Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish stage and screen actor and director. He made his stage debut in 1912, his first film "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918), and directed the first Swedish sound film, "Säg det i toner/ The Dream Waltz" in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Edvin Adolphson appeared in more than 500 roles.
Known For
The Phantom Carriage
(1921)
Man at the Inn (uncredited)
Boy of Two Worlds
(1959)
Anders, poacher
Enchanted Journey
(1954)
Johan Kasimir Enqvist
Atlantäventyret
(1934)
First Mate
Full Filmography
Acting
Thomas Graal's Best Child
(1918)
Guest at the wedding
The Gyurkovics Boys
(1920)
Ballroom guest
A Lover in Pawn
(1920)
Guest
A Wild Bird
(1921)
Guest
In Self Defence
(1921)
The Phantom Carriage
(1921)
Man at the Inn (uncredited)
A Scarlet Angel
(1922)
Love's Crucible
(1922)
Man at the inn
The House Surrounded
(1922)
Thomas Graals myndling
(1922)
Friaren från landsvägen
(1923)
Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström
(1923)
Triton tvättpulver
(1923)
Anderssonskans Kalle på nya upptåg
(1923)
Där fyren blinkar
(1924)
The Flying Dutchman
(1925)
The Smugglers
(1925)
Hon, den enda
(1926)
To the Orient
(1926)
The Tales of Ensign Stål
(1926)
Bröllopet i Bränna
(1926)
Sealed Lips
(1927)
Janssons frestelse
(1928)
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
(1928)
Kristian II of Denmark
Gustaf Wasa, Part One
(1928)
Kristian II of Denmark
Triumph of the Heart
(1929)
Torsten Bergström
The Dream Waltz
(1929)
The Two of Us
(1930)
Robert "Bob" Rossiter
Scattered Pages
(1931)
Ship Ahoy!
(1931)
Alvarado de Gotho
Halfway to heaven
(1931)
Nick Pogli
Longing for the Sea
(1931)
Marius
The General
(1931)
Love and Cash Shortages
(1932)
Bengt Berger
Tango
(1932)
Modern Wives
(1932)
Ture Tallén, direktör
Dear Relatives
(1933)
Ludwig
Atlantäventyret
(1934)
First Mate
Man's Way with Women
(1934)
Olof Koskela
The Count of the Old Town
(1935)
Åke Larsson
Bröllopsresan
(1936)
On the Sunny Side
(1936)
Joakim Brink
Johan Ulfstjerna
(1936)
The Great John Ericsson
(1937)
Ryska snuvan
(1937)
Nikolajevitj
Dollar
(1938)
Dr. Jonson
Wanted
(1939)
Only One Night
(1939)
Valdemar Moreaux
Gubben kommer
(1939)
A Crime
(1940)
Rutger von Degerfelt
With You in My Arms
(1940)
Krister Dahl
En kvinna ombord
(1941)
Kapten Åkesson
Life Goes On
(1941)
Mikael Bourg
Fröken Kyrkråtta
(1941)
Anders Berg
Man glömmer ingenting
(1942)
Berthold Segervind
General von Döbeln
(1942)
Georg Carl von Döbeln
Flames in the Dark
(1942)
Rolf Nordmark
The Sixth Shot
(1943)
Georg Winkler
Hon trodde det var han
(1943)
Mark Storm / Kurret
A Day Will Dawn
(1944)
Rolf Dahlman / Rolf Berg
Maria på Kvarngården
(1945)
Birger Jern
Man's Woman
(1945)
Håkan Ingelsson
The Royal Rabble
(1945)
Stefan Anker
Galgmannen
(1945)
Col. Christoffer Toll
Åsa-Hanna
(1946)
Begär
(1946)
The People from Simlangs Valley
(1947)
Stig Folkesson
Supper for Two
(1947)
Claude Dubois
Ingen väg tillbaka
(1947)
Flottans kavaljerer
(1948)
Mateo Carotti
En svensk tiger
(1948)
Johan Tiger
Playing Truant
(1949)
Himself
The Wind Is My Lover
(1949)
Latzo
Kvartetten som sprängdes
(1950)
Anders Åvik
When Love Came to the Village
(1950)
J. O. Bengtsson
Frökens första barn
(1950)
Johannes Porshammar
The Pot Journey
(1950)
Rolling Sea
(1951)
Henry Lilja
One Summer of Happiness
(1951)
Anders Persson
The Nuthouse
(1951)
One Fiancé at a Time
(1952)
Henning Werner, disponent
Hård klang
(1952)
Frans Willenhart
Vingslag i natten
(1953)
Vicar Tornelius
The Road to Klockrike
(1953)
Rat trap maker
Göingehövdingen
(1953)
Svend Poulsen
Enchanted Journey
(1954)
Johan Kasimir Enqvist
Young Summer
(1954)
The Summer Wind Blows
(1955)
Tore
Paradiset
(1955)
Rudolf Ekström
The Unicorn
(1955)
Claes von Klitzow
Darling of Mine
(1955)
Writer
Hamlet
(1955)
Männen i mörker
(1955)
Giftas
(1955)
General Jakob, Helene's Father
Litet bo
(1956)
Sceningång
(1956)
Knut Mattsson
Song of the Scarlet Flower
(1956)
Malm
Pettersson i Annorlunda
(1956)
Jönslund
A Girl of Solbakken
(1957)
Sämund Granliden
The Phantom Carriage
(1958)
Georges
Laila
(1958)
Aslak Logje
A Goat in the Garden
(1958)
Jon Esping
Boy of Two Worlds
(1959)
Anders, poacher
Får jag låna din fru?
(1959)
Fredrik Fredriksson
Av hjärtans lust
(1960)
Anton Humbert
The Wedding Day
(1960)
Johannes Blom
Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
(1960)
Hugo Frejer, direktör
Swedenhielms
(1961)
Do You Believe in Angels?
(1961)
Viktor Günther
Pärlemor
(1961)
Gustaf Odenstam
Sällskapslek
(1963)
Gustav Grepe
Prins hatt under jorden
(1963)
Axel
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
(1964)
Self
Swedish Wedding Night
(1964)
Victor Palm
Stjärnbilder
(1995)
(archive footage)
Directing
The Dream Waltz
(1929)
Director
When Roses Bloom
(1930)
Director
Scattered Pages
(1931)
Director
Modern Wives
(1932)
Director
Vad veta väl männen?
(1933)
Director
Atlantäventyret
(1934)
Director
The Count of the Old Town
(1935)
Director
The Girls' Alfred
(1935)
Director
Klart till drabbning
(1937)
Director
Begär
(1946)
Director
Ingen väg tillbaka
(1947)
Director
Writing