George Fant (born Georg Fredrik Mikael Fant; 11 July 1916 – 21 February 1998) was a Swedish actor, director and theater manager. He appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1995. Fant was the son of Captain Tore Fant and Stina Fant (née Gustafsson). He was the older brother of Swedish actor, director, and writer

Kenne Fant Carl-Henrik "Kenne" Fant (1 January 1923 – 29 May 2016) was a Swedish actor, director, and writer. Early life Kenne Fant was born in Strängnäs to Captain Tore Fant and Stina Fant (née Gustafsson). He was the younger brother of actor, direc ...

and first cousin of speech scientist

Gunnar Fant Carl Gunnar Michael Fant (October 8, 1919 – June 6, 2009) was a leading researcher in speech science in general and speech synthesis in particular who spent most of his career as a professor at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in ...

. He was father of actor

Christer Fant Christer Michael Fant (born 10 March 1953 in Sigtuna, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. He is a son of actor George Fant. He played the valet Melker in the 2011 " Sveriges Radios julkalender" '' Allt du önskar''. In the 80s he hosted the TV program '' ...

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Kungen kommer ''Kungen kommer'' is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius. It starrs Gösta Ekman, Birgit Tengroth, Åke Ohberg, Tollie Zellman and Håkan Westergren. Plot It is the year of 1865 and the Löwencreutz family are exp ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Wedding Trip ''The Wedding Trip'' (german: Die Hochzeitsreise) is a 1969 German-Italian comedy film directed by Ralf Gregan and starring Liselotte Pulver, Dieter Hallervorden and Ewa Strömberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.379 Synopsis After seven years of marriage ...

'' (1936) * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * ''

John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads ''John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads'' (Swedish: ''John Ericsson - segraren vid Hampton Roads'') is a 1937 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Victor Sjöström, Märta Ekström and Anders Henrikson.Wallengre ...

'' (1937) * '' Klart till drabbning'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Landstormens lilla Lotta'' (1939) * ''

Bright Prospects ''Bright Prospects'' (Swedish:''Den ljusnande framtid'') is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Signe Hasso, Ernst Eklund and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.Larsson & Marklund p.118 The film's art direction was by Arne � ...

'' (1941) * '' Scanian Guerilla'' (1941) * ''

Dunungen ''Dunungen'' is a 1941 Swedish historical drama film directed by Weyler Hildebrand and starring Karin Nordgren, Adolf Jahr and Hilda Borgström. It is based on the 1914 play of the same title by Selma Lagerlöf inspired by an earlier story of ...

'' (1941) * '' Landstormens lilla argbigga'' (1941) * '' Life in the Country'' (1943) * '' Katrina'' (1943) * '' Blood and Fire'' (1945) * ''

The Rose of Tistelön ''The Rose of Tistelön'' (Swedish: ''Rosen på Tistelön'') is a 1945 Swedish historical romantic drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring Eva Henning, John Ekman and Arnold Sjöstrand.Krawc p.383 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna S ...

'' (1945) * '' Harald the Stalwart'' (1946) * ''

The Bells of the Old Town ''The Bells of the Old Town'' (Swedish: ''Klockorna i Gamla sta'n'') is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Elsie Albiin. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Fil ...

'' (1946) * '' Brita in the Merchant's House'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Främmande hamn'' (1948) * '' Lars Hård'' (1948) * '' Number 17'' (1949) * '' Time of Desire'' (1954) * ''

Voyage in the Night ''Voyage in the Night'' (Swedish: ''Resa i natten'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring George Fant, Eva Dahlbeck and Ulla Sallert. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets we ...

'' (1955) * ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

'' (1956) * '' Gårdarna runt sjön'' (1957) * '' Mother Takes a Vacation'' (1957) * ''

The Phantom Carriage ''The Phantom Carriage'' ( sv, Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lag ...

'' (1958) * '' When Darkness Falls'' (1960) * '' Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (1960) * ''

Änglar, finns dom? ''Love Mates'' ( sv, Änglar, finns dom?) is a 1961 Swedish comedy film directed by Lars-Magnus Lindgren. Cast * Jarl Kulle - Jan Froman * Christina Schollin - Margareta Günther * Edvin Adolphson - Viktor Günther * Isa Quensel - Louise Günth ...

'' (1961) * ''

Kristin Lavransdatter ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ''Kransen'' (''The Wreath''), first published in 1920, ''Husfrue'' (''The Wife''), published in 1921, and ...

'' (1995) * ''

Skärgårdsdoktorn ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'' is a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced. In English, the title could be translated as ''The archipelago doctor'', and it came to be one ...

'' (1997) (TV Series)

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* * 1916 births 1998 deaths Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Male actors from Stockholm Deaths from pneumonia in Sweden 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-actor-stub