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Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

Birthday: 1909-11-13 | Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gunnar Björnstrand (13 November 1909 – 26 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 120 films. Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 1936-1938. Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman, at that time a mostly unknown theatre director. In the 1940s he got his first major film roles, making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar. He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy. His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress. One of his most famous roles was as the worldly squire who makes such a contrast to his austere and spiritual master in Bergman's most famous film The Seventh Seal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1979
Charlotte Löwensköld

as    Rural dean Forsius

1978
Autumn Sonata

as    Paul

1976
Face to Face

as    Jenny's Grandfather

1968
The Girls

as    Hugo

1968
Shame

as    Mr. Jacobi

1966
My Sister My Love

as    Count Schwartz

1966
Persona

as    Herr Vogler

1959
Crime in Paradise

as    Adam Palmquist

1959
The Magician

as    Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

1958
The Seventh Seal

as    Jöns

1957
Smiles of a Summer Night

as    Fredrik Egerman

1954
A Lesson in Love

as    David Erneman

1949
Father Bom

as    Fritjoff Krafft

1947
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer

as    40-talisten