Daniel Lind Lagerlöf (6 February 1969 – missing since 6 October 2011) is a

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and producer who is

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Career

Lagerlöf began his work in television as an assistant, and directed his first film, ''Föreställningen'' (''The Performance'') in 1990. In 1997, he began working on ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'', a highly successful drama series in Sweden and Norway. After it ended in 2000, Lagerlöf worked on several ''Beck''-films, before returning to television. His last completed project was the three-part mini-series ''Bibliotekstjuven'' (the Library Thief), written by his wife Malin Lagerlöf.

Personal life

Lagerlöf married his long-time girlfriend Malin Lagerlöf in 1997. They had three children together. A screenwriter, Malin Lagerlöf often wrote projects for her husband to direct, including his final series, ''Bibliotekstjuven''.

Disappearance

On 6 October 2011, Lagerlöf disappeared during preparations for the filming of

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's '' Fjällbackamorden - Strandriddaren'' while scouting a planned filming location in the Tjurpannan nature reserve, leaving a wife and three children. It is believed Lagerlöf was caught on slippery rocks by large waves sweeping the area and pulled out to sea near the steep cliffs outside

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. There were no witnesses to what actually happened. , no remains have been found, and Lagerlöf is presumed deceased.

Selected filmography

* 1999 – ''

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'' (''Vägen ut'') * 2001 – '' Making Babies'' (''Hans och hennes'') * 2002 – '' Beck – Annonsmannen'' * 2002 – ''

Beck – Pojken i glaskulan ''Beck – Pojken i glaskulan'' (''Beck - The boy in the glass ball'') is a 2002 film about the Swedish police detective Martin Beck directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf. Cast * Peter Haber as Martin Beck * Mikael Persbrandt as Gunvald Larsson * ...

'' * 2003 – ''

Miffo ''Miffo'' is a 2003 Swedish film directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf. Cast * Jonas Karlsson as Tobias Carling * Livia Millhagen as Carola Christiansson * Ingvar Hirdwall as Karl Henrik * Liv Mjönes as Jenny Brunander * Kajsa Ernst as Sonja * ...

'' * 2005 - ''Buss till Italien'' * 2005 - ''Medicinmannen'' * 2006 - ''Svalan, katten, rosen, döden'' * 2007 - ''The Pyramid'' * 2009 - ''The Man Under the Stairs'' (TV-series) * 2009 - '' Johan Falk: Operation Nightingale''

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