Gunnar Björnstrand
Actor
- Born
- November 13, 1909 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- Died
- May 26, 1986 (age 76)
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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.
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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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Known for
The Seventh Seal
February 16, 1957
Persona
October 18, 1966
Wild Strawberries
August 28, 1957
Fanny and Alexander
December 17, 1982
Autumn Sonata
October 8, 1978
Through a Glass Darkly
October 16, 1961
Winter Light
February 11, 1963
Smiles of a Summer Night
December 26, 1955
The Magician
December 26, 1958
Shame
September 29, 1968
Sawdust and Tinsel
September 14, 1953
Face to Face
April 5, 1976
Acting135
- 1995Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
- 1993Minns ni? as (archive footage)
- 1984The Making of Fanny and Alexander as Self
- 1982Fanny and Alexander as Filip Landahl
- 1982The Farewell as isoisä
- 1979Charlotte Löwensköld as Rural dean Forsius
- 1978The Making of Autumn Sonata as Self
- 1978Autumn Sonata as Paul
- 1977Nationalmonumentet as Svante Puke
- 1977Tabu