Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

  • Birthday: 1909-11-13
  • Deathday: 1986-05-26
  • Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
  • Also know as: Гуннар Бьёрнстранд

Biography

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​

Filmography

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955

As Fredrik Egerman

Winter Light

1963

As Tomas Ericsson

Barna Hedenhös

1972

As Narrator (voice)

Sadist

1966

As Dr. Rune Wester

Miss April

1958

As Marcus Arwidson

Summer Place Wanted

1957

As Gustaf Dahlström

My Love Is Like a Rose

1963

As Georg Ehnström

Midwinter Sacrifice

1946

As Hövdingen

Här kommer vi ...

1947

As Skådespelare

The Marriage Wrestler

1964

As Herr Fotograf Fäger

Pälsen

1966

As Fondmäklare Rickardt

Henpecked

1967

As

The Pleasure Garden

1961

As David Franzén

Father Bom

1949

As Fritjoff Krafft

Playing Truant

1949

As Bertil Kronberg

Private Bom

1948

As Berglund

You Are My Adventure

1958

As Tore Hall

Stimulantia

1967

As Paul Hartman

The Dress

1964

As Helmer Berg

Daddy Wanted

1947

As Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'

Crime in Paradise

1959

As Adam Palmquist

My Sister and I

1950

As Gunnar Stenwall

Sussie

1945

As Harry Hellberg

Kyssen på kryssen

1950

As Lars Brenner, film director

Dance, My Doll

1953

As Zdenko Zapatil

Peggy på vift

1946

As Harald Haraldsson

Nationalmonumentet

1977

As Svante Puke

The Seventh Seal

1957

As Jöns

The Magician

1958

As Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

The Rite

1969

As Hans Winkelmann

Dreams

1955

As Otto Sönderby, konsul

New Order at Sjogarda

1944

As Felix Palmer

Tull-Bom

1951

As Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova

Two Women

1947

As Bengt Larsson

Seventh Heaven

1956

As Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse

Kristin Commands

1946

As Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman

Night Light

1957

As Purman

Blow Hot, Blow Cold

1969

As Prof. Gunnar Lindmark

Seger i mörker

1954

As Henrik Kugelström

Heaven and Pancakes

1959

As Ernst C:son Kruuse

Oppåt med Gröna Hissen

1952

As Malte Lövman

Lockfågeln

1971

As The major

Flottans glada gossar

1954

As Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman

Pygmalion

1968

As Prof. Henry Higgins

Wild Strawberries

1957

As Evald Borg

Persona

1966

As Herr Vogler

Shame

1968

As Mr. Jacobi

Face to Face

1976

As Jenny's Grandfather

Swinging at the Castle

1959

As Agne C:son Stressberg

The Girls

1968

As Hugo

Tabu

1977

As Rådmanskan

Charlotte Löwensköld

1979

As Rural dean Forsius

The Glass Mountain

1953

As Dr. Dalander

Stampen

1955

As Acke Kullerstedt

A Lesson in Love

1954

As David Erneman

Waiting Women

1952

As Fredrik Lobelius

The Girl from the Third Row

1949

As Edvin Burelius

Loving Couples

1964

As Dr. Jacob Lewin

The White Cat

1950

As Jarl Eksell

My Sister My Love

1966

As Count Schwartz

It Is Never Too Late

1956

As Arne's father

One Fiancé at a Time

1952

As Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard

Vi tre debutera

1953

As Director Brummer

Lev farligt

1944

As Hahn

Lyckodrömmen

1963

As Sebastian

Stjärnbilder

1995

As Self

Gabrielle

1954

As Robert Holmén

Var sin väg

1948

As Sture Widman

The Ghost Sonata

1972

As Översten

Panik

1939

As Ryder, Banker

En svensk tiger

1948

As Hans Wolff

Autumn Sonata

1978

As Paul

Flyg-Bom

1952

As Niklas Slevbrink

Sawdust and Tinsel

1953

As Mr. Sjuberg

Music in Darkness

1948

As Klasson

We Two

1939

As Doctor

The Farewell

1982

As

Gustav III

1974

As Fersen

Natt i hamn

1943

As Sven Eriksson

Appassionata

1944

As Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden

Torment

1944

As Teacher

Hjältar i gult och blått

1940

As Sergeant Frisk

It Rains on Our Love

1946

As Mr. Purman

Jag dräpte

1943

As Lindén

While the Door Was Locked

1946

As Erik Sahlén

Kvartetten som sprängdes

1950

As Engineer Planertz

Incorrigible

1946

As Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt

Little Martin Returns

1948

As The Captain

Mot nya tider

1939

As August Palm's Associate

Behind the Scenes of 'Wild Strawberries'

2013

As Self (archive footage)

Fianceé for Hire

1950

As Julius Brumse

Fanny and Alexander

1982

As Filip Landahl

The Devil's Eye

1960

As The Actor

General von Döbeln

1942

As Lieutenant Bäckström

Everybody at His Station

1940

As Military Doctor

Hagbard and Signe

1967

As King Sigvor

Minns ni?

1993

As

Here Is Your Life

1966

As Lundgren

June Night

1940

As Journalist

Karl för sin hatt

1940

As Clerk

National match

1932

As Young student watching competition (uncredited)

Snapphanar

1941

As Soldier

The Nuthouse

1951

As

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