Björn Berglund (16 October 1904 – 3 August 1968) was a
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
stage and film and television actor.
Biography
Björn Nils Johan Gustaf Berglund was born in
Jörn
Jörn is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2010. Vladimir Lenin made his last stop in Sweden at the railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a mea ...
,
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bot ...
. He began his career in cinema in the 1939
Edvin Adolphson
Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...
-directed musical film ''Säg det i toner'' (English release title: ''The Dream Waltz'') starring
Håkan Westergren
Håkan Karl Leonard Westergren (29 April 1899 – 15 October 1981) was a Swedish actor. He was mostly known for playing in Swedish comedy movies during the 1930s and 1940s, but was sometimes seen in some more serious roles. He was married to ...
and
Stina Berg
Stina Berg (21 October 1869 – 5 October 1930) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1912 and 1931.
Selected filmography
* '' Laughter and Tears'' (1913) directed by Victor Seastrom
* ''Children of t ...
. His career would span nearly four decades and he would appear in over seventy-five films. He died in Sweden at 1968 at age 63.
Selected filmography
* ''
Say It with Music'' (1929)
* ''
The Southsiders'' (1932)
* ''
His Life's Match
''His Life's Match'' (Swedish: ''Hans livs match'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Georg Blomstedt, Björn Berglund and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & von Bagh p.150
The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' (1933)
* ''
Saturday Nights'' (1933)
* ''
Andersson's Kalle'' (1934)
* ''
Swedenhielms
''Swedenhielms'' is a 1935 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Gustaf Molander. The film is based on the play by Hjalmar Bergman from 1923 and starrs Gösta Ekman, Karin Swanström, and Tutta Rolf.
Plot
The Swedenhielm family is an old proud ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Shipwrecked Max
''Shipwrecked Max'' (German: ''Rendezvous im Paradies'', Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max'') is a 1936 Austrian-Swedish drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and Sigurd Wallén and starring Max Hansen, Gull-Maj Norin and Brita Appelgren.Qvist & Von Ba ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936)
* ''
The Andersson Family
''The Andersson Family'' (Swedish: ''Familjen Andersson'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Wallén, Elsa Carlsson and Inga-Bodil Vetterlund. Wallengren p.226 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Conflict
Conflict may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton
* ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne
* ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Baldwin's Wedding
''Baldwin's Wedding'' (Swedish:''Baldevins bröllop'') is a 1938 Swedish comedy film. The film was written by Edvard Persson and Gideon Wahlberg and directed by Emil A. Lingheim and Gideon Wahlberg.
Plot
The film is about the dockworker Baldev ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Storm Over the Skerries
''Storm Over the Skerries'' (Swedish: ''Storm över skären'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Sten Lindgren, Karin Ekelund and Björn Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Emilie Högquist
Emilie Sophie Högquist or Högqvist (29 April 1812 – 18 December 1846) was a Swedish stage actress. She was a star of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and has been referred to as the first celebrity within Swedish drama and known as the Swedish ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Bashful Anton'' (1940)
* ''
Woman on Board
''Woman on Board'' (Swedish: ''En kvinna ombord'') is a 1941 war drama film directed by Gunnar Skoglund and starring Edvin Adolphson, Karin Ekelund and Hampe Faustman.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockho ...
'' (1941)
* ''
The Heavenly Play
''The Heavenly Play'' ( sv, Himlaspelet) is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg.
Plot
The young peasants Mats and Marit are about to marry when a disease breaks out in their village. Marit gets accused of being a witch and sentenc ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Sun Over Klara'' (1942)
* ''
Tomorrow's Melody
''Tomorrow's Melody'' (Swedish: ''Morgondagens melodi'') is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Frisk and starring Viveca Lindfors, Nils Lundell and Björn Berglund.Qvist & von Bagh p.105 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Life and Death
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'' (1943)
* ''
Kungajakt
''Kungajakt'' (English: ''The Royal Hunt'') is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg.
Cast
* Inga Tidblad as Catherine von Wismar
* Holger Löwenadler as Carl Gustav von Wismar
* Lauritz Falk as Lt. Rehusen
* Erik Hell as Möllerste ...
