
Allan Edwall
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-25
- Died
- 1997-02-07
- Place of birth
- Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Аллан Эдвалль
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
TV Shows (9)

Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Oscar Ekdahl

Emil of Lönneberga
1975
as Anton Svensson

Madicken
1979
as herr Nilsson

The Red Room
1970
as Olle Montanus

Svenska noveller
1978
as Jonas

Engeln
1974
as Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht

Ronja Rövardotter
1986
as Skalle-Per

Hemsöborna
1966
as Carlsson

Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (83)

Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Oscar Ekdahl

The Emigrants
1971
as Danjel

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 New Land
1972
as Danjel

Topaze
1963
as Albert Topaze

The Devil's Eye
1960
as The Ear Demon

The Brothers Lionheart
1977
as Mattias

Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)

The Rooster
1981
as Thorsson

Emil of Lonneberga
1971
as Anton Svensson

Here Is Your Life
1966
as August

During the Journey to Melonia
1989
as (Prospero)

All These Women
1964
as Jillker

The Journey to Melonia
1989
as Prospero (voice)

Sverige åt svenskarna
1980
as Doktor Karl Otto

SOPOR
1981
as Thorbjörn Fälldin

P & B
1983
as Josef "Stavros" Bendel

The Phantom Carriage
1958
as Tramp

Pirates of the Lake
1987
as Frans i Flinta

Rasmus and the Vagabond
1981
as Paradis-Oskar

The School of Wives
1983
as Arnolphe

A Dream Play
1963
as Axel

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
1967
as Wilhelmsson

Who Loves Yngve Frej
1973
as Gustafsson

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
1979
as Herr Nilsson

New Mischief by Emil
1972
as Anton Svensson

Interlude in the Marshland
1965
as Lineman

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
1961
as The vagrant

Madicken of June Hill
1980
as Herr Nilsson

Bättre utan hund
1996
as Blumfeld

The Making of Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Self

Blackjackets
1959
as Narrator (voice)

Midsommardröm i fattighuset
1980
as Blind-Jonas

Misantropen
1963
as Acaste

Åke and His World
1984
as Principal Godeman

Emil and the Piglet
1973
as Anton Svensson

Good-Bye Nana
1970
as Lindbaum

Games of Love and Loneliness
1977
as Markel

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
1969
as Jacob
Sadist
1966
as Falk

Gustav Vasa
1965
as Engelbrekt

Elvis! Elvis!
1976
as Elvis' Grandfather

To Be a Millionaire
1980
as Allan Persson

Kort är sommaren
1962
as The doctor

Tattarblod
1954
as Natan

Nattens konung
1974
as Kristofer
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983

My Home Is Copacabana
1965

Lighting
1988
as Self

Duo jag
1991
as The old boyfriend

The Wedding Day
1960
as Vicar

Mr. Ernest
1961
as Doktor Chasuble

The Devotion
1965
as Director

Limpan
1983
as Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg

The Brig Three Lilies
1961
as Simon Toking

The Nervous Man
1986

Ingen morgondag
1957
as The poet

Dance on Roses
1954
as Olsson, journalist

4 x 4
1965

On a Bench in a Park
1960
as Street character

Eriksson
1969
as Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare

We Are All Demons
1969
as Tor

Av hjärtans lust
1960
as Servant

Mondays with Fanny
1977

The Banquet Room
1965
as läkaren
Stolarna
1962
as Old man

I morgon var en dröm
1990
as Markus

The Die Is Cast
1960
as Dag Serén

The Devil's Instrument
1965
as narrator

The Ghost Sonata
1972
as Gubben

Wild Birds
1955
as Fiorentino

Resan till dej
1953
as Bendix' composer
Kulstötaren
1974
as Johan
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
1980

Doktor Glas
1989
as Doktor Glas

Girls Without Rooms
1956

Evert Taube 100 år
1990
as Self

Bröllopsfesten
1978
as Jonas

Hålet
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår
1983
About 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. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works.… With 92 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Allan Edwall has appeared in 83 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Fanny and Alexander (1982) — as Oscar Ekdahl
- The Emigrants (1971) — as Danjel
- The Sacrifice (1986) — as Otto
- The Virgin Spring (1960) — as Beggar
- Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984) — as Skalle-Per
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