Alf Kjellin
Alf Kjellin | |
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 Kjellin with Barbara Bain in an episode of Mission:Impossible, 1969. | |
| Born | 28 February 1920 Lund, Sweden |
| Died | 5 April 1988 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Karin Nordgren Gun Hellberg (1958-1973) (divorced) |
Alf Kjellin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈalf ˈɕɛ̌lːɪn]; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows.[1][2]
Biography
Kjellin was well established as a film actor when he occasionally took on roles in television shows. For example, in 1965 he prominently guest-starred as Stalag Luft Kommandant Colonel Max Richter in the two-part episode "P.O.W." (Episodes 30 and 31) of Twelve O'Clock High.[3] He also directed the 1974 Columbo episodes Negative Reaction and Mind Over Mayhem and an episode of the 1976 series Sara.[4]
Kjellin was born in Lund, Sweden and died in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack.
Selected filmography
- The Great John Ericsson (1937) - Young man on Delamater's office (uncredited)
- Med folket för fosterlandet (1938) - Young Man Who Receives Soccer Scores (uncredited)
- Gläd dig i din ungdom (1939) - Henning
- Kadettkamrater (1939) - Greggy Ståhlkrantz
- Stål (1940) - Erik, young worker
- Juninatten (1940) - Assistant Physician (uncredited)
- Hans nåds testamente (1940) - Jacob
- Bright Prospects (1941) - Åke Dahlberg
- The Fight Continues (1941) - Dr. Georg Hammar
- Night in the Harbor (1943) - Arnold
- Jag dräpte (1943) - Harris
- Herre med portfölj (1943) - Lennart Dalén
- Appassionata (1944) - Eric
- Den osynliga muren (1944) - Ivan Levy
- Torment (1944) - Jan-Erik Widgren
- Prince Gustaf (1944) - Prince Gustaf
- Vandring med månen (1945) - Dan Killander
- Affairs of a Model (1946) - Erik Lunde
- Iris and the Lieutenant (1946) - Robert Motander
- Sunshine Follows Rain (1946) - Jon
- Tösen från Stormyrtorpet (1947) - Gudmund Erlandsson
- Woman Without a Face (1947) - Martin Grande
- Madame Bovary (1949) - Leon Dupuis
- Singoalla (1949) - Knight Erland Månesköld
- This Can't Happen Here (1950) - Björn Almkvist
- The White Cat (1950) - The Man Without Identity
- Bärande hav (1951) - Martin Winner
- Summer Interlude (1951) - David Nyström
- Divorced (1951) - Dr. Bertil Nordelius
- My Six Convicts (1952) - Clem Randall
- The Iron Mistress (1952) - Philippe de Cabanal
- The Juggler (1953) - Daniel
- Ingen mans kvinna (1953) - Arne Persson
- Göingehövdingen (1953) - Lieutenant Henrik Wrede
- Flicka utan namn (1954) - Erland Ljung
- Flickan i regnet (1955) - Martin Andreasson
- Blockerat spår (1955) - Himself
- Egen ingång (1956) - Arvid Stenman
- Främlingen från skyn (1956) - Stig Hallman
- Het är min längtan (1956) - Mikael
- Gäst i eget hus (1957) - Age Dahl
- Summer Place Wanted (1957) - Arne Forsman, Artist
- The Mysterians (1957) - Yamamoto (voice)
- Lek på regnbågen (1958) - Björn Rådström
- Panic in Paradise (1960) - Frederik
- The Pleasure Garden (1961, director)
- Karneval (1961) - Ragnar Ennart
- Two Living, One Dead (1961) - Rogers
- The Victors (1963) - Priest
- Min kära är en ros (1963) - P.G. Nilsson
- Ship of Fools (1965) - Freytag
- Assault on a Queen (1966) - Eric Lauffnauer
- Ice Station Zebra (1968) - Col. Ostrovsky
- Midas Run (1969 - directed)
- The McMasters (1970 - directed)
- Zandy's Bride (1974) - Avery (uncredited)
References
- ^ "Alf Kjellin". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Alf Kjellin | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ "12 O'clock High | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Alf Kjellin". BFI.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alf Kjellin.
- Alf Kjellin at IMDb
- Alf Kjellin at the Swedish Film Database
