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. 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!"

Filmography (92 Appearances)

Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer

2024

Bättre utan hund

1996

Stjärnbilder

1995

Duo jag

1991

I morgon var en dröm

1990

Evert Taube 100 år

1990

Doktor Glas

1989

The Journey to Melonia

1989

During the Journey to Melonia

1989

Lighting

1988

Pirates of the Lake

1987

Ronja Rövardotter

1986

The Nervous Man

1986

The Sacrifice

1986

Fanny and Alexander

1984

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

1984

Åke and His World

1984

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

1984

The School of Wives

1983

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983

P & B

1983

Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

1983

Limpan

1983

Fanny and Alexander

1982

Rasmus and the Vagabond

1981

The Rooster

1981

SOPOR

1981

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

1980

Madicken of June Hill

1980

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980

Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

1980

To Be a Millionaire

1980

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

1979

Madicken

1979

Bröllopsfesten

1978

Svenska noveller

1978

The Brothers Lionheart

1977

Mondays with Fanny

1977

Games of Love and Loneliness

1977

Hålet

1977

Elvis! Elvis!

1976

Emil of Lönneberga

1975

Nattens konung

1974

Engeln

1974

Kulstötaren

1974

Emil and the Piglet

1973

Who Loves Yngve Frej

1973

The Ghost Sonata

1972

New Mischief by Emil

1972

The New Land

1972

Emil i Lönneberga

1971

The Emigrants

1971

Good-Bye Nana

1970

The Red Room

1970

We Are All Demons

1969

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

1969

Eriksson

1969

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

1967

Here Is Your Life

1966

Sadist

1966

Hemsöborna

1966

The Devil's Instrument

1965

The Devotion

1965

Gustav Vasa

1965

The Banquet Room

1965

My Home Is Copacabana

1965

4 x 4

1965

Interlude in the Marshland

1965

All These Women

1964

A Dream Play

1963

Topaze

1963

Winter Light

1963

Misantropen

1963

Kort är sommaren

1962

Stolarna

1962

The Brig Three Lilies

1961

Mr. Ernest

1961

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

1961

On a Bench in a Park

1960

The Devil's Eye

1960

The Wedding Day

1960

Av hjärtans lust

1960

The Die Is Cast

1960

The Virgin Spring

1960

Blackjackets

1959

The Phantom Carriage

1958

Ingen morgondag

1957

Girls Without Rooms

1956

Wild Birds

1955

Dance on Roses

1954

Tattarblod

1954

Resan till dej

1953 Debut
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