
Adolf Jahr
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1893-06-24
- Died
- 1964-04-19
- Place of birth
- Sundsvall, Västernorrlands län, Sweden
Biography
John Adolf Reinhold Jahr, born Johansson, was a Swedish stage and screen actor, singer and director. He made his film debut in Edvard Persson's "Den gamla herrgården" (1925). Adolf Jahr appeared in some 65 feature films.
Known For
Movies (67)

Svärmor kommer
1932

Hemsöborna
1944
as Carlsson

While the City Sleeps
1950
as Iris' Father

Östermans testamente
1954

Strange Harbor
1948
as Captain Greger

The Quartet That Split Up
1950
as Karl Ludvig Sundelin

Dance, My Doll
1953
as Albin Kvist

The People of Värmland
1957
as Löpar-Nisse Jonsson

A Cruise in the Albertina
1938
as John Andersson

Just a Waiter
1959
as Tilly

Skeppare i blåsväder
1951

Perhaps a Gentleman
1935
as Gustaf «Gurra» Lind, havnearbeider

Storm over Tjurö
1954
as Karl Oskar Bohm
Millionaire for a Day
1926
as Robert Kvick, sailor
Laughing in the Sunshine
1956

When Darkness Falls
1960
as Connie Lundgren

Just a Trumpeter
1938
as Adolf Berg
Ådalens poesi
1947

Minns ni?
1993
as (archive footage)

Hur tokigt som helst
1949
Friarannonsen
1955

Livat på luckan
1951
Poor Millionaires
1936
as Ingeniør Jan Eriksson

'Swing It' Teacher
1940
as Bergman

The Ghost at Bragehus
1936
as Einar Hård

Samvetsömma Adolf
1936
as Adolf Berg

Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet
1957
as Johan

Tattarblod
1954
as Frasse Vallander

Lars Hård
1948
as Johan Hård

Robinson i Roslagen
1948
as Alfred Söderman

Djurgårdskvällar
1946

Fasters millioner
1934
as Georg Berger
Johan på Snippen
1956
as Johan Karlsson

En sjöman i frack
1942
as Allan Linde / Fritjof Karlsson

Ä' vi gifta?
1936
as Åke Kjellberg, musiker og komponist

En natt på Smygeholm
1933

Kungen av Dalarna
1953

The Hatter’s Ball
1928
as Ulrik Melander

Adolf i eld och lågor
1939
as Adolf Berglund

Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr
1932
Bröllopet på Solö
1946
as Kalle Österman

Pettersson & Bendel
1933
as Karl-Johan Pettersson

Adolf Armstarke
1937
as Adolf Turesson / Adolf Armstarke of Thureholm

Falska Greta
1934
as Ove Häger
En sjöman går iland
1937
as Axel Nord
The Old Manor
1925

Oss baroner emellan
1939
as Gustaf Adolf Leijoncloo

The Bachelor Brothers’ Housekeeper
1945
as Kalle Österman
Finnskogens folk
1955

Adolf i toppform
1952

Dunungen
1941
as Teodor Fristedt

Cruising with the Lightning
1927
as Rickard

En bröllopsnatt på Stjärnehov
1934
Janne Vängman och den stora kometen
1955
Kronans glada gossar
1952

What a Woman Wants
1927
as Harry Wills

Rannstensungar
1944
as Johan Fahlén
Janne Vängmans bravader
1948
as Janne Vängman

Ebberöds Bank
1946
as Fredrik Ågren
Janne Vängman i farten
1952

Marknadsafton
1948
as Magni

Ung och kär
1950
as Don Sebastian de Gonzaga y Perossi

Man of the Forest
1940
as Ola Hansson

Sköna Susanna och gubbarna
1959
as Fjärdingsman

Adolf klarar skivan
1938
as Adolf Jansson
Janne Vängman på nya äventyr
1949
as Janne Vängman

Quick as Lightning
1927
as Robert Kvick
About Adolf Jahr
John Adolf Reinhold Jahr, born Johansson, was a Swedish stage and screen actor, singer and director. He made his film debut in Edvard Persson's "Den gamla herrgården" (1925). Adolf Jahr appeared in some 65 feature films. With 67 credits spanning from 1925 to 1993, Adolf Jahr has appeared in 67 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Svärmor kommer (1932)
- Hemsöborna (1944) — as Carlsson
- While the City Sleeps (1950) — as Iris' Father
- Östermans testamente (1954)
- Strange Harbor (1948) — as Captain Greger
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