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Gunnar Björnstrand
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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 …
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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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BODY OF WORK
Gunnar Björnstrand's Filmography
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Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
Minns ni?
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
The Making of Autumn Sonata
as Self
Autumn Sonata
as Paul
Nationalmonumentet
as Svante Puke
Tabu
as Rådmanskan
Face to Face
as Jenny's Grandfather
Gustav III
as Fersen
Pistolen
The Ghost Sonata
as Översten
Lockfågeln
as The major
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
as Prof. Gunnar Lindmark
The Rite
as Hans Winkelmann
No Poster
Tunneln
The lift that went down into hell
as The husband
Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung
as Admiral Carl
Shame
as Mr. Jacobi
The Girls
as Hugo
Pygmalion
as Prof. Henry Higgins
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
as Self
Henpecked
Stimulantia
as Paul Hartman
The Red Mantle
as King Sigvor
Here Is Your Life
as Lundgren
Pälsen
as Fondmäklare Rickardt
Persona
as Herr Vogler
No Poster
Sadist
as Dr. Rune Wester
My Sister My Love
as Count Schwartz
Loving Couples
as Dr. Jacob Lewin
The Marriage Wrestler
as Herr Fotograf Fäger
The Dress
as Helmer Berg
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
as Self
My Love Is Like a Rose
as Georg Ehnström
Lyckodrömmen
as Sebastian
Winter Light
as Tomas Ericsson
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
as Self
No Poster
Handen på hjärtat
The Pleasure Garden
as David Franzén
Through a Glass Darkly
as David
Barna Hedenhös
as Narrator (voice)
The Devil's Eye
as The Actor
Mälarpirater
Heaven and Pancakes
as Ernst C:son Kruuse
Crime in Paradise
as Adam Palmquist
Swinging at the Castle
as Agne C:son Stressberg
The Magician
as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Miss April
as Marcus Arwidson
You Are My Adventure
as Tore Hall
Summer Place Wanted
as Gustaf Dahlström
Night Light
as Purman
Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries
as Self
Wild Strawberries
as Evald
The Seventh Seal
as Jöns
Skorpan
Seventh Heaven
as Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse
It Is Never Too Late
as Arne's father
Smiles of a Summer Night
as Fredrik Egerman
Dreams
as Otto Sönderby, konsul
Stampen
as Acke Kullerstedt
Gabrielle
as Robert Holmén
A Lesson in Love
as David Erneman
Seger i mörker
as Henrik Kugelström
Flottans glada gossar
as Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman
No Poster
The Glass Mountain
as Dr. Dalander
Möte med livet
as Narrator (voice)
Sawdust and Tinsel
as Mr. Sjuberg
We Three Debutantes
as Director Brummer
Dance, My Doll
as Zdenko Zapatil
Oppåt med Gröna Hissen
as Malte Lövman
Flyg-Bom
as Niklas Slevbrink
Waiting Women
as Fredrik Lobelius
No Poster
Klackarna i taket
One Fiancé at a Time
as Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard
Säg det med blommor
Livat på luckan
The Nuthouse
Tull-Bom
as Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova
The Quartet That Split Up
as Engineer Planertz
The White Cat
as Jarl Eksell
Kyssen på kryssen
as Lars Brenner, film director
Fianceé for Hire
as Julius Brumse
My Sister and I
as Gunnar Stenwall
Father Bom
as Fritjoff Krafft
The Girl from the Third Row
as Edvin Burelius
Playing Truant
as Bertil Kronberg
Private Bom
as Berglund
Little Martin Returns
as The Captain
En svensk tiger
as Hans Wolff
Each to His Own Way
as Sture Widman
Music in Darkness
as Klasson
Caged Women
as Bengt Larsson
Här kommer vi ...
as Skådespelare
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer
as 40-talisten
Krigsmans erinran
Daddy Wanted
as Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
as Sune Eriksson
While the Door Was Locked
as Erik Sahlén
It Rains on Our Love
as Mr. Purman
Incorrigible
as Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt
Kristin Commands
as Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman
Peggy på vift
as Harald Haraldsson
Midwinter Sacrifice
as Hövdingen
You Who Are About to Enter
as Hagman
Sussie
as Harry Hellberg
New Order at Sjogarda
as Felix Palmer
Torment
as Teacher
No Poster
Mitt folk är icke ditt
Lev farligt
as Dr. Hahn
Appassionata
as Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden
Jag dräpte
as Lindén
Natt i hamn
as Sven Eriksson
General von Döbeln
as Lieutenant Bäckström
No Poster
En äventyrare
No Poster
Trygghet och trivsel
Snapphanar
as Soldier
The Ghost Reporter
Everybody at His Station
as Military Doctor
Man of the Forest
as Clerk
No Poster
Hennes melodi
June Night
as Journalist (uncredited)
Hjältar i gult och blått
as Sergeant Frisk
Mot nya tider
as August Palm's Associate
We Two
as Doctor
Panik
as Ryder, Banker
Vi som går scenvägen
No Poster
Bergslagsfolk
Uppsagd
National match
as Young student watching competition (uncredited)
His Life's Match
Ship Ahoy!
My Heart and Its Millions
as Chorister (uncredited)