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Born:
1909-11-13
Birthplace:
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Credits:
142 Total Roles
Gunnar Björnstrand
Acting
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Biography
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Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 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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Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 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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Known For
The Seventh Seal
Jöns
Persona
Herr Vogler
Wild Strawberries
Evald
Fanny and Alexander
Filip Landahl
Autumn Sonata
Paul
Through a Glass Darkly
David
Winter Light
Tomas Ericsson
Smiles of a Summer Night
Fredrik Egerman
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stjärnbilder MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Minns ni? MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Fanny and Alexander TV | Filip Landahl |
| 1984 | The Making of Fanny and Alexander MOVIE | Self |
| 1982 | Fanny and Alexander MOVIE | Filip Landahl |
| 1982 | The Farewell MOVIE | isoisä |
| 1981 | The Guldbagge Awards TV | Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner |
| 1981 | Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd TV | Forsius |
| 1979 | Charlotte Löwensköld MOVIE | Rural dean Forsius |
| 1979 | Skeppsredaren TV | Göran Borg |