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Gunnar Björnstrand (13 November 1909 – 26 May 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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Birth Name
Knut Gunnar Johanson
Born
Saturday, 13 November 1909
Died
Monday, 26 May 1986
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Images from the Playground | (archive footage) | 2009 |
The Making of Fanny and Alexander | Self | 1986 |
Farmor och vår herre | Kommerserådet Borck | 1983 |
Fanny and Alexander | Filip Landahl - Teatern / Filip Landahl | 1982 |
The Farewell | Morfadern | 1982 |
Charlotte Löwensköld | Rural Dean Forsius | 1979 |
Autumn Sonata | Paul | 1978 |
Taboo | Rådmanskan | 1977 |
Face to Face | The Grandfather / Jenny's Grandfather | 1976 |
Gäst hos Hagge | Self - Guest | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Images from the Playground | (archive footage) | 2009 |
The Making of Fanny and Alexander | Self | 1986 |
Farmor och vår herre | Kommerserådet Borck | 1983 |
Fanny and Alexander | Filip Landahl - Teatern / Filip Landahl | 1982 |
The Farewell | Morfadern | 1982 |
Charlotte Löwensköld | Rural Dean Forsius | 1979 |
Autumn Sonata | Paul | 1978 |
Taboo | Rådmanskan | 1977 |
Face to Face | The Grandfather / Jenny's Grandfather | 1976 |
Gäst hos Hagge | Self - Guest | 1975 |
Engeln | Bäckman | 1974 |
Någonstans i Sverige | Svärfadern | 1973 |
Pistol | Alisia's Friend | 1973 |
Lockfågeln | Maj. Swedenhielm / The major | 1971 |
Blow Hot, Blow Cold | Prof. Gunnar Lindmark | 1969 |
The Rite | Hans Winkelmann | 1969 |
Daddy, Why Are You Angry | Adm. Carl | 1968 |
Shame | Mr Jacobi / överste Jacobi, borgmästare | 1968 |
The Girls | Hugo | 1968 |
Tofflan | Engineer Morgan Alm | 1967 |
Stimulantia | Paul Hartman | 1967 |
The Red Mantle | King Sigvor | 1967 |
Here Is Your Life | Lundgren | 1966 |
Persona | Mr. Vogler / Herr Vogler | 1966 |
Sadist | Dr. Rune Wester | 1966 |
My Sister My Love | Count Schwartz | 1966 |
Loving Couples | Dr. Jacob Lewin | 1964 |
Äktenskapsbrottaren | Herr Fotograf Fäger | 1964 |
My Love Is Like a Rose | Georg Ehnström | 1963 |
Winter Light | Tomas Ericsson | 1963 |
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie | Self | 1963 |
Hylands hörna | Self | 1962 |
The Pleasure Garden | David Samuel Franzén / David Franzén | 1961 |
Through a Glass Darkly | David / David - father | 1961 |
The Devil's Eye | Actor / The Actor | 1960 |
Pirates on the Malonen | 'Greven' | 1959 |
Himmel och pannkaka | Ernst C:son Kruuse | 1959 |
Brott i paradiset | Adam 'A.P.' Palmquist / Adam Palmquist | 1959 |
Swinging at the Castle | Agne C:son Stressberg | 1959 |
The Magician | Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health | 1958 |
Miss April | Marcus Arwidson | 1958 |
You Are My Adventure | Tore Hall | 1958 |
Wild Strawberries | Dr. Evald Borg / Evald Borg | 1957 |
Summer Place Wanted | Gustaf Dahlström / Lawyer Gustaf Dahlström | 1957 |
Night Light | Purman / Mr. Purman | 1957 |
The Seventh Seal | Jöns / Squire Jöns | 1957 |
Skorpan | Freddie Braxenhjelm | 1956 |
Seventh Heaven | Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse / Ernst C:son Kruuse, major | 1956 |
Det är aldrig för sent | Professor Rocke / Arne's father | 1956 |
Smiles of a Summer Night | Fredrik Egerman | 1955 |
Dreams | Otto Sönderby, Consul / Otto Sönderby, konsul | 1955 |
