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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.
The roles that explain the career.
58 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Making of Fanny and Alexander | Self | Film |
| 1982 | Fanny and Alexander | Filip Landahl | Film |
| 1978 | Autumn Sonata | Paul | Film |
| 1977 | Tabu | Rådmanskan | Film |
| 1976 | Face to Face | Jenny's Grandfather | Film |
| 1969 | Tunneln | Film | |
| 1969 | The Rite | Hans Winkelmann | Film |
| 1968 | The Girls | Hugo | Film |
| 1968 | Shame | Mr. Jacobi | Film |
| 1967 | The Red Mantle | King Sigvor | Film |
| 1966 | Sadist | Dr. Rune Wester | Film |
| 1966 | Persona | Herr Vogler | Film |
| 1966 | My Sister My Love | Count Schwartz | Film |
| 1966 | Here Is Your Life | Lundgren | Film |
| 1964 | Loving Couples | Dr. Jacob Lewin | Film |
| 1963 | Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie | Self | Film |
| 1963 | My Love Is Like a Rose | Georg Ehnström | Film |
| 1963 | Winter Light | Tomas Ericsson | Film |
| 1962 | Handen på hjärtat | Film | |
| 1961 | The Pleasure Garden | David Franzén | Film |
| 1961 | Barna Hedenhös | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1961 | Through a Glass Darkly | David | Film |
| 1960 | The Devil's Eye | The Actor | Film |
| 1959 | Swinging at the Castle | Agne C:son Stressberg | Film |
| 1958 | The Magician | Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health | Film |
| 1958 | Miss April | Marcus Arwidson | Film |
| 1957 | The Seventh Seal | Jöns | Film |
| 1957 | Wild Strawberries | Evald | Film |
| 1957 | Night Light | Purman | Film |
| 1955 | Dreams | Otto Sönderby, konsul | Film |
| 1955 | Smiles of a Summer Night | Fredrik Egerman | Film |
| 1954 | Gabrielle | Robert Holmén | Film |
| 1954 | A Lesson in Love | David Erneman | Film |
| 1953 | Sawdust and Tinsel | Mr. Sjuberg | Film |
| 1952 | Klackarna i taket | Film | |
| 1952 | Flyg-Bom | Niklas Slevbrink | Film |
| 1952 | Waiting Women | Fredrik Lobelius | Film |
| 1951 | Tull-Bom | Frans Melin, aka Hamn-Casanova | Film |
| 1950 | The White Cat | Jarl Eksell | Film |
| 1949 | The Girl from the Third Row | Edvin Burelius | Film |
| 1949 | Father Bom | Fritjoff Krafft | Film |
| 1949 | Playing Truant | Bertil Kronberg | Film |
| 1948 | Music in Darkness | Klasson | Film |
| 1948 | Private Bom | Berglund | Film |
| 1947 | Caged Women | Bengt Larsson | Film |
| 1946 | It Rains on Our Love | Mr. Purman | Film |
| 1944 | Mitt folk är icke ditt | Film | |
| 1944 | Torment | Teacher | Film |
| 1944 | Appassionata | Svensson, Editor of Vecko-Bilden | Film |
| 1944 | New Order at Sjogarda | Felix Palmer | Film |
| 1943 | Jag dräpte | Lindén | Film |
| 1942 | General von Döbeln | Lieutenant Bäckström | Film |
| 1942 | En äventyrare | Film | |
| 1940 | Hennes melodi | Film | |
| 1940 | June Night | Journalist (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Hjältar i gult och blått | Sergeant Frisk | Film |
| 1940 | Man of the Forest | Clerk | Film |
| 1937 | Bergslagsfolk | Film |
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