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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-11-13

Day of Death

1986-05-26 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Also Known As

Гуннар Бьёрнстранд

Gunnar Björnstrand

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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​

Known For

Acting

The Seventh Seal

1957

The Seventh Seal

as

Jöns

Persona

1966

Persona

as

Herr Vogler

Pälsen

1966

Pälsen

as

Fondmäklare Rickardt

Fanny and Alexander

1982

Fanny and Alexander

as

Filip Landahl

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955

Smiles of a Summer Night

as

Fredrik Egerman

Shame

1968

Shame

as

Mr. Jacobi

Here Is Your Life

1966

Here Is Your Life

as

Lundgren

Autumn Sonata

1978

Autumn Sonata

as

Paul

Peggy på vift

1946

Peggy på vift

as

Harald Haraldsson

The Magician

1958

The Magician

as

Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

Face to Face

1976

Face to Face

as

Jenny's Grandfather

Winter Light

1963

Winter Light

as

Tomas Ericsson

Minns ni?

1993

Minns ni?

as

(archive footage)

A Lesson in Love

1954

A Lesson in Love

as

David Erneman

June Night

1940

June Night

as

Journalist (uncredited)

The Rite

1969

The Rite

as

Hans Winkelmann

The Devil's Eye

1960

The Devil's Eye

as

The Actor

Father Bom

1949

Father Bom

as

Fritjoff Krafft

The Pleasure Garden

1961

The Pleasure Garden

as

David Franzén

Sawdust and Tinsel

1953

Sawdust and Tinsel

as

Mr. Sjuberg

Music in Darkness

1948

Music in Darkness

as

Klasson

Torment

1944

Torment

as

Teacher

Gabrielle

1954

Gabrielle

as

Robert Holmén

Waiting Women

1952

Waiting Women

as

Fredrik Lobelius

Flyg-Bom

1952

Flyg-Bom

as

Niklas Slevbrink

The Girl from the Third Row

1949

The Girl from the Third Row

as

Edvin Burelius

Hjältar i gult och blått

1940

Hjältar i gult och blått

as

Sergeant Frisk

Barna Hedenhös

1961

Barna Hedenhös

as

Narrator (voice)

Sadist

1966

Sadist

as

Dr. Rune Wester

It Rains on Our Love

1946

It Rains on Our Love

as

Mr. Purman

Dreams

1955

Dreams

as

Otto Sönderby, konsul

En svensk tiger

1948

En svensk tiger

as

Hans Wolff

Swinging at the Castle

1959

Swinging at the Castle

as

Agne C:son Stressberg

New Order at Sjogarda

1944

New Order at Sjogarda

as

Felix Palmer

Playing Truant

1949

Playing Truant

as

Bertil Kronberg

Tull-Bom

1951

Tull-Bom

as

Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova

General von Döbeln

1942

General von Döbeln

as

Lieutenant Bäckström

Loving Couples

1964

Loving Couples

as

Dr. Jacob Lewin

Tabu

1977

Tabu

as

Rådmanskan

The Girls

1968

The Girls

as

Hugo

Private Bom

1948

Private Bom

as

Berglund

Jag dräpte

1943

Jag dräpte

as

Lindén

Two Women

1947

Two Women

as

Bengt Larsson

Miss April

1958

Miss April

as

Marcus Arwidson

Kristin Commands

1946

Kristin Commands

as

Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman

While the Door Was Locked

1946

While the Door Was Locked

as

Erik Sahlén

Seventh Heaven

1956

Seventh Heaven

as

Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse

The White Cat

1950

The White Cat

as

Jarl Eksell

Summer Place Wanted

1957

Summer Place Wanted

as

Gustaf Dahlström

Snapphanar

1941

Snapphanar

as

Soldier

Charlotte Löwensköld

1979

Charlotte Löwensköld

as

Rural dean Forsius

My Sister My Love

1966

My Sister My Love

as

Count Schwartz

Nationalmonumentet

1977

Nationalmonumentet

as

Svante Puke

You Are My Adventure

1958

You Are My Adventure

as

Tore Hall

Stimulantia

1967

Stimulantia

as

Paul Hartman

Stjärnbilder

1995

Stjärnbilder

as

(archive footage)

