Nils Fredrik ''Gösta'' Hillberg (28 July 1877, in

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– 30 March 1958, in

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) was a

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actor. Hillberg first worked at Vasateatern, Svenska teater and Sydsvenska skådebanan, he also worked at

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. He was the son of actor Emil Hillberg, and in 1908 he married actress Berta Schantz.Carlquist, Gunnar (red.) (1932). Svensk uppslagsbok. Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB:s förlag, page. 1145. Besides doing many theater works he also acted in more than fifteen films between 1920 and 1944 amongst them ''Ombytta roller'' (1920) and ''Flickan från Paradiset'' (1924).

Selected filmography

* '' The Mill'' (1921) *''

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'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Where the Lighthouse Flashes ''Where the Lighthouse Flashes'' (Swedish: ''Där fyren blinkar'') is a 1924 Swedish silent film, silent drama film directed by Ivar Kåge and starring Gösta Hillberg, Ester Julin and Edvin Adolphson.Larsson & Marklund p.97 It was shot at the Rå ...

'' (1924) * ''

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) * ''

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'' (1940)

References

1877 births 1958 deaths Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-actor-stub