Dan Peter Dalle (born 5 December 1956) is a

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actor, comedian, writer and film director. Dalle grew up in

Täby Täby () was previously a trimunicipal locality, with 66,292 inhabitants in 2013. However, as from 2016, Statistics Sweden has amalgamated this locality with the Stockholm urban area. It is the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Swed ...

outside

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. He is most famous for ''

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''. Most recently he wrote and directed a 1939-set thriller '' En fiende att dö för'' (An Enemy To Die For), which had its world premiere in March 2012 in Stockholm.

Biography

Peter Dalle grew up in

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. Together with

Ulf Larsson Ulf Sigfrid "Uffe" Larsson (1 July 1956 – 28 September 2009) was a Swedish actor, revue artist, comedian and stage director. Ulf Larsson was born in Bromma, Stockholm, in 1956. In the early 1980s, he appeared in numerous television shows and ...

, he founded the Cocosteatern there in 1976. Dalle graduated from the

Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting The National Academy of Mime and Acting (NAMA) ( sv, Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm), was a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. This institution was also known under additional different names in English, including Stockholm University College o ...

in Stockholm in 1984 and became known to the general public through his role as Pierre Waldén in the TV series Good Neighbors (1987). Dalle became really established through the TV series

which was broadcast for the first time in 1989. He has directed several feature films, including

Drömkåken ''Drömkåken'' is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 28 October 1993, directed by Peter Dalle. The film is a remake of the 1986 Tom Hanks comedy film ''The Money Pit'', itself a remake of the 1948 Cary Grant comedy f ...

, ''Ogifta par – en film som skiljer sig'' and

Illusive Tracks ''Illusive Tracks'' ( sv, Skenbart – en film om tåg) is a Swedish dark comedy thriller film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 2003, directed by Peter Dalle, starring Peter Dalle, Gustaf Hammarsten, Robert Gustafsson, G ...

. Peter Dalle collaborated with

Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their p ...

in the revue ''Prins korv under taket'' (1999). He has directed several productions of

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, including ''Markurells i Wadköping'' by

Hjalmar Bergman Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright. Biography The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala Univers ...

. Peter Dalle has always alternated directing assignments with acting, among his theater roles can be mentioned the police in the successful farce ''Lögn i helvete'' with

Robert Gustafsson Carl Robert Olof Gustafsson (born 20 December 1964) is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of ''Killinggänget''. pr References External links Official homepage
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Vasateatern Vasateatern or ''"Vasan"'' (English: ''Vasa Theatre'') is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19–21 in central Stockholm. History The theater was designed by Fredrik Ekberg (1837- 1898) and inaugurated in 1886. ...

and Lorrygänget's revue at

Oscarsteatern Oscarsteatern (English: Oscar Theatre), also known simply as Oscars, is one of Stockholm's private theatres and is the best-known musical theatre in Sweden. It is located at Kungsgatan 63 in central Stockholm. History The theater was designed ...

in Stockholm. In the summer of 2010, Dalle was part of the production of ''Zpanska flugan'' in

Kalmar Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of ...

and in the autumn of 2013, together with

Johan Ulveson Karl Johan Magnus Ulveson (born 30 May 1954) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Most famous for appearing in ''Lorry'', ''c/o Segemyhr'' and ''Parlamentet''. Ulveson grew up in Stockholm, graduated in Malmö and started his career at Norrbottenste ...

, he did over 130 roles in the thriller comedy The 39 Steps at Intiman in Stockholm.

Filmography

* ''

Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High ''Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High'' ( sv, Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr) is a 1991 Swedish animated feature film directed by Jan Gissberg after an original script by Thomas Funck, using Funck's already well-esta ...

'' (voice) (1991) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

Behind Blue Skies ''Behind Blue Skies'' ( sv, Himlen är oskyldigt blå) is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Hannes Holm. Cast * Bill Skarsgård - Martin * Peter Dalle - Gösta * Josefin Ljungman - Jenny * Amanda Ooms - Siv * Björn Kjellman - Nils * Adam ...

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017)

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