Gunnar Björnstrand

Actor Nov 13 (died age 76) Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden 1931–1995 (64 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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…

Known For

Film

The Seventh Seal

Jöns

Film

Persona

Herr Vogler

Film

Wild Strawberries

Evald

Film

Fanny and Alexander

Filip Landahl

Film

Autumn Sonata

Paul

Film

Winter Light

Tomas Ericsson

Film

Through a Glass Darkly

David

Film

Smiles of a Summer Night

Fredrik Egerman

Filmography

Acting (142)

Movies (135)

Stjärnbilder

1995

as (archive footage)

Minns ni?

1993

as (archive footage)

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

as Self

Fanny and Alexander

as Filip Landahl

The Farewell

as isoisä

Charlotte Löwensköld

as Rural dean Forsius

8.0

Autumn Sonata

1978

as Paul

8.0

The Making of Autumn Sonata

1978

as Self

Tabu

1977

as Rådmanskan

4.6

Nationalmonumentet

1977

as Svante Puke

Face to Face

1976

as Jenny's Grandfather

7.2

Gustav III

1974

as Fersen

Pistolen

The Ghost Sonata

as Översten

Lockfågeln

as The major

The lift that went down into hell

as The husband

The Rite

as Hans Winkelmann

Tunneln

Blow Hot, Blow Cold

as Prof. Gunnar Lindmark

Shame

as Mr. Jacobi

Pygmalion

as Prof. Henry Higgins

The Girls

1968

as Hugo

5.9

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

1968

as Self

Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung

as Admiral Carl

Henpecked

The Red Mantle

as King Sigvor

Stimulantia

as Paul Hartman

Persona

as Herr Vogler

Sadist

as Dr. Rune Wester

My Sister My Love

as Count Schwartz

Pälsen

as Fondmäklare Rickardt

Here Is Your Life

1966

as Lundgren

6.9

The Marriage Wrestler

1964

as Herr Fotograf Fäger

3.0

Dance Around the Guldbaggen

1964

as Self

The Dress

as Helmer Berg

Loving Couples

as Dr. Jacob Lewin

Winter Light

as Tomas Ericsson

Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie

1963

as Self

7.3

Lyckodrömmen

1963

as Sebastian

My Love Is Like a Rose

1963

as Georg Ehnström

4.0

Handen på hjärtat

1962

Through a Glass Darkly

as David

The Pleasure Garden

as David Franzén

Barna Hedenhös

as Narrator (voice)

The Devil's Eye

as The Actor

Heaven and Pancakes

as Ernst C:son Kruuse

Mälarpirater

Crime in Paradise

as Adam Palmquist

Swinging at the Castle

1959

as Agne C:son Stressberg

6.0

The Magician

1958

as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

Miss April

as Marcus Arwidson

You Are My Adventure

as Tore Hall

The Seventh Seal

as Jöns

Wild Strawberries

as Evald

Night Light

as Purman

Summer Place Wanted

as Gustaf Dahlström

Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries

1957

as Self

Skorpan

It Is Never Too Late

as Arne's father

Seventh Heaven

as Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse

4.0

Smiles of a Summer Night

as Fredrik Egerman

Stampen

as Acke Kullerstedt

Dreams

as Otto Sönderby, konsul

Seger i mörker

as Henrik Kugelström

Gabrielle

as Robert Holmén

A Lesson in Love

as David Erneman

Flottans glada gossar

1954

as Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman

Sawdust and Tinsel

as Mr. Sjuberg

Dance, My Doll

as Zdenko Zapatil

The Glass Mountain

as Dr. Dalander

We Three Debutantes

1953

as Director Brummer

7.0

Möte med livet

1953

as Narrator (voice)

Oppåt med Gröna Hissen

as Malte Lövman

Waiting Women

as Fredrik Lobelius

Klackarna i taket

Flyg-Bom

as Niklas Slevbrink

Säg det med blommor

One Fiancé at a Time

as Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard

5.5

Tull-Bom

1951

as Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova

Livat på luckan

The Nuthouse

The White Cat

as Jarl Eksell

Kyssen på kryssen

as Lars Brenner, film director

4.0

The Quartet That Split Up

1950

as Engineer Planertz

Fianceé for Hire

as Julius Brumse

My Sister and I

as Gunnar Stenwall

Father Bom

as Fritjoff Krafft

Playing Truant

as Bertil Kronberg

The Girl from the Third Row

as Edvin Burelius

Music in Darkness

as Klasson

Each to His Own Way

as Sture Widman

Private Bom

as Berglund

Little Martin Returns

1948

as The Captain

5.6

En svensk tiger

1948

as Hans Wolff

Caged Women

1947

as Bengt Larsson

Här kommer vi ...

1947

as Skådespelare

3.0

Daddy Wanted

1947

as Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'

4.3

The Bride Came Through the Ceiling

1947

as Sune Eriksson

2.0

Krigsmans erinran

1947

One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer

1947

as 40-talisten

5.0

Peggy på vift

1946

as Harald Haraldsson

Incorrigible

1946

as Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt

2.0

Kristin Commands

1946

as Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman

5.8

While the Door Was Locked

as Erik Sahlén

It Rains on Our Love

as Mr. Purman

Midwinter Sacrifice

as Hövdingen

You Who Are About to Enter

as Hagman

Sussie

as Harry Hellberg

Appassionata

as Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden

Torment

as Teacher

Lev farligt

as Dr. Hahn

New Order at Sjogarda

1944

as Felix Palmer

4.8

Mitt folk är icke ditt

1944

Natt i hamn

1943

as Sven Eriksson

Jag dräpte

1943

as Lindén

3.5

General von Döbeln

1942

as Lieutenant Bäckström

Trygghet och trivsel

En äventyrare

Snapphanar

as Soldier

The Ghost Reporter

Hjältar i gult och blått

1940

as Sergeant Frisk

5.5

Everybody at His Station

1940

as Military Doctor

June Night

1940

as Journalist (uncredited)

Hennes melodi

Karl för sin hatt

as Clerk

Panik

as Ryder, Banker

Mot nya tider

1939

as August Palm's Associate

We Two

as Doctor

Vi som går scenvägen

Bergslagsfolk

Uppsagd

National match

as Young student watching competition (uncredited)

His Life's Match

1932

My Heart and Its Millions

1931

as Chorister (uncredited)

Ship Ahoy!

1931

Television (7)

Fanny and Alexander

1984

as Filip Landahl

8.3

The Guldbagge Awards

1981

as Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner

5.5

Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd

1981

as Forsius

8.0

Skeppsredaren

1979

as Göran Borg

Face to Face

1976

as Jenny's Grandfather

Engeln

as Bäckman

Någonstans i Sverige

as Svärfadern