Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergmans films, such as Fanny and Alexander (1982). He found his largest audience in the Scandinavian countries for playing lovable characters in several of the film and TV adaptations of the childrens stories by Astrid Lindgren. He attended Stockholms Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1949 to 1952. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works. At the 10th Guldbagge Awards in 1974, he won the award for Best Actor for his role as Emils short-tempered father Anton Svensson in Emil and the Piglet.His 1984 film Åke and His World was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.In his self-written songs, he frequently attacked the injustices of society. The music is similar to folk music often using violin and accordion. He won a Swedish Grammy posthumously in 2006.Edwall also owned a theatre, Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm, which he bought in 1986 and operated until his death in 1997 of prostate cancer (it is now managed by Kristina Lugn’s daughter Martina Montelius). [citation needed]He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician Måns Edwall (1960–2016). Acting colleague Erland Josephson wrote about him in Expressen after his death He was odd. But, damn it, he managed to be odd in a universal way!
Skalle-Per
Film 1984
Jonas
Film 1978
Blind-Jonas
Film 1980
Paradis-Oskar
Film 1981
Oscar Ekdahl
Film 1982
Mattias
Film 1977
Doktor Glas
Film 1989
Otto
Film 1986
Beggar
Film 1960
Anton Svensson
Film 1971
Anton Svensson
Film 1972
Anton Svensson
Film 1973
Herr Nilsson
Film 1980
August
Film 1966
Herr Nilsson
Film 1979
Danjel
Film 1971
Algot Frövik
Film 1963
Thorsson
Film 1981
Danjel
Film 1972
The Ear Demon
Film 1960
(Prospero)
Film 1989
Prospero (voice)
Film 1989
Olsson, journalist
Film 1954
Engelbrekt
Film 1965
Falk
Film 1966
Frans i Flinta
Film 1987
Jillker
Film 1964
Josef "Stavros" Bendel
Film 1983
Wilhelmsson
Film 1967
The old boyfriend
Film 1991
Principal Godeman
Film 1984
Gustafsson
Film 1973
Jacob
Film 1969
Elvis' Grandfather
Film 1976
Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
Film 1983
Allan Persson
Film 1980
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Film 1981
Street character
Film 1960
Film 1956
Doktor Karl Otto
Film 1980
Old man
Film 1962
Bendix' composer
Film 1953
Self
Film 1990
Self
Film 1984
Johan
Film 1974
Tor
Film 1969
Axel
Film 1963
(archive footage)
Film 1995
Blumfeld
Film 1996
Kristofer
Film 1974
Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
Film 1969
Lineman
Film 1965
Film 1983
Film 1980
Arnolphe
Film 1983
Markel
Film 1977
Narrator (voice)
Film 1959
Simon Toking
Film 1961
narrator
Film 1965
Dag Seren
Film 1960
The poet
Film 1957
Albert Topaze
Film 1963
The doctor
Film 1962
Film 1977
Lindbaum
Film 1970
Fiorentino
Film 1955
Servant
Film 1960
The vagrant
Film 1961
Natan
Film 1954
Director
Film 1965
Tramp
Film 1958
Gubben
Film 1972
Self
Film 1988
läkaren
Film 1965
Vicar
Film 1960
Film 1965
Film 1965
Doktor Chasuble
Film 1961
Narrator (voice)
Film 1977
Jonas
Tv 1978
Anton Svensson
Tv 1975
Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht
Tv 1974
Carlsson
Tv 1966
herr Nilsson
Tv 1979
Skalle-Per
Tv 1986
Olle Montanus
Tv 1970