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Gunnar Björnstrand

Acting 76 (deceased) years old Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden ★ 0.6
Born: November 13, 1909
Died: May 26, 1986

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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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Filmography

Acting Credits (142)

Stjärnbilder
Stjärnbilder (archive footage) 1995
Minns ni?
Minns ni? (archive footage) 1993
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander Filip Landahl 1984
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
The Making of Fanny and Alexander Self 1984
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander Filip Landahl 1982
The Farewell
The Farewell isoisä 1982
The Guldbagge Awards
The Guldbagge Awards Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner 1981
Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd
Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd Forsius 1981
Charlotte Löwensköld
Charlotte Löwensköld Rural dean Forsius 1979
Skeppsredaren
Skeppsredaren Göran Borg 1979
The Making of Autumn Sonata
The Making of Autumn Sonata Self 1978
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata Paul 1978
Nationalmonumentet
Nationalmonumentet Svante Puke 1977
Tabu
Tabu Rådmanskan 1977
Face to Face
Face to Face Jenny's Grandfather 1976
Face to Face
Face to Face Jenny's Grandfather 1976
Engeln
Engeln Bäckman 1974
Gustav III
Gustav III Fersen 1974
Någonstans i Sverige
Någonstans i Sverige Svärfadern 1973
Pistolen
Pistolen 1973
The Ghost Sonata
The Ghost Sonata Översten 1972
Lockfågeln
Lockfågeln The major 1971
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Blow Hot, Blow Cold Prof. Gunnar Lindmark 1969
The Rite
The Rite Hans Winkelmann 1969
Tunneln
Tunneln 1969
The lift that went down into hell
The lift that went down into hell The husband 1969
Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung
Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung Admiral Carl 1968
Shame
Shame Mr. Jacobi 1968
The Girls
The Girls Hugo 1968
Pygmalion
Pygmalion Prof. Henry Higgins 1968
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman Self 1968
Henpecked
Henpecked 1967
Stimulantia
Stimulantia Paul Hartman 1967
The Red Mantle
The Red Mantle King Sigvor 1967
Pälsen
Pälsen Fondmäklare Rickardt 1966
Here Is Your Life
Here Is Your Life Lundgren 1966
Persona
Persona Herr Vogler 1966
Sadist
Sadist Dr. Rune Wester 1966
My Sister My Love
My Sister My Love Count Schwartz 1966
Loving Couples
Loving Couples Dr. Jacob Lewin 1964
The Marriage Wrestler
The Marriage Wrestler Herr Fotograf Fäger 1964
The Dress
The Dress Helmer Berg 1964
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
Dance Around the Guldbaggen Self 1964
My Love Is Like a Rose
My Love Is Like a Rose Georg Ehnström 1963
Lyckodrömmen
Lyckodrömmen Sebastian 1963
Winter Light
Winter Light Tomas Ericsson 1963
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie Self 1963
Handen på hjärtat
Handen på hjärtat 1962
The Pleasure Garden
The Pleasure Garden David Franzén 1961
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly David 1961
Barna Hedenhös
Barna Hedenhös Narrator (voice) 1961
The Devil's Eye
The Devil's Eye The Actor 1960
Mälarpirater
Mälarpirater 1959
Heaven and Pancakes
Heaven and Pancakes Ernst C:son Kruuse 1959
Crime in Paradise
Crime in Paradise Adam Palmquist 1959
Swinging at the Castle
Swinging at the Castle Agne C:son Stressberg 1959
The Magician
The Magician Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health 1958
Miss April
Miss April Marcus Arwidson 1958
You Are My Adventure
You Are My Adventure Tore Hall 1958
Summer Place Wanted
Summer Place Wanted Gustaf Dahlström 1957
Night Light
Night Light Purman 1957
Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries
Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries Self 1957
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries Evald 1957
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal Jöns 1957
Skorpan
Skorpan 1956
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse 1956
It Is Never Too Late
