Gunnar Björnstrand
Biography
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Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 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.
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Filmography
Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
Minns ni?
1993
as (archive footage)
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Self
Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Filip Landahl
The Farewell
1982
as isoisä
Charlotte Löwensköld
1979
as Rural dean Forsius
The Making of Autumn Sonata
1978
as Self
Autumn Sonata
1978
as Paul
Nationalmonumentet
1977
as Svante Puke
Tabu
1977
as Rådmanskan
Face to Face
1976
as Jenny's Grandfather
Gustav III
1974
as Fersen
Pistolen
1973
The Ghost Sonata
1972
as Översten
Lockfågeln
1971
as The major
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
1969
as Prof. Gunnar Lindmark
The Rite
1969
as Hans Winkelmann
- No poster
Tunneln
1969
The lift that went down into hell
1969
as The husband
Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung
1968
as Admiral Carl
Shame
1968
as Mr. Jacobi
The Girls
1968
as Hugo
Pygmalion
1968
as Prof. Henry Higgins
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
1968
as Self