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Allan Edwall

Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer (1924-1997)

Allan Edwall was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best known outside Sweden for small roles in Ingmar Bergman films such as Fanny and Alexander. In Scandinavia he found his largest audience playing lovable characters in adaptations of Astrid Lindgren's stories, winning the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in 1974 for Emil and the Piglet. He appeared in over 400 works.

Allan Edwall appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1960 to 1986. Most of that work is in drama, history and horror. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Ingmar Bergman (4), Max von Sydow (4), Erland Josephson (3), Liv Ullmann (2), Ingrid Thulin (2).

Known for

  • Fanny and Alexander (1982). One of his roles in Ingmar Bergman’s films.
  • Emil and the Piglet, Anton Svensson. His role as Emil’s father won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor.
  • Åke and His World (1984). His 1984 film, entered into the Moscow International Film Festival.
  • Winter Light (1963). An earlier credit in a Bergman film.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Allan Edwall been in?
Allan Edwall appears in The Sacrifice (1986), Fanny and Alexander (1982), The Emigrants (1971), Hour of the Wolf (1968), Winter Light (1963) and The Virgin Spring (1960) on The Remote.
When was Allan Edwall born?
Allan Edwall was born on 25 August 1924.

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