It Is Never Too Late Arne's father 1956
Smiles of a Summer Night
Smiles of a Summer Night Fredrik Egerman 1955
Dreams
Dreams Otto Sönderby, konsul 1955
Stampen
Stampen Acke Kullerstedt 1955
Gabrielle
Gabrielle Robert Holmén 1954
A Lesson in Love
A Lesson in Love David Erneman 1954
Seger i mörker
Seger i mörker Henrik Kugelström 1954
Flottans glada gossar
Flottans glada gossar Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman 1954
The Glass Mountain
The Glass Mountain Dr. Dalander 1953
Möte med livet
Möte med livet Narrator (voice) 1953
Sawdust and Tinsel
Sawdust and Tinsel Mr. Sjuberg 1953
We Three Debutantes
We Three Debutantes Director Brummer 1953
Dance, My Doll
Dance, My Doll Zdenko Zapatil 1953
Oppåt med Gröna Hissen
Oppåt med Gröna Hissen Malte Lövman 1952
Flyg-Bom
Flyg-Bom Niklas Slevbrink 1952
Waiting Women
Waiting Women Fredrik Lobelius 1952
Klackarna i taket
Klackarna i taket 1952
One Fiancé at a Time
One Fiancé at a Time Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard 1952
Säg det med blommor
Säg det med blommor 1952
Livat på luckan
Livat på luckan 1951
The Nuthouse
The Nuthouse 1951
Tull-Bom
Tull-Bom Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova 1951
The Quartet That Split Up
The Quartet That Split Up Engineer Planertz 1950
The White Cat
The White Cat Jarl Eksell 1950
Kyssen på kryssen
Kyssen på kryssen Lars Brenner, film director 1950
Fianceé for Hire
Fianceé for Hire Julius Brumse 1950
My Sister and I
My Sister and I Gunnar Stenwall 1950
Father Bom
Father Bom Fritjoff Krafft 1949
The Girl from the Third Row
The Girl from the Third Row Edvin Burelius 1949
Playing Truant
Playing Truant Bertil Kronberg 1949
Private Bom
Private Bom Berglund 1948
Little Martin Returns
Little Martin Returns The Captain 1948
En svensk tiger
En svensk tiger Hans Wolff 1948
Each to His Own Way
Each to His Own Way Sture Widman 1948
Music in Darkness
Music in Darkness Klasson 1948
Caged Women
Caged Women Bengt Larsson 1947
Här kommer vi ...
Här kommer vi ... Skådespelare 1947
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer 40-talisten 1947
Krigsmans erinran
Krigsmans erinran 1947
Daddy Wanted
Daddy Wanted Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten' 1947
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling Sune Eriksson 1947
While the Door Was Locked
While the Door Was Locked Erik Sahlén 1946
It Rains on Our Love
It Rains on Our Love Mr. Purman 1946
Incorrigible
Incorrigible Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt 1946
Kristin Commands
Kristin Commands Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman 1946
Peggy på vift
Peggy på vift Harald Haraldsson 1946
Midwinter Sacrifice
Midwinter Sacrifice Hövdingen 1946
You Who Are About to Enter
You Who Are About to Enter Hagman 1945
Sussie
Sussie Harry Hellberg 1945
New Order at Sjogarda
New Order at Sjogarda Felix Palmer 1944
Torment
Torment Teacher 1944
Mitt folk är icke ditt
Mitt folk är icke ditt 1944
Lev farligt
Lev farligt Dr. Hahn 1944
Appassionata
Appassionata Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden 1944
Jag dräpte
Jag dräpte Lindén 1943
Natt i hamn
Natt i hamn Sven Eriksson 1943
General von Döbeln
General von Döbeln Lieutenant Bäckström 1942
En äventyrare
En äventyrare 1942
Trygghet och trivsel
Trygghet och trivsel 1942
Snapphanar
Snapphanar Soldier 1941
The Ghost Reporter
The Ghost Reporter 1941
Everybody at His Station
Everybody at His Station Military Doctor 1940
Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest Clerk 1940
Hennes melodi
Hennes melodi 1940
June Night
June Night Journalist (uncredited) 1940
Hjältar i gult och blått
Hjältar i gult och blått Sergeant Frisk 1940
Mot nya tider
Mot nya tider August Palm's Associate 1939
We Two
We Two Doctor 1939
Panik
Panik Ryder, Banker 1939
Vi som går scenvägen
Vi som går scenvägen 1938
Bergslagsfolk
Bergslagsfolk 1937
Uppsagd
Uppsagd 1934
National match
National match Young student watching competition (uncredited) 1932
His Life's Match
His Life's Match 1932
Ship Ahoy!
Ship Ahoy! 1931
My Heart and Its Millions
My Heart and Its Millions Chorister (uncredited) 1931

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