Emil Fjellström (24 October 1884 – 14 July 1944) was a Swedish stage and film actor.

Early life and stage career

Emil Fjellström was born in Näs parish,

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and grew up in the city of

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. After finishing school, he briefly worked at the post office before joining a local theater revue. He then decided to pursue theater acting as a professional career and debuted at Anton Salmson's Operetta Theatre in 1906. He would travel extensively through the country in various touring theater companies throughout the early 1900s and 1910s and enjoy a measure of popularity in the provinces.

Film career

Fjellström would make his film debut in the 1917

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-penned,

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, and appear in over 50 films between 1917 and his death in 1944. He was most often cast in comedic roles in film and

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/ref> Three films, 1945's ''Flickor i hamn'', 1949's '' Hur tokigt som helst'', and 1952's ''Adolf i toppform'' would be released posthumously.

Return to the stage

While still appearing in films, he would eventually return to the stage in much larger roles at Stockholm's Kristallsalongen, Berns Theatre, Folk Theatre and the Vanadislundens open air theater and the Municipal Theatre in

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in the 1930s.

Personal life

In 1913 Fjellström married stage and film actress Emilia "Millan" Fjellström (''née'' Streiffert). The couple would remain married until his death in 1944 at age 59 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Selected filmography

*'' His Lordship's Last Will'' (Swedish: ''Hans nåds testamente''), 1919 *''

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'' (Swedish: ''Karin Ingmarsdotter''), 1920 *''

The Monastery of Sendomir ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' () is a 1920 Swedish drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on an 1828 short story by Franz Grillparzer. It has also been released in the UK as ''The Secret of the Monastery''. A German adaptation of the ...

'' (Swedish: ''Klostret i Sendomir''), 1920 * '' Black Roses'' (Swedish: ''Svarta rosor''), 1932 * ''

International Match ''International Match'' (Swedish: ''Landskamp'') is a 1932 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Skoglund and starring Georg Blomstedt, Fritiof Billquist and Olof Sandborg. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in ...

'' (Swedish: ''Landskamp''), 1932 * ''

What Do Men Know? ''What Do Men Know?'' (Swedish: ''Vad veta väl männen'') is a 1933 Swedish drama film directed by Edvin Adolphson and starring Anders de Wahl, Birgit Tengroth and Håkan Westergren.Qvist & Von Bagh p.57 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in ...

'' (Swedish; ''Vad veta väl männen''), 1933 * '' Secret Svensson'' (Swedish: ''Hemliga Svensson''), 1933 * ''

Simon of Backabo ''Simon of Backabo'' (Swedish: ''Simon i Backabo'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Fridolf Rhudin, Hilda Borgström and Sickan Carlsson.Larsson & Marklund p.125 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockho ...

'' (Swedish: ''Simon i Backabo''), 1934 * '' The People of Småland'' (Swedish: ''Smålänningar''), 1935 * ''

Shipwrecked Max ''Shipwrecked Max'' (German: ''Rendezvous im Paradies'', Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max'') is a 1936 Austrian-Swedish drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and Sigurd Wallén and starring Max Hansen, Gull-Maj Norin and Brita Appelgren.Qvist & Von B ...

'' (Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max''), 1936 * '' The Andersson Family'' (Swedish: ''Familjen Andersson''), 1937 * '' Adolf Strongarm'' (Swedish: ''Adolf Armstarke''), 1937 * '' The Pale Count'' (Swedish: ''Bleka greven''), 1937 * '' A Cruise in the Albertina'' (Swedish: ''På kryss med Albertina''), 1938 * '' Comrades in Uniform'' (Swedish: ''Kamrater i vapenrocken''), 1938 * ''

Storm Over the Skerries ''Storm Over the Skerries'' (Swedish: ''Storm över skären'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Sten Lindgren, Karin Ekelund and Björn Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios o ...

'' (Swedish: ''Storm över skären''), 1938 * '' Thunder and Lightning'' (Swedish: ''Blixt och dunder''), 1938 * '' The Three of Us'' (Swedish: ''Vi tre''), 1940 * '' A Real Man'' (Swedish: ''Karl för sin hatt''), 1940 * '' Woman on Board'' (Swedish: ''En kvinna ombord''), 1941 * '' Fransson the Terrible'' (Swedish: ''Fransson den förskräcklige''), 1941 * '' Lasse-Maja'', 1941 * ''

The Ghost Reporter ''The Ghost Reporter'' (Swedish: ''Spokreportern'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Åke Söderblom, Thor Modéen and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in S ...

'' (Swedish: ''Spokreportern''), 1941 * '' The Talk of the Town'' (Swedish: ''Det sags pa stan''), 1941 * '' Tomorrow's Melody'' (Swedish: ''Morgondagens melodi''), 1942 * '' The Heavenly Play'' (Swedish: ''Himlaspelet''), 1942 * '' Men of the Navy'' (Swedish: ''Örlogsmän''), 1943 * ''

In Darkest Smaland ''In Darkest Smaland'' (Swedish: ''I mörkaste Småland'') is a 1943 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sigurd Wallén, Emil Fjellström and Gull Natorp.Wallengren p. 48 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Sto ...

'' (Swedish: ''I mörkaste Småland''), 1943 * '' The Royal Hunt'', (Swedish: ''Kungajakt''), 1944 * ''

The People of Hemsö ''The People of Hemsö'' () is an 1887 novel by August Strindberg about the life of people of the island Hemsö in the Stockholm archipelago. Hemsö is a fictional island, but it is based on Kymmendö where Strindberg had spent time in his youth ...

'' (Swedish: ''Hemsöborna''), 1944 * '' With You in My Arms'' (Swedish: ''Med dej i mina arma''), 1945

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fjellstrom, Emil 1884 births 1944 deaths Swedish male stage actors Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors People from Östersund 20th-century Swedish male actors