Gunnar Björnstrand

Gunnar Björnstrand

1909-11-13 – 1986-05-26 (age 76) Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal

1957

as Jöns

Persona
Persona

1966

as Herr Vogler

Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries

1957

as Evald

Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata

1978

as Paul

Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander

1982

as Filip Landahl

Winter Light
Winter Light

1963

as Tomas Ericsson

Through a Glass Darkly
Tabu
Tabu

1977

as Rådmanskan

Shame
Shame

1968

as Mr. Jacobi

Smiles of a Summer Night
Smiles of a Summer Night

1955

as Fredrik Egerman

The Girls
The Girls

1968

as Hugo

The Devil's Eye
The Devil's Eye

1960

as The Actor

The Magician
The Magician

1958

as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

The Rite
The Rite

1969

as Hans Winkelmann

Sawdust and Tinsel
Sawdust and Tinsel

1953

as Mr. Sjuberg

Face to Face
Face to Face

1976

as Jenny's Grandfather

Lockfågeln
Lockfågeln

1971

as The major

Minns ni?
Minns ni?

1993

as (archive footage)

Loving Couples
Loving Couples

1964

as Dr. Jacob Lewin

My Sister My Love
My Sister My Love

1966

as Count Schwartz