Stampen | Acke Kullerstedt | 1955 |
Gabrielle | Robert Holmén | 1954 |
A Lesson in Love | David Erneman | 1954 |
Seger i mörker | Henrik Kugelström | 1954 |
Happy Lads of the Fleet | Shipowner Ludvig Ekman | 1954 |
Glasberget | Dr. Dalander | 1953 |
Sawdust and Tinsel | Mr. Sjuberg | 1953 |
Vi tre debutera | Director Brummer | 1953 |
Dansa, min docka... | Zdenko Zapatil | 1953 |
Oppåt med gröna hissen | Malte Lövman | 1952 |
Bom the Flyer | Sergeant Niklas Slevbrink / Niklas Slevbrink | 1952 |
Kvinnors väntan | Fredrik Lobelius | 1952 |
One Fiancé at a Time | Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk / Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard | 1952 |
Säg det med blommor | Oskar Blomkvist | 1952 |
Livat på luckan | Conscript | 1951 |
Dårskapens hus | Armékapten | 1951 |
Customs Officer Bom | Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova | 1951 |
The White Cat | Jarl Eksell | 1950 |
Kvartetten som sprängdes | Engineer Planertz | 1950 |
Kiss on the Cruise | Film Director Lasse Brenner | 1950 |
Fiancée for Hire | Actor Julius Brumse / Julius Brumse | 1950 |
The Girl from the Third Row | Edvin Burelius / Dr Edvin Burelius | 1949 |
Playing Truant | Bertil Kronberg | 1949 |
Private Bom | Berglund / Korpral Berglund | 1948 |
Little Martin Returns | Kaptenen / The Captain | 1948 |
A Swedish Tiger | Hans Wolff | 1948 |
Each to His Own Way | Sture Widman | 1948 |
Music in Darkness | Klasson | 1948 |
Två kvinnor | Bengt Larsson | 1947 |
Here We Are Coming | Actor Bob Hill, aka Robert Berg | 1947 |
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer | 40-talisten | 1947 |
Soldier's Reminder | Sgt. Löfgren | 1947 |
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling | Sune Eriksson | 1947 |
While the Door Was Locked | Erik Sahlén / Erik Sahlen | 1946 |
It Rains on Our Love | Mr. Purman | 1946 |
Incorrigible | Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt | 1946 |
Kristin Commands | Vilhelm Westman / Dr. Westman Senior / Dr Harald Westman / Vilhelm 'Ville' Westman | 1946 |
Peggy on a Spree | Harald Haraldsson | 1946 |
You Who Are About to Enter | Hagman | 1945 |
Vad vet ni om Sussie | Harry Hellberg | 1945 |
New Order at Sjogarda | Felix Palmer | 1944 |
Torment | Teacher | 1944 |
My People Are Not Yours | Major Rolf von Ritter | 1944 |
Live Dangerously | Hahn | 1944 |
Appassionata | Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden | 1944 |
Jag dräpte | Lindén | 1943 |
General von Döbeln | Löjtnant Bäckström / Lieutenant Bäckström | 1942 |
Adventurer | Count Conti | 1942 |
Scanian Guerilla | Soldier | 1941 |
Spökreportern | Sausage Factory Engineer | 1941 |
Everybody at His Station | Military Doctor | 1940 |
Her Melody | Miss Lindenstjärnas fiance | 1940 |
Man of the Forest | Clerk | 1940 |
June Night | Journalist | 1940 |
Hjältar i gult och blått | Sgt. Kristian / Sergeant Frisk | 1940 |
Mot nya tider | August Palm's Associate | 1939 |
Vi två | Doctor | 1939 |
Panik | Bank Manager Ryder / Ryder, Banker | 1939 |
We from the Theatre | A Man | 1938 |
Bergslagsfolk | Birthday guest | 1937 |
Kvartetten som sprängdes | Engineer Planertz | 1936 |
Landskamp | Young student watching competition | 1932 |
Hans livs match | Student carrying 'Nicken' | 1932 |
Skepp ohoj! | Young man | 1931 |
Mon coeur et ses millions | Un choriste | 1931 |
The Wrong Millionaire | Member of the choir | 1931 |