Allan Edwall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-25

Day of death

1997-02-07 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden

Allan Edwall

Biography

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. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works. At the 10th Guldbagge Awards in 1974, he won the award for Best Actor for his role as Emil's short-tempered father Anton Svensson in Emil and the Piglet. 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!"

Known For

  • Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

    Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

  • The Emigrants

    The Emigrants

  • The Virgin Spring

    The Virgin Spring

  • The Journey to Melonia

    The Journey to Melonia

  • My Home Is Copacabana

    My Home Is Copacabana

  • The Phantom Carriage

    The Phantom Carriage

  • The Brig Three Lilies

    The Brig Three Lilies

  • The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

  • Topaze

    Topaze

  • Emil of Lönneberga

    Emil of Lönneberga

  • Vildfåglar

    Vildfåglar

  • Misantropen

    Misantropen

  • Sadist

    Sadist

  • Fanny and Alexander

    Fanny and Alexander

  • The Devotion

    The Devotion

  • Kulstötaren

    Kulstötaren

  • Limpan

    Limpan

  • Kort är sommaren

    Kort är sommaren

  • The Die Is Cast

    The Die Is Cast

  • The Making of Fanny and Alexander

    The Making of Fanny and Alexander

  • 4 x 4

    4 x 4

  • The Brothers Lionheart

    The Brothers Lionheart

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • Tattarblod

    Tattarblod

  • Nattens konung

    Nattens konung

  • The New Land

    The New Land

  • Doktor Glas

    Doktor Glas

  • P & B

    P & B

  • Dance on Roses

    Dance on Roses

  • Interlude in the Marshland

    Interlude in the Marshland

  • Games of Love and Loneliness

    Games of Love and Loneliness

  • To Be a Millionaire

    To Be a Millionaire

  • The Sacrifice

    The Sacrifice

  • A Dream Play

    A Dream Play

  • Girls Without Rooms

    Girls Without Rooms

  • Sverige åt svenskarna

    Sverige åt svenskarna

  • Emil and the Piglet

    Emil and the Piglet

  • Good-Bye Nana

    Good-Bye Nana

  • The Rooster

    The Rooster

  • The Red Room

    The Red Room

  • Ronja Rövardotter

    Ronja Rövardotter

  • Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

    Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

  • Duo jag

    Duo jag

  • SOPOR

    SOPOR

  • Madicken of June Hill

    Madicken of June Hill

  • Pirates of the Lake

    Pirates of the Lake

  • Fanny and Alexander

    Fanny and Alexander

  • Rasmus and the Vagabond

    Rasmus and the Vagabond

  • Midsommardröm i fattighuset

    Midsommardröm i fattighuset

  • The Devil's Eye

    The Devil's Eye

  • Ingen morgondag

    Ingen morgondag

  • Emil i Lönneberga

    Emil i Lönneberga

  • Here Is Your Life

    Here Is Your Life

  • On a Bench in a Park

    On a Bench in a Park

  • Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

    Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

  • Hemsöborna

    Hemsöborna

  • Elvis! Elvis!

    Elvis! Elvis!

  • Evert Taube 100 år

    Evert Taube 100 år

  • The Ghost Sonata

    The Ghost Sonata

  • The School of Wives

    The School of Wives

  • You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

    You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

  • Svenska noveller

    Svenska noveller

  • Madicken

    Madicken

  • Blackjackets

    Blackjackets

  • Engeln

    Engeln

  • Stolarna

    Stolarna

  • Winter Light

    Winter Light

  • Mr. Ernest

    Mr. Ernest

  • Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer

    Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer

  • Eriksson

    Eriksson

  • The Banquet Room

    The Banquet Room

  • Bröllopsfesten

    Bröllopsfesten

  • During the Journey to Melonia

    During the Journey to Melonia

  • The Devil's Instrument

    The Devil's Instrument

  • Mondays with Fanny

    Mondays with Fanny

  • Who Loves Yngve Frej

    Who Loves Yngve Frej

  • Lighting

    Lighting

  • New Mischief by Emil

    New Mischief by Emil

  • Åke and His World

    Åke and His World

  • I morgon var en dröm

    I morgon var en dröm

  • Av hjärtans lust

    Av hjärtans lust

  • The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

    The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

  • Hålet

    Hålet

  • Bättre utan hund

    Bättre utan hund

  • All These Women

    All These Women

  • Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

    Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

  • Gustav Vasa

    Gustav Vasa

  • Resan till dej

    Resan till dej

  • We Are All Demons

    We Are All Demons

  • Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

    Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn