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name: "Börje Ahlstedt"
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tmdb_id: 3853
wikidata_id: "Q731643"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 February 1939"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:36:50.609064+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."
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# Börje Ahlstedt

## Identity

Börje Ahlstedt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/borje-ahlstedt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** borje-ahlstedt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0014062
- **TMDB ID:** 3853
- **Wikidata ID:** Q731643
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731643, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014062/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3853

Actor. Born 21 February 1939 in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 February 1939, Stockholm, Sweden
- **Also known as:** Бёрье Альстедт
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731643, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014062/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3853

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Fanny and Alexander*](https://film.one/film/fanny-and-alexander.md) (92)

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## Biography

Börje Ahlstedt is a Swedish actor born in Stockholm in 1939. He trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre school from 1962 to 1965 and has been a member of its ensemble since graduating.

Ahlstedt has worked extensively with Ingmar Bergman, appearing as Carl Ekdahl in *Fanny and Alexander* (1982), Carl Åkerblom in *The Best Intentions* (1992) and *Sunday's Children* (1992), and Henrik in *Saraband* (2003). He is also known for playing Mattis in *Ronia: The Robber's Daughter* (1984) and for early roles in *I Am Curious (Yellow)* (1967) and *I Am Curious (Blue)* (1968).

He has appeared in films by directors including Bo Widerberg and Kay Pollak. Ahlstedt won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor for his performance in *The Rabbit Man* (1990).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Complete filmography (73)

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

- *The Hour of the Lynx* (2013), as Morfar
- *The Angel* (2009), as Morfar
- *Men and Bergman* (2008), Actor
- *August* (2007), series, as Carl Axel Strindberg
- *Arbetarklassens sista hjältar* (2007), Actor
- *Exit* (2006), as Wilhelm Rahmberg
- *Bang Bang Orangutang* (2005), as Åke's Father
- *Percy, Buffalo Bill and I* (2005), as Farfar
- *Saraband* (2003), as Henrik
- *Karlsson on the Roof* (2002), as Karlsson
- *Karlsson on the Roof* (2002), series, as Karlsson
- *Herr von Hancken* (2000), series, as Bungenstierna
- *The Birthday* (2000), as Henning
- *Pippi's Adventures on the South Seas* (1999), as Efraim Långstrump (voice)
- *The Magnetist’s Fifth Winter* (1999), as Apotekaren
- *Nallars väntan* (1999), Actor
- *In the Presence of a Clown* (1998), as Uncle Carl Åkerblom
- *Pippi Långstrump - Resan till Nordpolen* (1997), as Efraim Långstrump
- *The Last Yankee* (1997), Actor
- *Belma* (1996), as Karl
- *Höst i paradiset* (1995), as Henning
- *Tre kronor* (1994), series, as Harry "Norton" Karlsson
- *Morsarvet* (1993), series, as Teodor Eriksson
- *Minns ni?* (1993), as (archive footage)
- *Chefen fru Ingeborg* (1993), series, Actor
- *The Best Intentions* (1992), as Carl Åkerblom
- *Sunday's Children* (1992), as Uncle Carl
- *The Best Intentions* (1991), series, as Carl Åkerblom
- *Fort Boyard Sweden* (1990), series, as Pápá Fouras
- *The Rabbit Man* (1990), as Bengt Nääs
- *Marknadsafton* (1989), as Magni
- *Fallgropen* (1989), Actor
- *Nallar och människor* (1989), as Pappa, Store-Nalle (voice)
- *The Father* (1988), as Pastorn
- *Emma's Shadow* (1988), as Malthe Eliasson
- *Ronja Rövardotter* (1986), series, as Mattis
- *Amorosa* (1986), as Joachin Rosenhjelm
- *Lösa förbindelser* (1985), series, as Karl-Henrik Brandt
- *Fanny and Alexander* (1984), series, as Carl Ekdahl
- *Ronia: The Robber's Daughter* (1984), as Mattis
- *Björnen* (1984), as Grigorij Smirnov
- *Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?* (1984), series, as Rulle
- *Savannen* (1983), as Operator
- *Limpan* (1983), as Edin
- *En Galnings Dagbok* (1983), as Proprisjtjin
- *Fanny and Alexander* (1982), as Carl Ekdahl — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/fanny-and-alexander.md)
- *Sova Räv* (1982), Actor
- *Höjdhoppar'n* (1981), as Börje, Wrestler
- *Children's Island* (1980), as Hester
- *A Dream Play* (1980), as Advokaten
- *Swedenhielms* (1980), Actor
- *Marmalade Revolution* (1980), as Photographer
- *Birth of a Salesman* (1979), Actor
- *Death of a Salesman* (1979), as Biff
- *Kristoffers hus* (1979), as Börje
- *Dante: Beware of the Shark!* (1978), as Dante's Father
- *Nationalmonumentet* (1977), as Erik Some
- *A Guy and a Gal* (1975), as Lasses bror
- *Egg! Egg! A Hardboiled Story* (1975), as Man in Commercial (uncredited)
- *Mumindalen* (1973), series, as Moomintroll (voice)
- *Håll alla dörrar öppna* (1973), as Steve Urdin
- *Bröderna Malm* (1972), series, as "Tojan"
- *Till Sex Do Us Part* (1971), as Richard Tempel
- *The Lie* (1970), as Feldt
- *The Red Room* (1970), series, as Lundell
- *You're Lying!* (1969), as Björn Vilson
- *Håll polisen utanför* (1969), series, as Orvar
- *Made in Sweden* (1969), as Jesper
- *Exercis* (1968), as Eriksson
- *I Am Curious (Blue)* (1968), as Börje
- *I Am Curious (Yellow)* (1967), as Börje, Lena's boyfriend
- *Flygplan saknas* (1965), as Ragnar
- *Julkalendern* (1960), series, as Mumintrollet

## Gallery

- ![Börje Ahlstedt](https://film.one/media/person/117878/gallery-1c30f323d009.jpg) Börje Ahlstedt — Photo by Flickr user Sune Frack, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt_%28photo_by_Sune_Frack_on_Flickr%29.jpg/1280px-B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt_%28photo_by_Sune_Frack_on_Flickr%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Swedish actor Börje Ahlstedt (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/117878/gallery-ac121b3bcdf0.jpg) Swedish actor Börje Ahlstedt (2008) — Photo by Flickr user Sune Frack, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt_helfigur_sittande_%28photo_by_Sune_Frack_on_Flickr%29.jpg/1280px-B%C3%B6rje_Ahlstedt_helfigur_sittande_%28photo_by_Sune_Frack_on_Flickr%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Litteris et Artibus 1992: Litteris et Artibus (won)
- Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1989: Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Emma's Shadow*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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