Fritz Adolf Ferdinand Siegfried Fischer (14 July 1894 – 8 April 1976) was a Swedish actor, theatre manager, playwright, screenwriter and writer. He was born in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, the son of conductor Franz Fischer. At seventeen years old he was hired by Axel Lindblad's theatre company. He was engaged at '' Blancheteatern'' 1919–1921 and then at the '' Casinoteatern'' until 1928, where he also worked as a director and playwright. He ran '' Klippans sommarteater'' and '' Söders friluftsteater'' for a while where he staged comedies he had written with his brother, actor Arthur Fischer. He is buried in

Skogskyrkogården Skogskyrkogården (; ) is a cemetery located in the Gamla Enskede district south of central Stockholm, Sweden. Its design, by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz, reflects the development of architecture from Nordic Classicism to mature Functional ...

in Stockholm.

Filmography

Selectred filmography

Writer

* '' Augustas lilla felsteg'' (1933) * ''

Boman's Boy ''Boman's Boy'' (Swedish: ''Bomans pojke'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Bengt Djurberg, Birgit Tengroth and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & Von Bagh p.92 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The fi ...

'' (1933) * ''

Munkbrogreven ''The Count of the Old Town'' ( sv, Munkbrogreven) is a 1935 Swedish comedy film directed by Edvin Adolphson and Sigurd Wallén, both of whom had major roles in the film. It was Ingrid Bergman's film debut.http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article ...

'' (1935) * '' Kronblom'' (1947) * '' Kronblom kommer till stan'' (1949)

Actor

* '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * ''

'' (1933) * ''

Augusta's Little Misstep ''Augusta's Little Misstep'' (Swedish: ''Augustas lilla felsteg'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Thor Modéen and starring Edvard Persson, Dagmar Ebbesen and Aino Taube.Qvist & Von Bagh p.124 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in S ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Boys of Number Fifty Seven ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (Swedish: ''Grabbarna i 57:an'') is a 1935 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Julia Cæsar, Britta Brunius and Tord Bernheim.Larsson & Marklund p.128 It focuses on the various residents ...

'' (1935) * '' The Sixth Shot'' (1943) * ''

She Thought It Was Him ''She Thought It Was Him'' (Swedish: ''Hon trodde det var han'') is a 1943 Swedish comedy crime film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Edvin Adolphson, Anne-Margrethe Björlin and Naemi Briese.Tapper p.366 It was shot at the Centrumateljé ...

'' (1943) * '' The Forest Is Our Heritage'' (1944) * '' The People of Hemsö'' (1944) * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) * '' The Österman Brothers' Virago'' (1945) * ''

Life in the Finnish Woods ''Life in the Finnish Woods'' (Swedish: ''Livet i Finnskogarna'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Carl Jularbo, Naima Wifstrand and Barbro Ribbing.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna S ...

'' (1947) * ''

Loffe as a Millionaire ''Loffe as a Millionaire'' (Swedish: ''Loffe som miljonär'') is a 1948 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Bernhard and starring Elof Ahrle, Sture Lagerwall and Irene Söderblom.Goble p.842 It was shot at the Imagoateljéerna Studios in the St ...

'' (1948) * ''

Robinson in Roslagen ''Robinson in Roslagen'' (Swedish: ''Robinson i Roslagen'') is a 1948 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Adolf Jahr, Ludde Gentzel and Gull Natorp.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in S ...

'' (1948) * ''

Big Lasse of Delsbo ''Big Lasse of Delsbo'' (Swedish: ''Lång-Lasse i Delsbo'') is a 1949 Swedish historical drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Sten Lindgren, Anna Lindahl and Ulla Andreasson. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Sto ...

'' (1949) * ''

Bohus Battalion ''Bohus Battalion'' (Swedish: ''Bohus bataljon'') is a 1949 Swedish comedy film directed by Sölve Cederstrand and Arthur Spjuth and starring Per Grundén, Doris Svedlund and Gus Dahlström.Krawc p.388 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Stud ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Motor Cavaliers ''The Motor Cavaliers'' (Swedish: ''Motorkavaljerer'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy sports film directed by Elof Ahrle and starring Åke Söderblom, Viveca Serlachius and Sten Gester.Segrave & Martin p.273 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studio ...

'' (1950) * ''

Knockout at the Breakfast Club ''Knockout at the Breakfast Club'' (Swedish: ''Stjärnsmäll i Frukostklubben'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Bernhard and starring Sigge Fürst, Åke Söderblom and Irene Söderblom.Qvist & Von Bagh p.39 It was shot at the Ce ...

'' (1950) * ''

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) * ''

Skipper in Stormy Weather ''Skipper in Stormy Weather'' (Swedish: ''Skeppare i blåsväder'') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Adolf Jahr, Elof Ahrle and Bengt Eklund. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location ...

'' (1951) * ''

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) *''

Taxi 13 ''Taxi 13'' is a 1928 silent film comedy produced and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America and directed by Marshall Neilan. The film stars Chester Conklin in what is FBO's first film with a pre-recorded soundtrack. Once thought lost, ...

'' (1954) * ''

Laugh Bomb ''Laugh Bomb'' (Swedish: ''Skrattbomben'') is a 1954 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Gus Dahlström, Holger Höglund and Karl-Arne Holmsten. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's se ...

'' (1954) * ''

Simon the Sinner ''Simon the Sinner'' (Swedish: ''Simon syndaren'') is a 1954 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Hellström and starring Hellström, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz and Stig Järrel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.84 It was shot at the Stocksund Studios in Stockholm ...

'' (1954) * '' The Light from Lund'' (1955) * ''

We at Väddö ''We at Väddö'' (Swedish: ''Vi på Väddö'') is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Arthur Spjuth and starring Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz, Bengt Brunskog and Karl-Arne Holmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.87 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios i ...

'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1959)

References

20th-century Swedish dramatists and playwrights 1894 births 1976 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male screenwriters Swedish male dramatists and playwrights Swedish theatre directors Burials at Skogskyrkogården 20th-century Swedish screenwriters {{Sweden-actor-stub