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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-11-07

Day of Death

1981-03-21 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Norberg, Västmanlands län, Sweden

Also Known As

Peter Rose

Per-Axel Arosenius

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Per Axel Daniel Rank Arosenius (November 7, 1920 – March 21, 1981) was a Swedish actor of mostly supporting parts. His most prominent film role was that of Soviet defector Boris Kusenov in Alfred Hitchcock's 1969 film Topaz. After a dispute with the Swedish taxation authorities on March 21 1981, Arosenius protested by setting himself on fire outside their office in Nacka. He died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. He was 60 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Per-Axel Arosenius, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Topaz

1969

Topaz

as

Boris Kuzenov

Lockfågeln

1971

Lockfågeln

as

Westman

Thriller: A Cruel Picture

1973

Thriller: A Cruel Picture

as

Madeline's Father (as Per Axel Arosenius)

Wide Open

1974

Wide Open

as

Maid in Sweden

1971

Maid in Sweden

as

Inga and Greta's father

Gustav Vasa

1965

Gustav Vasa

as

Tiggare

Liz

1976

Liz

as

Karl Fredrik Andersson

Flames in the Dark

1942

Flames in the Dark

as

Student

Breaking Point

1975

Breaking Point

as

Gun Dealer

Faneflukt

1975

Faneflukt

as

Konsulent i UD

The Office Party

1972

The Office Party

as

Hugo Ludvigsson

Komedi i Hägerskog

1968

Komedi i Hägerskog

as

Ernfridsson

The Man from the Other Side

1972

The Man from the Other Side

as

Dr. Gunnar Hemlin

The Brothers Lionheart

1977

The Brothers Lionheart

as

Tengilsman 1

A Matter of Morals

1961

A Matter of Morals

as

Taxi Driver

Midsommardansen

1971

Midsommardansen

as

histrionen, skådespelare

Skuggan

1953

Skuggan

as

Eddie & Suzanne

1975

Eddie & Suzanne

as

Svensk politiass.

Whoops!

1955

Whoops!

as

Policeman that fines Gary

Flottans kavaljerer

1948

Flottans kavaljerer

as

Kurre Karlsson's friend

Pig Hunt

1970

Pig Hunt

as

Clerk

Badjävlar

1971

Badjävlar

as

Construction manager

A Man with a Maid

1975

A Man with a Maid

as

Rev. Faversham

Miss Julie

1951

Miss Julie

as

The count's friend (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing