Daniel Lind Lagerlöf (6 February 1969 – missing since 6 October 2011) is a Swedish

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and producer who is

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Career

Lagerlöf began his work in television as an assistant, and directed his first film, ''Föreställningen'' (''The Performance'') in 1990. In 1997, he began working on ''

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'', a highly successful drama series in Sweden and Norway. After it ended in 2000, Lagerlöf worked on several ''Beck''-films, before returning to television. His last completed project was the three-part mini-series ''Bibliotekstjuven'' (the Library Thief), written by his wife Malin Lagerlöf.

Personal life

Lagerlöf married his long-time girlfriend Malin Lagerlöf in 1997. They had three children together. A screenwriter, Malin Lagerlöf often wrote projects for her husband to direct, including his final series, ''Bibliotekstjuven''.

Disappearance

On 6 October 2011, Lagerlöf disappeared during preparations for the filming of

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- Strandriddaren'' while scouting a planned filming location in the Tjurpannan nature reserve, with two crew members. The trio had split up but Lagerlöf did not meet up with the group again as planned. Lagerlöf left behind a wife and three children. It is believed Lagerlöf was caught on slippery rocks by large waves sweeping the area and pulled out to sea near the steep cliffs outside

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. There were no witnesses to what actually happened. , no remains have been found, and Lagerlöf is presumed deceased.

Selected filmography

* 1999 – '' Breaking out'' (''Vägen ut'') * 2001 – '' Making Babies'' (''Hans och hennes'') * 2002 – ''

Beck – Annonsmannen Beck – Annonsmannen (English: ''Beck – The Advertising Man'') is a 2002 film about the Swedish police detective Martin Beck directed by Daniel Lind Lagerlöf. Selected cast * Peter Haber as Martin Beck * Mikael Persbrandt as Gunvald Larsson * ...

'' * 2002 – '' Beck – Pojken i glaskulan'' * 2003 – '' Miffo'' * 2005 - ''Buss till Italien'' * 2005 - ''Medicinmannen'' * 2006 - ''Svalan, katten, rosen, döden'' * 2007 - ''The Pyramid'' * 2009 - ''The Man Under the Stairs'' (TV-series) * 2009 - '' Johan Falk: Operation Nightingale''

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