Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

, Sweden and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Red Day'' (1931) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) * ''

Mother Gets Married ''Mother Gets Married'' (Swedish: ''Mamma gifter sig'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Barcklind, Margit Manstad and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Kristallsalongen Studios i ...

'' (1937) * ''

Happy Vestköping ''Happy Vestköping'' (Swedish: ''Lyckliga Vestköping'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Isa Quensel, Einar Axelsson and Nils Wahlbom.Wallengren p.54 Synopsis The small Swedish town of Vestköping awaits t ...

'' (1937) * '' Adolf Saves the Day'' (1938) * '' Kalle's Inn'' (1939) * ''

We at Solglantan ''We at Solglantan'' (Swedish: ''Vi på Solgläntan'') is a 1939 Swedish comedy film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Dagmar Ebbesen, Rut Holm and Nils Lundell.Holmstrom p.158 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm. The film' ...

'' (1939) * ''

Her Melody ''Her Melody'' (Swedish: ''Hennes melodi'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Thor L. Brooks and starring Sonja Wigert, Sture Lagerwall and Margit Manstad.Qvist & Von Bagh p.55 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm. The f ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Bjorck Family ''The Bjorck Family'' (Swedish: ''Familjen Björck'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Frida Winnerstrand and Birgitta Arman.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna St ...

'' (1940) *''

Home from Babylon '' Home from Babylon'' ( sv, Hem från Babylon) is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Gerd Hagman, Arnold Sjöstrand and Georg Rydeberg. It was based on a 1923 novel of the same title by Sigfrid Siwertz.Goble p. 431 ...

'' (1941) * ''

Poor Ferdinand ''Poor Ferdinand'' (Swedish: ''Stackars Ferdinand'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Nils Jerring and starring Thor Modéen, Åke Söderblom and Tollie Zellman.Holmstrom p.179 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film ...

'' (1941) * '' Little Napoleon'' (1943) * '' Imprisoned Women'' (1943) * ''

There's a Fire Burning ''There's a Fire Burning'' (Swedish: ''Det brinner en eld'') is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Inga Tidblad, Lars Hanson and Victor Sjöström. It was made at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets ...

'' (1943) * '' We Need Each Other'' (1944) * ''

Appassionata Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the ''Appassionata'', meaning "passionate" in Italian) is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the ''Waldstein'', Op. 53 ...

'' (1944) * ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (1945) * '' Affairs of a Model'' (1946) * '' Sunshine'' (1948) * ''

Kvinnan bakom allt ''Four Times Love'' ( sv, Kvinnan bakom allt n Sweden sv, Fyra gånger kärlek n Finland fi, Neljä rakkautta; da, Alt dette og Island med; no, Alt dette – og Island også) is a 1951 co-Nordic film directed by Hampe Faustman and Johan Ja ...

'' (1951) * ''

Summer Interlude ''Summer Interlude'' ( sv, Sommarlek), originally titled ''Illicit Interlude'' in the United States, is a 1951 Swedish drama film co-written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film opened to highly positive reviews from critics. Plot Marie (Ni ...

'' (1951) * ''

Dance in the Smoke ''Dance in the Smoke'' (Swedish: ''I rök och dans'') is a 1954 Swedish musical comedy film directed by Bengt Blomgren and Yngve Gamlin and starring Martin Ljung, Annalisa Ericson and Stig Järrel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.108 It was shot at the Råsund ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Staffan Stolle Story ''The Staffan Stolle Story'' ( sv, Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story) is a 1956 Swedish musical comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards, ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Stranger from the Sky ''The Stranger from the Sky'' (Swedish: ''Främlingen från skyn'') is a 1956 Swedish thriller film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Marianne Bengtsson, Alf Kjellin and Georg Funkquist.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Centrumateljée ...

'' (1956) * '' Woman in a Fur Coat'' (1958) * ''

The Jazz Boy ''The Jazz Boy'' (Swedish: ''Jazzgossen'') is a 1958 Swedish musical film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Ekman, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Elof Ahrle and Georg Funkquist.Gustafsson p.118 The film was an attempt to make a nostalgical cavalcade of t ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Devil's Eye ''The Devil's Eye'' ( sv, Djävulens öga) is a 1960 Swedish fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Plot In accordance with the Irish proverb that "A woman's chastity is a stye in the Devil's eye", Satan believes a pain he ...

'' (1960) * ''

All These Women ''All These Women'' ( sv, För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor), originally released as ''Now About These Women'' in the UK, is a 1964 Swedish comedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is a parody of Federico Fellini's ''8½''. Along with ...

'' (1964)

References

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* * 1900 births 1986 deaths People from Uppsala 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-actor-stub