Allan Edwall

Allan Edwall

Acting
Born 1924-08-25 - Died 1997-02-07Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden

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!"

Movies (82)

Fanny and Alexander
7.8

Fanny and Alexander

1982Movie7.8
The Sacrifice
7.7

The Sacrifice

1986Movie7.7
Sadist
6.5

Sadist

1966Movie6.5
The Virgin Spring
7.9

The Virgin Spring

1960Movie7.9
Pirates of the Lake
6.0

Pirates of the Lake

1987Movie6.0
The Devil's Eye
7.1

The Devil's Eye

1960Movie7.1
Emil of Lonneberga
6.7

Emil of Lonneberga

1971Movie6.7
Ingen morgondag
8.0

Ingen morgondag

1957Movie8.0
Winter Light
7.9

Winter Light

1963Movie7.9
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
7.0

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

1984Movie7.0
Here Is Your Life
7.1

Here Is Your Life

1966Movie7.1
The Emigrants
7.4

The Emigrants

1971Movie7.4
The Brothers Lionheart
6.7

The Brothers Lionheart

1977Movie6.7
Åke and His World
6.3

Åke and His World

1984Movie6.3
Dance on Roses
6.5

Dance on Roses

1954Movie6.5
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
7.0

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person

1967Movie7.0
Hålet

Hålet

1977Movie
All These Women
6.1

All These Women

1964Movie6.1
Sverige åt svenskarna
3.2

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980Movie3.2
Lighting
9.0

Lighting

1988Movie9.0
Good-Bye Nana
8.0

Good-Bye Nana

1970Movie8.0
The Devotion
8.0

The Devotion

1965Movie8.0
The Journey to Melonia
6.6

The Journey to Melonia

1989Movie6.6
Rasmus and the Vagabond
6.3

Rasmus and the Vagabond

1981Movie6.3
Doktor Glas

Doktor Glas

1989Movie
Eriksson
8.0

Eriksson

1969Movie8.0
New Mischief by Emil
6.7

New Mischief by Emil

1972Movie6.7
Wild Birds
9.0

Wild Birds

1955Movie9.0
Girls Without Rooms
6.7

Girls Without Rooms

1956Movie6.7
You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken
6.1

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

1979Movie6.1
The Devil's Instrument
8.0

The Devil's Instrument

1965Movie8.0
The Phantom Carriage
6.0

The Phantom Carriage

1958Movie6.0
Madicken of June Hill
5.8

Madicken of June Hill

1980Movie5.8
The New Land
7.5

The New Land

1972Movie7.5
Games of Love and Loneliness
4.2

Games of Love and Loneliness

1977Movie4.2
Emil and the Piglet
6.8

Emil and the Piglet

1973Movie6.8
The Rooster
5.6

The Rooster

1981Movie5.6
Limpan
7.0

Limpan

1983Movie7.0
P & B
6.2

P & B

1983Movie6.2
The Banquet Room
6.5

The Banquet Room

1965Movie6.5
Stolarna
8.0

Stolarna

1962Movie8.0
To Be a Millionaire
5.8

To Be a Millionaire

1980Movie5.8
Topaze
9.0

Topaze

1963Movie9.0
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
6.7

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

1961Movie6.7
My Home Is Copacabana
6.8

My Home Is Copacabana

1965Movie6.8
Kort är sommaren
9.0

Kort är sommaren

1962Movie9.0
Blackjackets
6.3

Blackjackets

1959Movie6.3
The School of Wives
6.1

The School of Wives

1983Movie6.1
SOPOR
5.5

SOPOR

1981Movie5.5
Interlude in the Marshland
7.2

Interlude in the Marshland

1965Movie7.2
The Die Is Cast
6.1

The Die Is Cast

1960Movie6.1
During the Journey to Melonia

During the Journey to Melonia

1989Movie
A Dream Play
7.0

A Dream Play

1963Movie7.0
Who Loves Yngve Frej
7.2

Who Loves Yngve Frej

1973Movie7.2
Bättre utan hund
8.0

Bättre utan hund

1996Movie8.0
Av hjärtans lust
10.0

Av hjärtans lust

1960Movie10.0
Tattarblod
9.0

Tattarblod

1954Movie9.0
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
6.9

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

1984Movie6.9
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
7.3

The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing

1969Movie7.3
4 x 4
7.3

4 x 4

1965Movie7.3
I morgon var en dröm
7.0

I morgon var en dröm

1990Movie7.0
Mr. Ernest
8.0

Mr. Ernest

1961Movie8.0
Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

Allan Edwall sjunger ut i Påtår

1983Movie
Elvis! Elvis!
5.4

Elvis! Elvis!

1976Movie5.4
Resan till dej
7.0

Resan till dej

1953Movie7.0
The Brig Three Lilies
6.6

The Brig Three Lilies

1961Movie6.6
The Nervous Man
7.5

The Nervous Man

1986Movie7.5
Gustav Vasa
8.0

Gustav Vasa

1965Movie8.0
The Wedding Day
7.0

The Wedding Day

1960Movie7.0
Stjärnbilder
10.0

Stjärnbilder

1995Movie10.0
Misantropen
10.0

Misantropen

1963Movie10.0
The Ghost Sonata
9.0

The Ghost Sonata

1972Movie9.0
Mondays with Fanny
9.0

Mondays with Fanny

1977Movie9.0
Nattens konung

Nattens konung

1974Movie
Bröllopsfesten
7.0

Bröllopsfesten

1978Movie7.0
Midsommardröm i fattighuset

Midsommardröm i fattighuset

1980Movie
We Are All Demons
5.8

We Are All Demons

1969Movie5.8
Kulstötaren
10.0

Kulstötaren

1974Movie10.0
Evert Taube 100 år

Evert Taube 100 år

1990Movie
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983Movie
On a Bench in a Park
5.0

On a Bench in a Park

1960Movie5.0
Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn
7.0

Filmen om Anton Nilson. Till arbetarklassens barn

1980Movie7.0

TV Shows (10)

Fanny and Alexander
8.3

Fanny and Alexander

1984Series8.3
Emil of Lönneberga
7.5

Emil of Lönneberga

1975Series7.5
Svenska noveller

Svenska noveller

1978Series
Madicken
6.3

Madicken

1979Series6.3
Duo jag

Duo jag

1991Series
The Red Room
7.0

The Red Room

1970Series7.0
Ronja Rövardotter
6.8

Ronja Rövardotter

1986Series6.8
Engeln
8.5

Engeln

1974Series8.5
Hemsöborna
8.2

Hemsöborna

1966Series8.2
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer
7.0

Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer

2024Series7.0