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Gunnar Björnstrand (13 November 1909 – 26 May 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.
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Known For
The Seventh Seal
(1957)
Jöns
Wild Strawberries
(1957)
Evald Borg
Persona
(1966)
Herr Vogler
Tabu
(1977)
Rådmanskan
Fanny and Alexander
(1982)
Filip Landahl
Winter Light
(1963)
Tomas Ericsson
Through a Glass Darkly
(1961)
David
Autumn Sonata
(1978)
Paul
Face to Face
(1976)
Jenny's Grandfather
Smiles of a Summer Night
(1955)
Fredrik Egerman
The Magician
(1958)
Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Shame
(1968)
Mr. Jacobi
The Devil's Eye
(1960)
The Actor
Full Filmography
Acting
National match
(1932)
Young student watching competition (uncredited)
His Life's Match
(1932)
Uppsagd
(1934)
Bergslagsfolk
(1937)
We Two
(1939)
Doctor
Mot nya tider
(1939)
August Palm's Associate
Panik
(1939)
Ryder, Banker
June Night
(1940)
Journalist
Hjältar i gult och blått
(1940)
Sergeant Frisk
Karl för sin hatt
(1940)
Clerk
Everybody at His Station
(1940)
Military Doctor
Snapphanar
(1941)
Soldier
The Ghost Reporter
(1941)
General von Döbeln
(1942)
Lieutenant Bäckström
En äventyrare
(1942)
Jag dräpte
(1943)
Lindén
Natt i hamn
(1943)
Sven Eriksson
Torment
(1944)
Teacher
New Order at Sjogarda
(1944)
Felix Palmer
Lev farligt
(1944)
Hahn
Appassionata
(1944)
Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden
Mitt folk är icke ditt
(1944)
Sussie
(1945)
Harry Hellberg
You Who Are About to Enter
(1945)
Hagman
It Rains on Our Love
(1946)
Mr. Purman
Kristin Commands
(1946)
Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman
While the Door Was Locked
(1946)
Erik Sahlén
Midwinter Sacrifice
(1946)
Hövdingen
Incorrigible
(1946)
Dr. Bertil Langenfeldt
Peggy på vift
(1946)
Harald Haraldsson
Two Women
(1947)
Bengt Larsson
Daddy Wanted
(1947)
Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer
(1947)
40-talisten
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
(1947)
Sune Eriksson
Här kommer vi ...
(1947)
Skådespelare
Krigsmans erinran
(1947)
Music in Darkness
(1948)
Klasson
Private Bom
(1948)
Berglund
Little Martin Returns
(1948)
The Captain
Var sin väg
(1948)
Sture Widman
En svensk tiger
(1948)
Hans Wolff
Father Bom
(1949)
Fritjoff Krafft
The Girl from the Third Row
(1949)
Edvin Burelius
Playing Truant
(1949)
Bertil Kronberg
The White Cat
(1950)
Jarl Eksell
My Sister and I
(1950)
Gunnar Stenwall
Kvartetten som sprängdes
(1950)
Engineer Planertz
Kyssen på kryssen
(1950)
Lars Brenner, film director
Fianceé for Hire
(1950)
Julius Brumse
Tull-Bom
(1951)
Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova
Livat på luckan
(1951)
The Nuthouse
(1951)
Waiting Women
(1952)
Fredrik Lobelius
Flyg-Bom
(1952)
Niklas Slevbrink
One Fiancé at a Time
(1952)
Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitard
Oppåt med Gröna Hissen
(1952)
Malte Lövman
Säg det med blommor
(1952)
Klackarna i taket
(1952)
Sawdust and Tinsel
(1953)
Mr. Sjuberg
The Glass Mountain
(1953)
Dr. Dalander
Vi tre debutera
(1953)
Director Brummer
Dance, My Doll
(1953)
Zdenko Zapatil
A Lesson in Love
(1954)
David Erneman
Gabrielle
(1954)
Robert Holmén
Seger i mörker
(1954)
Henrik Kugelström
Flottans glada gossar
(1954)
Ludvig "Ludde" Ekman
Smiles of a Summer Night
(1955)
Fredrik Egerman
Dreams
(1955)
Otto Sönderby, konsul
Stampen
(1955)
Acke Kullerstedt
Seventh Heaven
(1956)
Maj. Ernst C:son Kruuse
It Is Never Too Late
(1956)
Arne's father
Skorpan
(1956)
The Seventh Seal
(1957)
Jöns
Wild Strawberries
(1957)
Evald Borg
Summer Place Wanted
(1957)
Gustaf Dahlström
Night Light
(1957)
Purman
The Magician
(1958)
Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
Miss April
(1958)
Marcus Arwidson
You Are My Adventure
(1958)
Tore Hall
Swinging at the Castle
(1959)
Agne C:son Stressberg
Crime in Paradise
(1959)
Adam Palmquist
Heaven and Pancakes
(1959)
Ernst C:son Kruuse
Mälarpirater
(1959)
The Devil's Eye
(1960)
The Actor
Through a Glass Darkly
(1961)
David
The Pleasure Garden
(1961)
David Franzén
Winter Light
(1963)
Tomas Ericsson
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
(1963)
Self
My Love Is Like a Rose
(1963)
Georg Ehnström
Lyckodrömmen
(1963)
Sebastian
Loving Couples
(1964)
Dr. Jacob Lewin
The Dress
(1964)
Helmer Berg
The Marriage Wrestler
(1964)
Herr Fotograf Fäger
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
(1964)
Self
Persona
(1966)
Herr Vogler
Here Is Your Life
(1966)
Lundgren
Sadist
(1966)
Dr. Rune Wester
My Sister My Love
(1966)
Count Schwartz
Pälsen
(1966)
Fondmäklare Rickardt
Stimulantia
(1967)
Paul Hartman
Hagbard and Signe
(1967)
King Sigvor
Henpecked
(1967)
Shame
(1968)
Mr. Jacobi
The Girls
(1968)
Hugo
Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung
(1968)
Admiral Carl
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
(1968)
Self
Pygmalion
(1968)
Prof. Henry Higgins
The Rite
(1969)
Hans Winkelmann
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
(1969)
Prof. Gunnar Lindmark
The lift that went down into hell
(1969)
The husband
Tunneln
(1969)
Lockfågeln
(1971)
The major
Barna Hedenhös
(1972)
Narrator (voice)
The Ghost Sonata
(1972)
Översten
Gustav III
(1974)
Fersen
Face to Face
(1976)
Jenny's Grandfather
Tabu
(1977)
Rådmanskan
Nationalmonumentet
(1977)
Svante Puke
Autumn Sonata
(1978)
Paul
The Making of 'Autumn Sonata'
(1978)
Self
Charlotte Löwensköld
(1979)
Rural dean Forsius
Fanny and Alexander
(1982)
Filip Landahl
The Farewell
(1982)
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
(1984)
Self
Minns ni?
(1993)
(archive footage)
Stjärnbilder
(1995)
(archive footage)
Behind the Scenes of 'Wild Strawberries'
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Bakomfilm Nattvardsgästerna
(2017)
Behind the Scenes of Såsom i en spegel (Through a Glass Darkly)
(2018)