Carl Justus Hagman (14 February 1859 – 28 February 1936) was a

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. Hagman made his stage debut in 1876 and made his first appearance in a film in 1913 in the

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film '' Miraklet''. He performed in another thirty films until 1935. Between 1882 and 1885 Hagman was an employee of the

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, he also worked at the Storåteatern,

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and the

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Teatern and

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. Amongst his roles are Trettondagsafton, Don Cesar de Bazano,

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in '' Oliver Twist'', gamle Kampe in ''Det nya systemet'', Didrik in ''Ljungby horn'' and the character Lutz in ''Gamla Heidelberg''. Justus Hagman is buried at the

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cemetery in Stockholm. He was buried on 23 May 1946.

Selected filmography

*'' Laughter and Tears'' (''Löjen och tårar'') (1913) *'' The Clergyman'' (''Prästen'') (1914) *'' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919) * '' The Eyes of Love'' (1922) * '' The Counts at Svansta'' (1924) *'' Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * '' Say It with Music'' (1929)

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* 1859 births 1936 deaths Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors People from Solna Municipality Male actors from Stockholm Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen {{Sweden-actor-stub