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Gunnar Björnstrand

Nov 13, 1909 - May 26, 1986 (76 years old) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 120 films.

Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 1936-1938. Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman, at that time a mostly unknown theatre director. In the 1940s he got his first major film roles, making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar. He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy. His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress. One of his most famous roles was as the worldly squire who makes such a contrast to his austere and spiritual master in Bergman's most famous film The Seventh Seal.

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Known For

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Face to Face
Jenny's Grandfather
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Fanny and Alexander
Filip Landahl
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Tabu
Rådmanskan
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Engeln
Bäckman
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The Seventh Seal
Jöns
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Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd
Forsius
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Persona
Herr Vogler
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Wild Strawberries
Evald
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Någonstans i Sverige
Svärfadern
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Skeppsredaren
Göran Borg

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