'' (1944)
* ''
My People Are Not Yours
''My People Are Not Yours'' (Swedish: ''Mitt folk är icke ditt'') is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Weyler Hildebrand and starring Sonja Wigert, Gunnar Björnstrand and Hampe Faustman. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in St ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Motherhood
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'' (1945)
* ''
Number 17 (1949 film), Number 17'' (1949)
* ''
The Street The Street may refer to:
Geographical
*Wall Street in New York City's Financial District
* The Street, Lawshall, Suffolk, England
* The Street (Heath Charnock), a building and bridleway in Rivington, Lancashire, England
Film and television
* ''The ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Vagabond Blacksmiths
''Vagabond Blacksmiths'' (Swedish: ''Smeder på luffen'') is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Anders Börje, Åke Fridell and Georg Skarstedt.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.152 It was shot at the C ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Two Stories Up
''Two Stories Up'' or ''Across the Yard and Two Flights Up'' (Swedish: ''Två trappor över gården'') is a 1950 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Werner and starring Gertrud Fridh, Bengt Eklund and Irma Christenson.Larsson & Marklund p.155 It ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Saucepan Journey
''The Saucepan Journey'' (Swedish: ''Kastrullresan'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy family film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Sigge Fürst and Edvin Adolphson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.112 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Dangerous Spring
''Dangerous Spring'' (Swedish: ''Farlig vår'') is a 1949 Swedish crime drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Karl-Arne Holmsten, Birger Malmsten and Jan Molander.Qvist & Von Bagh p.112 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Poker
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'' (1951)
* ''
In Lilac Time
''In Lilac Time'' (Swedish: ''När syrenerna blomma'') is a 1952 Swedish historical film, historical drama film directed by Ivar Johansson (director), Ivar Johansson and starring Kenne Fant, Nine-Christine Jönsson and Gudrun Brost.Qvist & Von Bag ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Encounter with Life
''Encounter with Life'' (Swedish: ''Möte med livet'') is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Werner and starring Doris Svedlund, Per Oscarsson and Arnold Sjöstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.121 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockhol ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Defiance'' (1952)
* ''
House of Women
''House of Women'' is a 1962 American crime drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and Andrew Duggan. Walter Doniger, who was hired to direct the film, was fired and replaced by Wilbur 10 days into shooting.
Plot
Erica Hayden ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Ursula, the Girl from the Finnish Forests
''Ursula, the Girl from the Finnish Forests'' (Swedish: ''Ursula - Flickan i Finnskogarna'') is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Eva Stiberg, Birger Malmsten and Naima Wifstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot a ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue
''Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue'' (original Swedish title ''Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus'') is the third and last novel about the Swedish "master detective" Kalle Blomkvist, written by Astrid Lindgren.
It was published in 1953, during ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Luffaren och Rasmus
''Luffaren och Rasmus'' (''Rasmus and the Vagabond'') is a 1955 Swedish film directed by Rolf Husberg and written by Astrid Lindgren.
Plot
Rasmus lives in an orphanage. He wants to be adopted by loving parents. But soon he realizes that only gir ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Voyage in the Night
''Voyage in the Night'' (Swedish: ''Resa i natten'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Eva Dahlbeck and Ulla Sallert. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets we ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Ön
''Ön'' ( en, The Island) is a 1966 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. At the 3rd Guldbagge Awards Sjöberg won the award for Best Director. The film was also entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Per Myrberg as Count Mag ...
'' (1956)
* ''
Stage Entrance'' (1956)
* ''
Night Child'' (1956)
* ''
The Minister of Uddarbo
''The Minister of Uddarbo'' (Swedish: ''Prästen i Uddarbo'') is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Kenne Fant and starring Max von Sydow, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Anders Henrikson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.143 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Vägen genom Skå'' (1957)
* ''
Three Men in Search of a Troll
3 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
3, three, or III may also refer to:
* AD 3, the third year of the AD era
* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
* '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 190 ...
'' (1967)
Bibliography
* Wright, Rochelle. ''The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film''. SIU Press, 1998.
External links
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1904 births
1968 deaths
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male stage actors
Swedish male television actors
20th-century Swedish male actors
People from Skellefteå Municipality