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.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (92)
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
Self (archive footage)
2024
Bättre utan hund
Blumfeld
1996
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
1995
Duo jag
The old boyfriend
1991
I morgon var en dröm
Markus
1990
