Edvard Persson

Edvard Persson
Persson on the left with Allan Waldner at the set of Baldwin's Wedding (1938).
Born	Carl Edvard Persson (1888-01-17)17 January 1888 Malmö, Sweden
Died	19 September 1957(1957-09-19) (aged 69) Jonstorp, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1924–1956
Spouse(s)	Ellen Rosengren ​ ​ (m. 1916⁠–⁠1933)​ Mim Ekelund ​ ​ (m. 1933⁠–⁠1957)​

Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888 – 19 September 1957) was a Swedish actor and singer.

He got his first role in the 1923 silent film Studenterna på Tröstehult. Overall, Persson made 45 feature films, among those were South of the Highway and Kalle på Spången. He was one of the most popular film actors of his time, often playing the same kind of character - the jovial and good-natured man from Scania.

As a singer he released numerous records. Among his more famous songs were Kalle på Spången, Jag har bott vid en landsväg, Jag är en liten gåsapåg från Skåne and Vi klarar oss nog ändå.

Selected filmography

• The Southsiders (1932)
• Secret Svensson (1933)
• The Dangerous Game (1933)
• The Women Around Larsson (1934)
• South of the Highway (1936)
• Our Boy (1936)
• Baldwin's Wedding (1938)
• Kalle's Inn (1939)
• A Sailor on Horseback (1940)
• Bashful Anton (1940)
• Sunny Sunberg (1941)
• Sun Over Klara (1942)
• The Happy Tailor (1945)
• Jens Mansson in America (1947)
• Each Heart Has Its Own Story (1948)
• Number 17 (1949)
• Pimpernel Svensson (1950)
• Count Svensson (1951)
• The Girl from Backafall (1953)
• A Night at Glimmingehus (1954)
• Blue Sky (1955)
• When the Mills are Running (1956)

External links

• Edvard Persson at IMDb