Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Date of Birth:

Aug 25, 1924

Place of Birth:

Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden

Johan Allan Edwall was a Swedish stage and screen actor, singer, writer and director. He graduated from the Royal Dramatic Theatre's  Acting School in 1952.

Growing up in the landscape of Jämtland, Edwall spent some time working on a ship before he arrived in Stockholm in the 1940s, just barely making a living as a writer, painter and poet before he was admitted to the Royal Dramatic Theater's acting school in 1949. After graduation he worked at the theater in the 1950s and 1960s  but he was mainly a jack-of-all-trades, appearing on the stage, in movies as well as recording and publishing his own songs.

He is remembered for a string of queer roles, such as Emil's father in the Emil of Lönneberga films, the cheerful vagabond in the Rasmus and the vagabond movie, the dying father in Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander as well as Carlsson in the TV adaptation of Strindberg's Hemsöborna.

In the later part of his life he owned his own theater, Brunnsgatan 4, in Stockholm.  Biography by Mattias Thuresson.

filmography:

Av hjärtans lust Av hjärtans lust

1960

Vildfåglar Vildfåglar

1955

Good-Bye Nana Good-Bye Nana

1970

Tattarblod Tattarblod

1954

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

1961

The Ghost Sonata The Ghost Sonata

1972

The Phantom Carriage The Phantom Carriage

1958

The Devotion The Devotion

1965

Mondays with Fanny Mondays with Fanny

1977

Kort är sommaren Kort är sommaren

1962

Blackjackets Blackjackets

1959

Games of Love and Loneliness Games of Love and Loneliness

1977

The School of Wives The School of Wives

1983

The Brig Three Lilies The Brig Three Lilies

1961

The Devil's Instrument The Devil's Instrument

1965

Topaze Topaze

1963

Ingen morgondag Ingen morgondag

1957

The Die Is Cast The Die Is Cast

1960

Lighting Lighting

1988

The Banquet Room The Banquet Room

1965

Doktor Glas Doktor Glas

1989

Midsommardröm i fattighuset Midsommardröm i fattighuset

1980

Nattens konung Nattens konung

1974

During the Journey to Melonia During the Journey to Melonia

1989

Gustav Vasa Gustav Vasa

1965

Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

1980

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983

Evert Taube 100 år Evert Taube 100 år

1990

Bättre utan hund Bättre utan hund

1996

Stjärnbilder Stjärnbilder

1995

4 x 4 4 x 4

1965

My Home Is Copacabana My Home Is Copacabana

1965

The Wedding Day The Wedding Day

1960

Bröllopsfesten Bröllopsfesten

1978

Duo jag Duo jag

1991

Kulstötaren Kulstötaren

1974

The Making of Fanny and Alexander The Making of Fanny and Alexander

1984

Interlude in the Marshland Interlude in the Marshland

1965

Eriksson Eriksson

1969

Winter Light Winter Light

1963

The Emigrants The Emigrants

1971

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

1979

The Rooster The Rooster

1981

The New Land The New Land

1972

Dance on Roses Dance on Roses

1954

Voyage to Melonia Voyage to Melonia

1989

The Devil's Eye The Devil's Eye

1960

Here Is Your Life Here Is Your Life

1966

New Mischief by Emil New Mischief by Emil

1972

Fanny and Alexander Fanny and Alexander

1982

The Brothers Lionheart The Brothers Lionheart

1977

Rasmus and the Vagabond Rasmus and the Vagabond

1981

The Virgin Spring The Virgin Spring

1960

The Sacrifice The Sacrifice

1986

Madicken of June Hill Madicken of June Hill

1980

Emil of Lonneberga Emil of Lonneberga

1971

Emil and the Piglet Emil and the Piglet

1973

Sadist Sadist

1966

Pirates of the Lake Pirates of the Lake

1987

Sverige åt svenskarna Sverige åt svenskarna

1980

Girls Without Rooms Girls Without Rooms

1956

On a Bench in a Park On a Bench in a Park

1960

Stolarna Stolarna

1962

Resan till dej Resan till dej

1953

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

1969

A Dream Play A Dream Play

1963

We Are All Demons We Are All Demons

1969

Elvis! Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!

1976

To Be a Millionaire To Be a Millionaire

1980

P & B P & B

1983

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

1967

All These Women All These Women

1964

Åke and His World Åke and His World

1984

Who Loves Yngve Frej Who Loves Yngve Frej

1973

Limpan Limpan

1983

SOPOR SOPOR

1981

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

1984

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