Allan Edwall
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-25
- Died
- 1997-02-07
- Place of birth
- Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Аллан Эдвалль
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.
His 1984 film Åke and His World was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
In his self-written songs, he frequently attacked the injustices of society. The music is similar to folk music often using violin and accordion. He won a Swedish Grammy posthumously in 2006.
Edwall also owned a theatre, Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm, which he bought in 1986 and operated until his death in 1997 of prostate cancer (it is now managed by Kristina Lugn’s daughter Martina Montelius). [citation needed]He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician Måns Edwall (1960–2016). Acting colleague Erland Josephson wrote about him in Expressen after his death: "He was odd. But, damn it, he managed to be odd in a universal way!"
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Oscar Ekdahl
Emil of Lönneberga
1975
as Anton Svensson
Madicken
1979
as herr Nilsson
The Red Room
1970
as Olle Montanus
Svenska noveller
1978
as Jonas
Engeln
1974
as Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht
Ronja Rövardotter
1986
as Skalle-Per
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Hemsöborna
1966
as Carlsson
Movies (83)
Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Oscar Ekdahl
The Emigrants
1971
as Danjel
The Virgin Spring
1960
as Beggar
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
1984
as Skalle-Per
The Sacrifice
1986
as Otto
Winter Light
1963
as Algot Frövik
The Brothers Lionheart
1977
as Mattias
SOPOR
1981
as Thorbjörn Fälldin
The Devil's Eye
1960
as The Ear Demon
The New Land
1972
as Danjel
Emil of Lonneberga
1971
as Anton Svensson
P & B
1983
as Josef "Stavros" Bendel
The Journey to Melonia
1989
as Prospero (voice)
The Rooster
1981
as Thorsson
Sverige åt svenskarna
1980
as Doktor Karl Otto
During the Journey to Melonia
1989
as (Prospero)
Rasmus and the Vagabond
1981
as Paradis-Oskar
The Phantom Carriage
1958
as Tramp
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
1979
as Herr Nilsson
Here Is Your Life
1966
as August
A Dream Play
1963
as Axel
Kort är sommaren
1962
as The doctor
Pirates of the Lake
1987
as Frans i Flinta
The School of Wives
1983
as Arnolphe
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
1967
as Wilhelmsson
New Mischief by Emil
1972
as Anton Svensson
Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
All These Women
1964
as Jillker
Interlude in the Marshland
1965
as Lineman
Blackjackets
1959
as Narrator (voice)
Madicken of June Hill
1980
as Herr Nilsson
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
1969
as Jacob
Good-Bye Nana
1970
as Lindbaum
Emil and the Piglet
1973
as Anton Svensson
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Self
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
1980
as Blind-Jonas
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
1961
as The vagrant
Games of Love and Loneliness
1977
as Markel
Sadist
1966
as Falk
Who Loves Yngve Frej
1973
as Gustafsson
Topaze
1963
as Albert Topaze
Misantropen
1963
as Acaste
The Wedding Day
1960
as Vicar
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
Nattens konung
1974
as Kristofer
Limpan
1983
as Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
My Home Is Copacabana
1965
Lighting
1988
as Self
Åke and His World
1984
as Principal Godeman
Elvis! Elvis!
1976
as Elvis' Grandfather
Tattarblod
1954
as Natan
Eriksson
1969
as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
Duo jag
1991
as The old boyfriend
To Be a Millionaire
1980
as Allan Persson
Ingen morgondag
1957
as The poet
Mr. Ernest
1961
as Doktor Chasuble
On a Bench in a Park
1960
as Street character
Av hjärtans lust
1960
as Servant
Gustav Vasa
1965
as Engelbrekt
Resan till dej
1953
as Bendix' composer
The Die Is Cast
1960
as Dag Serén
We Are All Demons
1969
as Tor
Mondays with Fanny
1977
Doktor Glas
1989
as Doktor Glas
The Devotion
1965
as Director
Wild Birds
1955
as Fiorentino
Dance on Roses
1954
as Olsson, journalist
4 x 4
1965
The Nervous Man
1986
The Brig Three Lilies
1961
as Simon Toking
Bättre utan hund
1996
as Blumfeld
Stolarna
1962
as Old man
Girls Without Rooms
1956
The Banquet Room
1965
as läkaren
The Ghost Sonata
1972
as Gubben
Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår
1983
I morgon var en dröm
1990
as Markus
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
1980
Evert Taube 100 år
1990
as Self
The Devil's Instrument
1965
as narrator
Kulstötaren
1974
as Johan
Hålet
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Bröllopsfesten
1978
as Jonas
About Allan Edwall
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.… With 92 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Allan Edwall has appeared in 83 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Fanny and Alexander (1982) — as Oscar Ekdahl
- The Emigrants (1971) — as Danjel
- The Virgin Spring (1960) — as Beggar
- Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984) — as Skalle-Per
- The Sacrifice (1986) — as Otto
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