Gunnar Björnstrand
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: November 13, 1909 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Filmography (39)
Fanny and Alexander
1984
The Making of Fanny and Alexander
1984
Fanny and Alexander
1982
Autumn Sonata
1978
Tabu
1977
Face to Face
1976
The Rite
1969
Shame
1968
The Girls
1968
Stimulantia
1967
The Red Mantle
1967
Here Is Your Life
1966
Persona
1966
My Sister My Love
1966
Loving Couples
1964
Winter Light
1963
Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie
1963
Through a Glass Darkly
1961
The Devil's Eye
1960
The Magician
1958
Wild Strawberries
1957
The Seventh Seal
1957
Seventh Heaven
1956
Smiles of a Summer Night
1955
Dreams
1955
A Lesson in Love
1954
Sawdust and Tinsel
1953
Flyg-Bom
1952
Waiting Women
1952
The White Cat
1950
Father Bom
1949
The Girl from the Third Row
1949
Private Bom
1948
Little Martin Returns
1948
Music in Darkness
1948
While the Door Was Locked
1946
It Rains on Our Love
1946
Torment
1944
June Night
1940