Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a
Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred films.
Biography
Karl Erik Berglund was born at
Lidingö in the
Stockholm archipelago
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in Sweden.
He was the son of Carl Victor Berglund and his wife Klara Erika Hausmetzger.
In 1903 he was sent to in
Paris
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to learn French. In 1905 he left to continue his studies in
Berlin
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. Later that year he went to
London
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to learn English.
He made his stage debut in 1907 with
Albert Ranft (1858-1938) at the Östermalmsteatern and
Södra Teatern
Södra Teatern is a theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Mosebacke torg on Södermalm in Stockholm. The venue is the oldest theatre in Stockholm and is situated in the heart of the city.
History
Södra Teatern is one of Sweden's o ...
theaters in Stockholm. From 1910 to 1912, he toured and from 1912 to 1913 he was employed at the Folkets hus in Stockholm. In 1913 he was hired by Axel Engdahl (1863–1922) to work at the Folkteatern in
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
, where he performed until 1920. He then returned to Stockholm and was employed at Blancheteatern (1922–1923 and 1927–1929), at
Vasateatern (1923–1925), at Blanche- och komediteatrarna (1925–1927) and from 1929 was employed by the
Oscarsteatern
Oscarsteatern (English language, 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 (Stockholm), Kungsgatan 63 in central Stock ...
.
He also had a food column, published some cookbooks and had his own radio show in the 1920s, also about cooking, using his nickname ''Bullen'' 'bun'. In Sweden there is a
sausage
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...
named after him called ''
Bullens pilsnerkorv''. He had his cooking training in the 1920s in
Paris
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, and worked in Hôtel Le Chapon Fin in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
and Claridge Hôtel in Paris.
Selected filmography
* ''
Sealed Lips'' (1927)
* ''
Gustaf Wasa'' (1928)
* ''
Sin
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'' (1928)
* ''
For Her Sake'' (1930)
*''
The Doctor's Secret'' (1930)
* ''
The Two of Us'' (1930)
* ''
The Red Day'' (1931)
* ''
The False Millionaire'' (1931)
* ''
A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931)
* ''
Mother-in-Law's Coming
''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (Swedish: ''Svärmor kommer'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Karin Swanström, Nils Wahlbom and Magda Holm.Larsson & Marklund p.130 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockh ...
'' (1932)
* ''
A Stolen Waltz'' (1932)
* ''
Lucky Devils'' (1932)
* ''
Wife for a Day'' (1933)
* ''
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German language, German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve) and Walpurgisnacht, is the Vigil#Eves of religious celebrations ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Under False Flag'' (1935)
* ''
Intermezzo
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'' (1936)
* ''
He, She and the Money'' (1936)
* ''
The Wedding Trip'' (1936)
* ''
Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936)
* ''
The Family Secret'' (1936)
* ''
Oh, Such a Night!'' (1937)
* ''
Russian Flu'' (1937)
* ''
Art for Art's Sake
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'' (1938)
* ''
A Woman's Face'' (1938)
* ''
Whalers'' (1939)
* ''
Oh, What a Boy!'' (1939)
* ''
Nothing But the Truth'' (1939)
* ''
Only One Night'' (1939)
* ''
With Open Arms'' (1940)
* ''
Bright Prospects'' (1941)
* ''
Only a Woman'' (1941)
* ''
The Fight Continues'' (1941)
* ''
The Ghost Reporter'' (1941)
* ''
Tonight or Never'' (1941)
* ''
Landstormens lilla argbigga'' (1941)
* ''
Ride Tonight!'' (1942)
* ''
Little Napoleon'' (1943)
* ''
Katrina'' (1943)
* ''
Kungajakt'' (1944)
* ''
Prince Gustaf'' (1944)
* ''
The Forest Is Our Heritage'' (1944)
* ''
Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' (1945)
* ''
Sussie'' (1945)
* ''
Man's Woman'' (1945)
* ''
Idel ädel adel'' (1945)
* ''
Interlude'' (1946)
* ''
Peggy on a Spree'' (1946)
* ''
Incorrigible'' (1946)
* ''
Dynamite
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'' (1947)
* ''
The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1947)
* ''
A Swedish Tiger'' (1948)
* ''
Loffe the Tramp'' (1948)
* ''
Flickan från tredje raden'' (1949)
* ''
Blondie, Beef and the Banana'' (1952)
* ''
The Girl from Backafall
''The Girl from Backafall'' (Swedish: ''Flickan från Backafall'') is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Viola Sundberg, Sven Lindberg and Kenne Fant.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 It is based on a poem by Gabriel Jönsson, ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Beat of Wings in the Night'' (1953)
* ''
Speed Fever
''Speed Fever'' (Swedish: ''Fartfeber'') is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Egil Holmsen and starring Arne Ragneborn, Sven-Axel Carlsson and Erik Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p. 15 The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil D ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Hidden in the Fog
''Hidden in the Fog'' (Swedish: ''I dimma dold'') is a 1953 Swedish mystery crime film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Eva Henning, Sonja Wigert and Hjördis Petterson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on lo ...
'' (1953)
* ''
All the World's Delights'' (1953)
* ''
Darling of Mine'' (1955)
* ''
Ratataa'' (1956)
* ''
The Song of the Scarlet Flower'' (1956)
* ''
The Girl in Tails'' (1956)
* ''
Moon Over Hellesta'' (1956)
References
External links
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1887 births
1963 deaths
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male silent film actors
20th-century Swedish male actors
Swedish film directors
Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen
Male actors from Stockholm