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Emil Fjellström (24 October 1884 – 14 July 1944) was a
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stage and film actor.


Early life and stage career

Emil Fjellström was born in Näs parish,
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and grew up in the city of
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. After finishing school, he briefly worked at the post office before joining a local theater revue. He then decided to pursue theater acting as a professional career and debuted at Anton Salmson's Operetta Theatre in 1906. He would travel extensively through the country in various touring theater companies throughout the early 1900s and 1910s and enjoy a measure of popularity in the provinces.


Film career

Fjellström would make his film debut in the 1917
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-penned,
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-directed comedy ''Thomas Graals bästa film'' starring
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, and appear in over 50 films between 1917 and his death in 1944. He was most often cast in comedic roles in film and
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s where he played rather stern but affectionate characters.Svensk Filmdatabas
/ref> Three films, 1945's ''Flickor i hamn'', 1949's '' Hur tokigt som helst'', and 1952's ''Adolf i toppform'' would be released posthumously.


Return to the stage

While still appearing in films, he would eventually return to the stage in much larger roles at Stockholm's Kristallsalongen, Berns Theatre, Folk Theatre and the Vanadislundens open air theater and the Municipal Theatre in
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in the 1930s.


Personal life

In 1913 Fjellström married stage and film actress Emilia "Millan" Fjellström (''née'' Streiffert). The couple would remain married until his death in 1944 at age 59 in Stockholm, Sweden.


Selected filmography

*'' His Lordship's Last Will'' (Swedish: ''Hans nåds testamente''), 1919 *''
Karin Daughter of Ingmar ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' ( sv, Karin Ingmarsdotter) is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's large-scale adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel ''Jerusalem'', following '' Sons of ...
'' (Swedish: ''Karin Ingmarsdotter''), 1920 *''
The Monastery of Sendomir ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' ( sv, Klostret i Sendomir) is a 1920 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on an 1828 short story by Franz Grillparzer. It has also been released in the UK as ''The Secret of the Monastery''. A Ger ...
'' (Swedish: ''Klostret i Sendomir''), 1920 * '' Black Roses'' (Swedish: ''Svarta rosor''), 1932 * ''
International Match ''International Match'' (Swedish: ''Landskamp'') is a 1932 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Skoglund and starring Georg Blomstedt, Fritiof Billquist and Olof Sandborg. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in the ...
'' (Swedish: ''Landskamp''), 1932 * ''
What Do Men Know? ''What Do Men Know?'' (Swedish: ''Vad veta väl männen'') is a 1933 Swedish drama film directed by Edvin Adolphson and starring Anders de Wahl, Birgit Tengroth and Håkan Westergren.Qvist & Von Bagh p.57 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in ...
'' (Swedish; ''Vad veta väl männen''), 1933 * '' Secret Svensson'' (Swedish: ''Hemliga Svensson''), 1933 * ''
Simon of Backabo ''Simon of Backabo'' (Swedish: ''Simon i Backabo'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Fridolf Rhudin, Hilda Borgström and Sickan Carlsson.Larsson & Marklund p.125 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...
'' (Swedish: ''Simon i Backabo''), 1934 * ''
The People of Småland ''The People of Småland'' (Swedish: ''Smålänningar'') is a 1935 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Rodin and starring Sigurd Wallén, Sture Lagerwall and Sickan Carlsson.Wallengren p.54 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. T ...
'' (Swedish: ''Smålänningar''), 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 ...
'' (Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max''), 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. ...
'' (Swedish: ''Familjen Andersson''), 1937 * ''
Adolf Strongarm ''Adolf Strongarm'' or ''Adolf Armstrong'' (Swedish: ''Adolf Armstarke'') is a 1937 Swedish historical comedy film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Adolf Jahr, Weyler Hildebrand and Georg Rydeberg.Larsson & Marklund p.119 It was shot at ...
'' (Swedish: ''Adolf Armstarke''), 1937 * ''
The Pale Count ''The Pale Count'' (Swedish: ''Bleka greven'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Rodin and starring Carl Schenstrøm, Harald Madsen and Hilding Gavle.Larsson & Marklund p.120 The film's sets were designed by the art director Bert ...
'' (Swedish: ''Bleka greven''), 1937 * ''
A Cruise in the Albertina ''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (Swedish: ''På kryss med Albertina'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Adolf Jahr, Signe Wirff and Olav Riégo.Qvist & Von Bagh p.60 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...
'' (Swedish: ''På kryss med Albertina''), 1938 * ''
Comrades in Uniform ''Comrades in Uniform'' (Swedish: ''Kamrater i vapenrocken'') is a 1938 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gösta Cederlund, Fritiof Billquist and Sigge Fürst.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (Swedish: ''Kamrater i vapenrocken''), 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 ...
'' (Swedish: ''Storm över skären''), 1938 * '' Thunder and Lightning'' (Swedish: ''Blixt och dunder''), 1938 * '' The Three of Us'' (Swedish: ''Vi tre''), 1940 * '' A Real Man'' (Swedish: ''Karl för sin hatt''), 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 ...
'' (Swedish: ''En kvinna ombord''), 1941 * ''
Fransson the Terrible ''Fransson the Terrible'' (Swedish: ''Fransson den förskräcklige'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Cederlund and starring Elof Ahrle, Carl-Gunnar Wingård, and Inga-Bodil Vetterlund.Krawc p.496 The film's sets were designed by ...
'' (Swedish: ''Fransson den förskräcklige''), 1941 * ''
Lasse-Maja Lars Larsson Molin, alias ''Lasse-Maja'' (Djupdalen, Ramsberg, Västmanland, 5 October 1785 – 4 June 1845, Arboga), was a notorious Swedish thief and memoirist. He was famous in history for disguising himself as a woman during his tours as a ...
'', 1941 * ''
The Ghost Reporter ''The Ghost Reporter'' (Swedish: ''Spokreportern'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Åke Söderblom, Thor Modéen and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in ...
'' (Swedish: ''Spokreportern''), 1941 * '' The Talk of the Town'' (Swedish: ''Det sags pa stan''), 1941 * ''
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 ...
'' (Swedish: ''Morgondagens melodi''), 1942 * ''
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 ...
'' (Swedish: ''Himlaspelet''), 1942 * ''
Men of the Navy ''Men of the Navy'' (Swedish: ''Örlogsmän'') is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Nils Kihlberg, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Anne-Margrethe Björlin.Gustafsson p.53 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (Swedish: ''Örlogsmän''), 1943 * ''
In Darkest Smaland ''In Darkest Smaland'' (Swedish: ''I mörkaste Småland'') is a 1943 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sigurd Wallén, Emil Fjellström and Gull Natorp.Wallengren p.48 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Sto ...
'' (Swedish: ''I mörkaste Småland''), 1943 * '' The Royal Hunt'', (Swedish: ''Kungajakt''), 1944 * '' The People of Hemsö'' (Swedish: ''Hemsöborna''), 1944 * '' With You in My Arms'' (Swedish: ''Med dej i mina arma''), 1945


References


External links

* *Emil Fjellström at th
Svensk Filmdatabas
1884 births 1944 deaths Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors People from Östersund 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-actor-stub