Jan Göran Gustaf Harald Molander (2 April 1920 – 30 June 2009) was a

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actor and

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who had a decades-long dominant career in his country's film and television industry. A native of Stockholm, Jan Molander was the son of actor/director

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was th ...

and Elsa Fahlberg and the half-brother of director and producer

Harald Molander Harald Molander (25 December 1909 – 15 July 1994) was a Swedish film producer. He produced 38 films between 1941 and 1949. He was the son of director Gustaf Molander and actress Karin Molander. Selected filmography * '' Ride Tonight!'' ( ...

from his father's first marriage to actress

Karin Molander Karin Molander (born Katarina Margareta Elisabet Edwertz, 20 May 1889 – 3 September 1978) was a Swedish stage and film actress whose career spanned over five decades. Career Born Katarina Margareta Elisabet Edwertz in Stockholm, Sweden, sh ...

. From 1942 to 1945 he was a pupil at the

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and made his film debut playing a student in 1944's critically acclaimed ''Hets'' ('' Torment''), directed by

Alf Sjöberg Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 fo ...

and written by the film's assistant director

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly ...

. He worked for Sveriges Radio and television in the 1950s and 60s as a director and was in charge of radioteatern adio theaterbetween 1969 and 1972. Jan Molander died on 30 June 2009, at the age of 89, and a tribute to him by Rutger Barnekow and

Mats Qviberg Mats Qviberg (born 1953 in Stockholm) is a Swedish businessman. Together with his close business partner Sven Hagströmer, Qviberg is in control of a group of companies which include Hagströmer & Qviberg and Investment AB Öresund. Youth and Ed ...

was published in the 3 July 2009 edition of Sweden's largest-circulation morning newspaper, ''

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''. His daughters Anita Molander (born 1950) and Mari Molander (born 1954) have also had careers in the entertainment industry—Anita as an actress and Mari as a dancer, actress and director. His granddaughter

Dao Di Ponziano Dao Keela Antonia Molander Di Ponziano, also known as Dao Di Ponziano and Dao Di Ponziano Molander (born 6 October 2001) is a Swedish singer and actress. She was born in Stockholm as the daughter of casting director Mari Molander and actor Anto ...

is an actress and singer.

Selected filmography

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Crime in the Sun ''Crime in the Sun'' (Swedish: ''Brott i sol'') is a 1947 Swedish crime drama film directed by Göran Gentele and starring Birger Malmsten, Gunnel Broström and Margareta Fahlén.Qvist & Von Bagh p.111 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

Foreign Harbour ''Foreign Harbour'' (Swedish: ''Främmande hamn'') is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Adolf Jahr, George Fant and Fritiof Billquist.''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema'' p.152 It was entered into the ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

Vagabond Blacksmiths ''Vagabond Blacksmiths'' (Swedish: ''Smeder på luffen'') is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Anders Börje, Åke Fridell and Georg Skarstedt.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.152 It was shot at t ...

'' (1949) * ''

Playing Truant ''Playing Truant'' (Swedish: ''Skolka skolan'') is a 1949 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sickan Carlsson, Gunnar Björnstrand and Olof Winnerstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios i ...

'' (1949) * ''

Dangerous Spring ''Dangerous Spring'' (Swedish: ''Farlig vår'') is a 1949 Swedish crime drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Karl-Arne Holmsten, Birger Malmsten and Jan Molander.Qvist & Von Bagh p.112 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockho ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Kiss on the Cruise ''The Kiss on the Cruise'' (Swedish: ''Kyssen på kryssen'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Annalisa Ericson, Gunnar Björnstrand and Karl-Arne Holmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.148 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1950) * ''

Fiancée for Hire ''Fiancée for Hire'' (Swedish: ''Fästmö uthyres'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Eva Dahlbeck.Qvist & Von Bagh p.115 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in S ...

'' (1950) * ''

My Name Is Puck ''My Name Is Puck'' (Swedish: ''Puck heter jag'') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Naima Wifstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.39 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in ...

'' (1951) * ''

Customs Officer Bom ''Customs Officer Bom'' (Swedish: ''Tull-Bom'') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Nils Poppe, Inga Landgré and Gunnar Björnstrand.Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland p.56 The film's sets were desig ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

The Girl from Backafall ''The Girl from Backafall'' (Swedish: ''Flickan från Backafall'') is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Viola Sundberg, Sven Lindberg and Kenne Fant.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 It is based on a poem by Gabriel Jönsson, wh ...

'' (1953) * ''

Darling of Mine ''Darling of Mine'' (Swedish: ''Älskling på vågen'') is a 1955 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Erik Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studio ...

'' (1955) * '' The Biscuit'' (1956) * ''

Woman in a Fur Coat ''Woman in a Fur Coat'' (Swedish: ''Kvinna i leopard'') is a 1958 Swedish thriller film directed by Jan Molander and starring Harriet Andersson, Ulf Palme and Erik Strandmark.Qvist & Von Bagh p.39 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockho ...

'' (1958) * ''

Fridolf Stands Up! ''Fridolf Stands Up!'' (Swedish: ''Fridolf sticker opp!'') is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Torgny Anderberg and starring Douglas Håge, Hjördis Petterson and Lars Ekborg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Linds ...

'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1976)

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* * Swedish film directors Male actors from Stockholm 1920 births 2009 deaths {{Sweden-film-director-stub