Allan Edwall
Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) 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 Training Academy from 1949 to 1952. Dur
His 1984 film Åke and His World was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
In his self-written songs, he frequently attacked the injustices of society. The music is similar to folk music often using violin and accordion. He won a Swedish Grammy posthumously in 2006.
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’s daughter Martina Montelius). [citation needed]He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician Måns Edwall (1960–2016). 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!"
Born
Aug 25, 1924
Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
Died
Feb 07, 1997
Known For
Acting
Movies
82 acting
13 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Oscar Ekdahl
The Sacrifice
1986
as Otto
The Virgin Spring
1960
as Beggar
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
1984
as Skalle-Per
Winter Light
1963
as Algot Frövik
The Devil's Eye
1960
as The Ear Demon
The Brothers Lionheart
1977
as Mattias
Emil of Lonneberga
1971
as Anton Svensson
The Emigrants
1971
as Danjel
The New Land
1972
as Danjel
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