Little Martin Returns

1948

Little Martin Returns

as

The Captain

Pygmalion

1968

Pygmalion

as

Prof. Henry Higgins

Henpecked

1967

Henpecked

as

The Red Mantle

1967

The Red Mantle

as

King Sigvor

Mot nya tider

1939

Mot nya tider

as

August Palm's Associate

Everybody at His Station

1940

Everybody at His Station

as

Military Doctor

It Is Never Too Late

1956

It Is Never Too Late

as

Arne's father

Night Light

1957

Night Light

as

Purman

The Dress

1964

The Dress

as

Helmer Berg

Uppsagd

1934

Uppsagd

as

One Fiancé at a Time

1952

One Fiancé at a Time

as

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

Skorpan

1956

Skorpan

as

Blow Hot, Blow Cold

1969

Blow Hot, Blow Cold

as

Prof. Gunnar Lindmark

Daddy Wanted

1947

Daddy Wanted

as

Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'

Tunneln

1969

Tunneln

as

Seger i mörker

1954

Seger i mörker

as

Henrik Kugelström

Crime in Paradise

1959

Crime in Paradise

as

Adam Palmquist

The Glass Mountain

1953

The Glass Mountain

as

Dr. Dalander

Each to His Own Way

1948

Each to His Own Way

as

Sture Widman

Heaven and Pancakes

1959

Heaven and Pancakes

as

Ernst C:son Kruuse

We Three Debutantes

1953

We Three Debutantes

as

Director Brummer

My Heart and Its Millions

1931

My Heart and Its Millions

as

Chorister (uncredited)

My Sister and I

1950

My Sister and I

as

Gunnar Stenwall

We Two

1939

We Two

as

Doctor

Stampen

1955

Stampen

as

Acke Kullerstedt

Natt i hamn

1943

Natt i hamn

as

Sven Eriksson

Oppåt med Gröna Hissen

1952

Oppåt med Gröna Hissen

as

Malte Lövman

Lockfågeln

1971

Lockfågeln

as

The major

My Love Is Like a Rose

1963

My Love Is Like a Rose

as

Georg Ehnström

Midwinter Sacrifice

1946

Midwinter Sacrifice

as

Hövdingen

Sussie

1945

Sussie

as

Harry Hellberg

Gustav III

1974

Gustav III

as

Fersen

Flottans glada gossar

1954

Flottans glada gossar

as

Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman

National match

1932

National match

as

Young student watching competition (uncredited)

Kvartetten som sprängdes

1950

Kvartetten som sprängdes

as

Engineer Planertz

Här kommer vi ...

1947

Här kommer vi ...

as

Skådespelare

The Marriage Wrestler

1964

The Marriage Wrestler

as

Herr Fotograf Fäger

Lev farligt

1944

Lev farligt

as

Dr. Hahn

The Ghost Sonata

1972

The Ghost Sonata

as

Översten

Incorrigible

1946

Incorrigible

as

Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt

Panik

1939

Panik

as

Ryder, Banker

Lyckodrömmen

1963

Lyckodrömmen

as

Sebastian

Kyssen på kryssen

1950

Kyssen på kryssen

as

Lars Brenner, film director

Appassionata

1944

Appassionata

as

Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden

Dance, My Doll

1953

Dance, My Doll

as

Zdenko Zapatil

Fianceé for Hire

1950

Fianceé for Hire

as

Julius Brumse

Pistolen

1973

Pistolen

as

Engeln

Engeln

as

Bäckman

Skeppsredaren

Skeppsredaren

as

Göran Borg

Face to Face

Face to Face

as

Jenny's Grandfather

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

as

Self - Ingmar Bergman Award winner

Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

as

Filip Landahl

Production

Crew

Directing