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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-02-05

Day of Death

2020-01-30 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Also Known As

Bjorn Thunder

Jörn Donner

Biography

Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film. In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.

Known For

Acting

Portraits of Women

1970

Portraits of Women

as

Pertti 'Pertsa'

Brutal

1980

Brutal

as

Regina ja miehet

1983

Regina ja miehet

as

Writer

Hellyys

1972

Hellyys

as

Petteri

Sixtynine

1969

Sixtynine

as

Timo Paasi

Lovers & Leavers

2002

Lovers & Leavers

as

Elokuvatuottaja

Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

1982

Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

as

Self - Narrator

Hangover

1973

Hangover

as

Lasse, bilhandlare

The Undressing

1986

The Undressing

as

keskustelija televisiossa

Asfalttilampaat

1968

Asfalttilampaat

as

Tohtori Bonell

Citizen Schein

2017

Citizen Schein

as

Self

Angela's War

1984

Angela's War

as

Gabriel

Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland

2017

Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland

as

Interviewer / Narrator / Himself

Men Can't Be Raped

1978

Men Can't Be Raped

as

Policeman

Black on White

1968

Black on White

as

Juha Holm

Aamua kaupungissa

1954

Aamua kaupungissa

as

Narrator

Void

2018

Void

as

Himself

The Other Side of Hope

2017

The Other Side of Hope

as

Poker Player

Donner - Private

2021

Donner - Private

as

Self (archive footage)

The Dinosaur

2021

The Dinosaur

as

Self

Losing It

1999

Losing It

as

Self

Palme

2012

Palme

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing