Stig Tomas Norström (23 May 1956 – 3 October 2021
) was a Swedish
actor
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and
film director
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.
He also recorded
audiobook
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s, among them
J. R. R. Tolkien
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's works.
Norström studied at the
Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting until 1981, together with
Jessica Zandén
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Selected filmography
* ''Freud's Leaving Home'' (1991)
* '' The ...
,
Maria Johansson,
Sissela Kyle
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Filmo ...
, and
Peter Stormare
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.
Partial filmography
*1976: ''
Near and Far Away'' - Gregor
*1977: ''Mackan'' - Roffe
*1979: ''
En kärleks sommar'' - Laboratorieassistenten
*1979: ''
Kejsaren'' - Dräng
*1980: ''
Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste
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Plot
During the height of a Cold War, a d ...
'' - Kvant
*1981: ''Höjdhoppar'n'' - Rickard
*1981: ''
Varning för Jönssonligan
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It was the first Swedish adaptation of one of the original Danish ''Olsen-banden'' movies. Somewhat ironically, it was b ...
'' - Kriminalassistent Holm
*1983: ''
Second Dance
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Cast
* Kim Anderzon as Anna
* Lisa Hugoson as Jo
* Tommy Johnson ...
'' - Manne
*1984: ''Två solkiga blondiner'' - Holken
*1984: ''Sköna juveler'' - Robber
*1985: ''
Svindlande affärer'' - Tecknar-Micke
*1987: ''Res aldrig på enkel biljett''
*1988: ''
Som man ropar'' (TV Mini Series) - Gerard
*1988: ''Venus 90'' - Kenneth, Sound engineer
*1990: ''Werther'' - Max Karlsson
*1990: ''
S*M*A*S*H
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'' (TV Mini Series) - Börje
*1990: ''I skog och mark''
*1990: ''
The Rabbit Man'' - Henrik
*1990: ''
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
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'' - Andersson
*1991: ''
The White Viking'' - Bishop Thangbrandur
*1992: ''Hammar'' - Bror Hammar
*1992: ''
Min store tjocke far
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'' - Vicar
*1993: ''
Dreaming of Rita
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Cast
* Marika Lagercrantz as Rita
* Philip Za ...
'' - Verkstadsägare
*1993: ''
Kådisbellan
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'' - Boxing Trainer
*1994: ''
Polismördaren'' - Herrgott Nöjd
*1994: ''
Stockholm Marathon
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'' - Ypsilon (voice, uncredited)
*1994: ''Händerna'' - Kjell-Åke
*1994: ''
Bert
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'' (TV Series) - Banan-Boris Strängborn
*1995: ''Vita lögner'' - Delgivningsman
*1996: ''
Jägarna'' - Ove
*1996: ''Drömprinsen - Filmen om Em'' - Larsa
*1996: ''Lögn'' - The Associate Professor's Mother's Lover
*1997: ''
Reine & Mimmi i fjällen!'' - Folke Nilsson
*1998-2000: ''
Pistvakt – En vintersaga'' (TV Series) - Olle Ivar Marklund / Pelle
*2000: ''Hur som helst är han jävligt död'' - Editor Flink
*2002: ''Livet i 8 bitar'' - Stig
*2003: ''
Kitchen Stories
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'' - Folke Nilsson
*2005: ''Spadek'' - Krister
*2005: ''
Pistvakt'' - Olle Ivar Marklund
*2005: ''
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TV, film, books
* Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning Mankell
:* ''Wallander'' (film series), Swedish-language television films of the Wallander stories starring Rolf Lassgård
:* ''Wal ...
'' (TV Series) - Kuratorn
*2006: ''Inga tårar'' - Arvid
*2006: ''
LasseMajas detektivbyrå The Whodunit Detective Agency (also known as JerryMaya's Detective Agency, sv, LasseMajas detektivbyrå – "LasseMaja's Detective Agency") is a Swedish children's book series written by Martin Widmark and illustrated by Helena Willis. In the Eng ...
'' (TV Series) - Polismästaren
*2007: ''
Beck
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'' (TV Series) - Jon Ljunggren
*2007: ''Blåbärskriget'' - Bärkungen
*2008: ''
LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Kameleontens hämnd'' - Polismästaren
*2010: ''
Home for Christmas'' - Kristen
*2013: ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Von Broms hemlighet'' - Polismästaren
*2014: ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Skuggor över Valleby'' - Polismästaren
*2015: ''Villmark 2'' - Frank
*2015: ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Stella Nostra'' - Polismästaren
*2016: ''
A Cure for Wellness
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'' - Frank Hill
*2018: ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Det första mysteriet'' - Police Chief / Gym Teacher
*2020: ''Lasse-Majas detektivbyrå – Tågrånarens hemlighet'' - Polismästaren
He also directed the 2008 film ''Gunnel'' together with
Henrik Carlheim-Gyllenskiöld.
References
External links
Swedish Film Database*
*
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1956 births
2021 deaths
Swedish film directors
Swedish male film actors
People from Södertälje
20th-century Swedish male actors
21st-century Swedish male actors