Allan Edwall

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Allan Edwall
Born	Johan Allan Edwall 25 August 1924(1924-08-25) Rödön, Jämtland, Sweden
Died	7 February 1997 (aged 72) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Actor Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1953–1991
Spouse(s)	Britt Edwall (1957–1965)

Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924, Rödön, Sweden–7 February 1997, Stockholm, Sweden) 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 Theatre School (Dramatens elevskola) from 1949-1952. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works. In his songs, he frequently attackted the injustices of society. 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). He is the father of photographer Mattias Edwall. 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!"

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Devil's Eye (1960)
• The Virgin Spring (1960)
• Winter Light (1962)
• All These Women (1964)
• My Home Is Copacabana (1965)
• Emil i Lönneberga (1971)
• The Emigrants (1971)
• The New Land (1972)
• The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
• Fanny and Alexander (1982)
• Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1984)
• The Sacrifice (1986)
• Resan till Melonia (1989)

[edit] Discography

• 1979 Grovdoppa
• 1981 Färdknäpp
• 1982 Gnällspik
• 1982 Ramsor om dom och oss
• 1984 Vetahuteri
• 1991 Edwalls blandning
• 2005 Aftonro (posthumous)
• 2002 Den lilla bäcken - Allans bästa (posthumous)
• 2005 Alla Allans visor (posthumous)
• 2005 Allans allra bästa (posthumous)

[edit] External links

• Allan Edwall at the Internet Movie Database

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