---
name: "Björn Bjelfvenstam"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bjorn-bjelfvenstam"
fi1m_id: "bjorn-bjelfvenstam"
imdb_id: "nm0084761"
tmdb_id: 550135
wikidata_id: "Q3888440"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 February 1929"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T07:52:34.114033+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Björn Bjelfvenstam

## Identity

Björn Bjelfvenstam

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bjorn-bjelfvenstam
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bjorn-bjelfvenstam
- **IMDb ID:** nm0084761
- **TMDB ID:** 550135
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3888440
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Bjelfvenstam, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3888440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/550135

Actor. Born 19 February 1929 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 February 1929, Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
- **Active:** 1955–1957
- **Also known as:** Björn Bjelvenstam, Бьёрн Бьельфвенстам
- **Frequently works with:** [Allan Ekelund](https://film.one/person/allan-ekelund.md), [Gunnar Björnstrand](https://film.one/person/gunnar-bjornstrand.md), [Ingmar Bergman](https://film.one/person/ingmar-bergman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Bjelfvenstam, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3888440, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/550135

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Wild Strawberries*](https://film.one/film/wild-strawberries.md) (88)

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## Biography

Björn Bjelfvenstam is a Swedish actor born on 19 February 1929 in Uppsala. He began his career in student theatre in Uppsala and trained at Axel Witzansky's theatre school (1949–1950), the Riksteatern studio and the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1951–1953).

From 1953 to 1957 he worked at Malmö City Theatre under Ingmar Bergman, appearing in several of Bergman's films including *Waiting Women* (1952) as Henrik Lobelius, *Smiles of a Summer Night* (1955) as Henrik Egerman and *Wild Strawberries* (1957) as Viktor. His older brother Bo Bjelfvenstam was a director, writer and author. After a period away from acting he returned in the 1990s for a regular role as Verner Johnsson in the television series *Tre kronor* (1994–1998).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, svenskfilmdatabas.se.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Wild Strawberries* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Viktor — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-strawberries.md)
- *Smiles of a Summer Night* (1955), Fi1m 84, as Henrik Egerman — [page](https://film.one/film/smiles-of-a-summer-night.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tre kronor* (1994), series, as Verner Johnsson
- *Susanne* (1960), as Olle (voice)
- *Rider in Blue* (1959), as Henrik Löwe
- *Wild Strawberries* (1957), as Viktor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-strawberries.md)
- *Last Pair Out* (1956), as Bo Dahlin
- *Smiles of a Summer Night* (1955), as Henrik Egerman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/smiles-of-a-summer-night.md)
- *Skuggan* (1953), as Frigge Berggren
- *Waiting Women* (1952), as Henrik Lobelius
- *Defiance* (1952), Actor

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