Gösta Clarence Isidor Krantz (14 June 1925 – 26 December 2008) was a
Swedish
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actor and
revue artist.
Gösta Krantz was born in Ektorp in
Nacka
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south-east of
Stockholm
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. He started off as a
confectioner, but in 1945 turned into acting after having participated in a popular revue named ''Vi som vill opp''. He later became a permanent stage member of the well-known revue group ''Casino-gänget''.
In 1951, Krantz made his film acting debut in ''91:an Karlssons bravader'', and later performed in popular comedies such as ''Åsa-Nisse'', and various television dramas such as ''
Rederiet''. In 2005, Krantz published his biography called ''Krantz från glädjevården''.
Krantz died in 2008 in
Stockholm
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of
heart failure
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due to an
infection.
Gösta Kranz död
Aftonbladet, December 26, 2008.
Selected filmography
*1951 ''91 Karlssons bravader''
*1952 ''Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo
''Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo'' (Swedish: ''Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo'') is a 1952 Swedish musical drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Kenne Fant, Rut Holm and Ingrid Thulin.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It is a biopic loosely based on t ...
''
*1952 ''U-Boat 39
''U-Boat 39'' (Swedish: ''Ubåt 39'') is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Gunnel Broström.Qvist & Von Bagh p.73 It is part of the subgenre of Submarine films. It was based on ...
''
*1952 '' The Green Lift''
*1953 ''Alla tiders 91 Karlsson''
*1953 ''Kungen av Dalarna''
*1953 ''Vi tre debutera''
*1954 ''Aldrig med min kofot eller Drömtjuven''
*1955 ''91 Karlsson rycker in''
*1955 ''Bröderna Östermans bravader''
*1955 '' The Dance Hall''
*1955 ''Het är min längtan''
*1955 ''Janne Vängman och den stora kometen''
*1955 ''Så tuktas kärleken''
*1955 ''Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt''
*1955 '' Darling of Mine''
*1956 ''Flamman''
*1956 ''Pettersson i Annorlunda''
*1956 ''Syndare i filmparadiset''
*1956 ''Den tappre soldaten Jönsson''
*1957 ''91:an Karlsson slår knock out''
*1957 ''Enslingen Johannes''
*1957 ''Mother Takes a Vacation
''Mother Takes a Vacation'' (Swedish: ''Mamma tar semester'') is a 1957 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gerd Hagman, George Fant and Karl-Arne Holmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studio ...
''
*1959 ''91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han)''
*1959 ''Enslingen i blåsväder''
*1959 ''Sängkammartjuven''
* '' On a Bench in a Park'' (1960)
* '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1972)
References
External links
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1925 births
2008 deaths
Infectious disease deaths in Sweden
Swedish male actors
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