Allan Edwall
Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer (1924-1997)
Johan Allan Edwall 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1960–1986) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Virgin Spring | Ingmar Bergman | 89 | B&W | ||
| 1964 | All These Women | A.B. Svensk Filmindustri | 80 min | Color | sound | |
| 1968 | Hour of the Wolf | MGM/UA | 89 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1972 | The Emigrants | A Svensk Filmindustri production | 151 min | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | The New Land | A Svensk Filmindustri production | 161 min | Color | sound | |
| 1982 | Fanny and Alexander | Ingmar Bergman | 188 | Color & B&W | ||
| 1986 | The Sacrifice | Andrei Tarkovsky | 149 min | Color |