About
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...
Known for
Fanny and AlexanderMovie • 1982
Emil of LönnebergaSeries • 1975
Fanny and AlexanderSeries • 1984
The SacrificeMovie • 1986
Winter LightMovie • 1963
The Virgin SpringMovie • 1960
Ronia: The Robber's DaughterMovie • 1984
The Journey to MeloniaMovie • 1989
MadickenSeries • 1979
The Devil's EyeMovie • 1960
Emil of LonnebergaMovie • 1971
The Brothers LionheartMovie • 1977
New Mischief by EmilMovie • 1972
Here Is Your LifeMovie • 1966
All These WomenMovie • 1964
The New LandMovie • 1972
You're Out of Your Mind, MadickenMovie • 1979
Emil and the PigletMovie • 1973
The EmigrantsMovie • 1971
Rasmus and the VagabondMovie • 1981
SOPORMovie • 1981
Madicken of June HillMovie • 1980
The RoosterMovie • 1981