)
Dockpojken
as The father
(1992)
House of Angels
as Axel Flogfält
(1991)
Facklorna
as Evert Gregor
(1991)
(1991)
Violet Bay
as Kerem
(1990)
Smykketyven
as Jan Ström
(1989)
Husbonden
as Peter
(1988)
Sweetwater
as Doc
(1988)
One Way Ticket
as Johannes
(1987)
Friends
as Zeb
(1987)
A Film About Love
as Peter
(1986)
The Sacrifice
as Victor
(1986)
In the Name of the Law
as Inspector Jarnebring
(1985)
Havlandet
as Matti
(1984)
The Man from Majorca
as Bo Jarnebring
(1984)
Sista leken
as Viktor
(1983)
Jacob smitaren
as Doctor
(1981)
The Last Bid
as Police inspector
(1979)
Charlotte Löwensköld
as Foundry proprietor Schagerström
(1977)
(1976)
Man on the Roof
as Lennart Kollberg
(1975)
The White Wall
as Kjell Larsson
(1974)
Rymmare
as Klas
(1974)
(1973)
Krocken
as Bilförsäljare
(1972)
Sandlådan
as Johan
(1969)
(1968)
I Love, You Love
as Sten
(1968)
Exercis
as fänrik Alm
(1968)
Repetitionen
as Villebosse
(1968)
(1968)
I samma rum
as Y
(1967)
I Am Curious (Yellow)
as Captain (uncredited)
(1967)
(1965)
(1959)
Rider in Blue
as Photographer
Crew
(2006)
Störst av allt
Writer