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name: "Allan Edwall"
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born: "25 August 1924"
died: "7 February 1997"
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# Allan Edwall

Actor. Born 25 August 1924 in Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden. Died 7 February 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 August 1924, Rödön, Jämtlands län, Sweden
- **Died:** 7 February 1997
- **Also known as:** Аллан Эдвалль

## Biography

Allan Edwall was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer. He trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in Stockholm from 1949 to 1952 and appeared in more than 400 stage, film, television and radio roles over a career spanning 1953 to 1997.

He is known for roles in several Ingmar Bergman films, including Oscar Ekdahl in *Fanny and Alexander* (1982), and for his work in adaptations of Astrid Lindgren stories such as *Emil and the Piglet* (1973) and *Ronia: The Robber's Daughter* (1984). In 1974 he received the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor for his performance in *Emil and the Piglet*. Edwall also directed films, including *Åke and His World* (1984), and from 1986 until his death he owned and operated Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fanny and Alexander* (1982), Fi1m 92, as Oscar Ekdahl — [page](https://film.one/film/fanny-and-alexander.md)

## Also known for

- *The Virgin Spring* (1960), Beggar
- *The Sacrifice* (1986), Otto
- *Winter Light* (1963), Algot Frövik
- *Ronia: The Robber's Daughter* (1984), Skalle-Per
- *Fanny and Alexander* (1984), Oscar Ekdahl
- *The Emigrants* (1971), Danjel
- *The Devil's Eye* (1960), The Ear Demon
- *The Brothers Lionheart* (1977), Mattias

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