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.
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!"
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Filmography (Movies)
Bättre utan hund
Character:Blumfeld
Release Date:27/02/1996
Stjärnbilder
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:10/09/1995
Duo jag
Character:The old boyfriend
Release Date:09/09/1991
I morgon var en dröm
Character:Markus
Release Date:09/12/1990
Evert Taube 100 år
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/1990
Doktor Glas
Character:Doktor Glas
Release Date:18/12/1989
The Journey to Melonia
Character:Prospero (voice)
Release Date:15/12/1989
During the Journey to Melonia
Character:(Prospero)
Release Date:01/01/1989
Lighting
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1988
Pirates of the Lake
Character:Frans i Flinta
Release Date:25/02/1987
The Nervous Man
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1986
The Sacrifice
Character:Otto
Release Date:09/05/1986
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
Character:Skalle-Per
Release Date:14/12/1984
Åke and His World
Character:Principal Godeman
Release Date:26/10/1984
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
Character:Self
Release Date:16/09/1984
The School of Wives
Character:Arnolphe
Release Date:25/12/1983
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Character:
Release Date:22/12/1983
P & B
Character:Josef "Stavros" Bendel
Release Date:10/12/1983
Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår
Character:
Release Date:19/06/1983
Limpan
Character:Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
Release Date:04/02/1983
Fanny and Alexander
Character:Oscar Ekdahl
Release Date:17/12/1982
Rasmus and the Vagabond
Character:Paradis-Oskar
Release Date:12/12/1981
The Rooster
Character:Thorsson
Release Date:04/09/1981
SOPOR
Character:Thorbjörn Fälldin
Release Date:21/03/1981
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
Character:Blind-Jonas
Release Date:14/12/1980
Madicken of June Hill
Character:Herr Nilsson
Release Date:18/10/1980
Sverige åt svenskarna
Character:Doktor Karl Otto
Release Date:31/07/1980
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
Character:
Release Date:19/05/1980
To Be a Millionaire
Character:Allan Persson
Release Date:17/05/1980
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
Character:Herr Nilsson
Release Date:13/12/1979
Bröllopsfesten
Character:Jonas
Release Date:20/02/1978
The Brothers Lionheart
Character:Mattias
Release Date:23/09/1977
Mondays with Fanny
Character:
Release Date:31/08/1977
Games of Love and Loneliness
Character:Markel
Release Date:29/08/1977
Hålet
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/01/1977
Elvis! Elvis!
Character:Elvis' Grandfather
Release Date:20/11/1976
Nattens konung
Character:Kristofer
Release Date:25/12/1974
Kulstötaren
Character:Johan
Release Date:01/01/1974
Emil and the Piglet
Character:Anton Svensson
Release Date:06/10/1973
Who Loves Yngve Frej
Character:Gustafsson
Release Date:06/01/1973
The Ghost Sonata
Character:Gubben
Release Date:30/10/1972
New Mischief by Emil
Character:Anton Svensson
Release Date:21/10/1972
The New Land
Character:Danjel
Release Date:26/02/1972
Emil i Lönneberga
Character:Anton Svensson
Release Date:04/12/1971
The Emigrants
Character:Danjel
Release Date:08/03/1971
Good-Bye Nana
Character:Lindbaum
Release Date:18/12/1970
We Are All Demons
Character:Tor
Release Date:27/06/1969
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
Character:Jacob
Release Date:06/04/1969
Eriksson
Character:Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
Release Date:03/03/1969
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
Character:Wilhelmsson
Release Date:16/01/1967
Here Is Your Life
Character:August
Release Date:26/12/1966
Sadist
Character:Falk
Release Date:27/06/1966
The Devil's Instrument
Character:narrator
Release Date:23/09/1965
The Devotion
Character:Director
Release Date:13/09/1965
Gustav Vasa
Character:Engelbrekt
Release Date:06/09/1965
The Banquet Room
Character:läkaren
Release Date:26/07/1965
My Home Is Copacabana
Character:
Release Date:08/06/1965
4 x 4
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1965
Interlude in the Marshland
Character:Lineman
Release Date:22/02/1965
All These Women
Character:Jillker
Release Date:15/06/1964
A Dream Play
Character:Axel
Release Date:02/05/1963
Topaze
Character:Albert Topaze
Release Date:18/02/1963
Winter Light
Character:Algot Frövik
Release Date:11/02/1963
Misantropen
Character:Acaste
Release Date:14/01/1963
Kort är sommaren
Character:The doctor
Release Date:26/12/1962
Stolarna
Character:Old man
Release Date:12/01/1962
The Brig Three Lilies
Character:Simon Toking
Release Date:26/12/1961
Mr. Ernest
Character:Doktor Chasuble
Release Date:01/09/1961
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
Character:The vagrant
Release Date:17/08/1961
On a Bench in a Park
Character:Street character
Release Date:19/12/1960
The Devil's Eye
Character:The Ear Demon
Release Date:17/10/1960
The Wedding Day
Character:Vicar
Release Date:03/10/1960
Av hjärtans lust
Character:Servant
Release Date:29/08/1960
The Die Is Cast
Character:Dag Serén
Release Date:15/02/1960
The Virgin Spring
Character:Beggar
Release Date:08/02/1960
Blackjackets
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/11/1959
The Phantom Carriage
Character:Tramp
Release Date:18/09/1958
Ingen morgondag
Character:The poet
Release Date:16/10/1957
Girls Without Rooms
Character:
Release Date:25/03/1956
Wild Birds
Character:Fiorentino
Release Date:21/08/1955
Dance on Roses
Character:Olsson, journalist
Release Date:09/08/1954
Tattarblod
Character:Natan
Release Date:08/02/1954
Resan till dej
Character:Bendix' composer
Release Date:19/12/1953
Television Appearances
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Ronja Rövardotter
Character:Skalle-Per
Fanny and Alexander
Character:Oscar Ekdahl
Madicken
Character:herr Nilsson
Svenska noveller
Character:Jonas
Emil of Lönneberga
Character:Anton Svensson
Engeln
Character:Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht
The Red Room
Character:Olle Montanus
Hemsöborna
Character:Carlsson
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