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- Björnstrand was an accomplished film and stage actor but was most widely known for his films under the direction of Ingmar Bergman.
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Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson and Ella Mauléon. After his education at the Royal Dramatic Theatre 's acting school, he made several appearances in theatre, film and radio.
May 20, 2024 · Björnstrand was an accomplished film and stage actor but was most widely known for his films under the direction of Ingmar Bergman. The first Bergman film that he appeared in was Det regnar på vår kärlek (1946; It Rains on Our Love).
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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.
Gunnar Björnstrand made his debut on the Hippodrom-theatre in Malmö, but later worked mainly in Stockholm at various theatres. In film he began playing comedic roles as authoritarian characters with inclination for sadism, for example in Nils Poppe's Bom-series.
- November 13, 1909
- May 24, 1986
He mainly appeared in light comedies until the movies that made him internationally famous: Ingmar Bergman's Sawdust and Tinsel (1953), A Lesson in Love (1954) and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955). He became a close friend of Mr. Bergman.
- January 1, 1
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- January 1, 1
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Known to the general public in his native Sweden primarily as a comic actor, Björnstrand began his collaboration with Bergman with the 1950's comedies, their partnership reaching an uncomfortable juncture with Winter Light in 1962.
Jun 27, 2023 · Of the many films with the great Swedish master Ingmar Bergman, Björnstrand appears in five masterpieces (The Seventh Seal, Winter Light, the aforementioned Persona, Autumn Sonata, and Fanny and Alexander).
