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name: "Jarl Kulle"
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born: "27 February 1927"
died: "3 October 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:00.895322+00:00"
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# Jarl Kulle

Actor. Born 27 February 1927 in Ekeby, Malmöhus län, Sweden. Died 3 October 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 February 1927, Ekeby, Malmöhus län, Sweden
- **Died:** 3 October 1997
- **Also known as:** Ярл Кулле

## Biography

Jarl Kulle was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, graduating in 1949, and remained a member of the ensemble until 1995, appearing in dozens of plays. He also performed in musicals, notably as Henry Higgins in *My Fair Lady* at Oscarsteatern in Stockholm from 1959.

Kulle appeared in numerous films, including several directed by Ingmar Bergman. He played Count Carl Magnus Malcolm in *Smiles of a Summer Night* (1955) and Gustav Adolf Ekdahl in *Fanny and Alexander* (1982), a role for which he received a Guldbagge Award. Other credits include General Lorens Löwenhielm in *Babette's Feast* (1987) and Don Juan in *The Devil's Eye* (1960). He also directed a number of films in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Babette's Feast* (1987), General Lorens Löwenhielm
- *Smiles of a Summer Night* (1955), Count Carl Magnus Malcolm
- *Fanny and Alexander* (1984), Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
- *The Devil's Eye* (1960), Don Juan
- *Waiting Women* (1952), Kaj
- *All These Women* (1964), Cornelius

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