Halvar Björk

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Halvar Björk
Born
Erik Halvar Bertil Björk

(1928-09-22)22 September 1928
Borgvattnet, Sweden
Died12 November 2000(2000-11-12) (aged 72)
Huddinge, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1982
SpouseAlice Strid-Word (born 1930)

Erik Halvar Bertil Björk (22 September 1928 – 12 November 2000) was a Swedish actor. He worked at the Malmö City Theatre from 1962 till 1986, but also made many substantial film- and TV-roles; for example, he acted in Autumn Sonata (1978) and Sunday's Children (1992) by Ingmar Bergman and The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972) by Jan Troell.

Björk won the Best Actor at the 5th Guldbagge Awards for his performance in the Yngve Gamlin film Badarna (1968).[1] He died of lung cancer.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Badarna (1968)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 2014-03-01.

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