---
name: "Sven Wollter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sven-wollter"
fi1m_id: "sven-wollter"
imdb_id: "nm0938623"
tmdb_id: 67003
wikidata_id: "Q2035589"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 January 1934"
died: "10 November 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T20:01:58.668703+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."
---

# Sven Wollter

## Identity

Sven Wollter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sven-wollter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sven-wollter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0938623
- **TMDB ID:** 67003
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2035589
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Wollter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2035589, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938623/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67003

Actor. Born 11 January 1934 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Died 10 November 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 January 1934, Gothenburg, Sweden
- **Died:** 10 November 2020
- **Active:** 1986–2022
- **Also known as:** Sven Wolter, Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Wollter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2035589, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938623/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67003

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The House*](https://film.one/film/the-house.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Sven Wollter was a Swedish actor. He trained at the Gothenburg City Theatre student school from 1953 to 1957 and worked at several Swedish theatres, including the Gothenburg City Theatre from 1967 to 1983 and the Stockholm City Theatre from 1986.

He appeared in numerous films and television productions. His roles include Lennart Kollberg in *The Man on the Roof* (1976), Victor in Andrei Tarkovsky's *The Sacrifice* (1986), Axel Flogfält in *House of Angels* (1992), and the voice of the Odd Man in *The House* (2022), his final role. He also played the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in adaptations of Håkan Nesser's novels.

Wollter died on 10 November 2020 in Luleå, Sweden.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The House* (2022), Fi1m 65, as Odd Couple (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)

## Complete filmography (95)

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

- *Day by Day* (2022), as Malte
- *The House* (2022), as Odd Couple (voice) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *Videoman* (2018), as The Neighbour
- *Sunny Side* (2017), as Mauritz Schiller
- *Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan* (2017), Actor
- *Key House Mirror* (2015), as Erik
- *Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista* (2015), Actor
- *Hotet från yttre rymden* (2013), as Säpochef
- *Flicker* (2012), as Barnard
- *Samlaren* (2012), as Lennart
- *House of Angels - Third Time Lucky* (2010), as Axel Flogfält
- *Sture & Kerstin Forever* (2010), Actor
- *Georg & Lydia* (2010), as Georg
- *Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber* (2008), as Fassa (voice)
- *Trigger* (2006), as Lasse
- *Fallet G* (2006), as Van Veeteren
- *Svalan, katten, rosen, döden* (2006), as Van Veeteren
- *Moreno and the Silence* (2006), as Van Veeteren
- *Störst av allt* (2006), as Aron P. Johansson · Writer
- *Sigillet* (2006), as Vete von Vanders
- *Münsters fall* (2005), as Van Veeteren
- *Borkmann's Point* (2005), as Van Veeteren
- *Carambole* (2005), as Van Veeteren
- *Molly in the World* (2005), as The Narrator (voice)
- *Heartbeat* (2004), as Kirurgen
- *Dieselråttor och sjömansmöss* (2002), series, as Mäster Estragon
- *Suxxess* (2002), as Sigvard
- *Kaspar i Nudådalen* (2001), series, as Perols Erik
- *Kira's Reason: A Love Story* (2001), as Kira's father
- *Kvinna med födelsemärke* (2001), series, as Van Veeteren
- *A Song for Martin* (2001), as Martin
- *Återkomsten* (2001), series, as Van Veeteren
- *Kvinna med födelsemärke* (2001), as van Veeteren
- *Van Veeteren* (2000), series, as Van Veeteren
- *Det grovmaskiga nätet* (2000), as Van Veeteren
- *The 13th Warrior* (1999), as King Hrothgar
- *Sally* (1999), series, as Roffe Santesson
- *Ivar Kreuger* (1998), series, as Häradshövding Wallenberg
- *Ögat* (1998), as Criminal detective
- *The Tattooed Widow* (1998), as Erik Sandström
- *Hjerteflimmer* (1998), series, as Olof
- *Vildhussen* (1996), as Pehr Hellzén
- *Jerusalem* (1996), as Stor-Ingmar
- *Stjärnbilder* (1995), as (archive footage)
- *Wallander: Faceless Killers* (1995), series, as Rydberg
- *Alfred* (1995), Actor
- *House of Angels: The Second Summer* (1994), as Axel Flogfält
- *Svensson, Svensson* (1994), series, Actor
- *Dockpojken* (1993), as The father
- *House of Angels* (1992), as Axel Flogfält
- *Violet Bay* (1991), as Kerem
- *Facklorna* (1991), series, as Evert Gregor
- *Facklorna* (1991), as Evert Gregor
- *Smykketyven* (1990), as Jan Ström
- *Husbonden* (1989), as Peter
- *Sweetwater* (1988), as Doc
- *One Way Ticket* (1988), as Johannes
- *Friends* (1987), as Zeb
- *På spåret* (1987), series, as Tävlande
- *A Film About Love* (1987), as Peter
- *In the Name of the Law* (1986), as Inspector Jarnebring
- *The Sacrifice* (1986), as Victor
- *Havlandet* (1985), as Matti
- *The Man from Majorca* (1984), as Bo Jarnebring
- *Sista leken* (1984), as Viktor
- *Profitörerna* (1983), series, as Jarnebring
- *Jacob smitaren* (1983), as Doctor
- *Kallocain* (1981), series, as Leo Kall
- *Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd* (1981), series, as Schagerström, brukspatron
- *The Last Bid* (1981), as Police inspector
- *Charlotte Löwensköld* (1979), as Foundry proprietor Schagerström
- *Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet* (1979), as Daniel
- *Strandvaskeren* (1978), series, as Sallberg
- *Bo Widerberg* (1977), Actor
- *Man on the Roof* (1976), as Lennart Kollberg
- *Raskens* (1976), series, as Gustaf Karlsson (Rask)
- *The White Wall* (1975), as Kjell Larsson
- *Rymmare* (1974), as Klas
- *Domaren* (1974), Actor
- *Krocken* (1973), as Bilförsäljare
- *Ett köpmanshus i skärgården* (1973), series, as Janne
- *Sandlådan* (1972), as Johan
- *No* (1969), Actor
- *I Love, You Love* (1968), as Sten
- *Exercis* (1968), as fänrik Alm
- *I samma rum* (1968), as Y
- *Regeln och undantaget* (1968), Actor
- *Repetitionen* (1968), as Villebosse
- *I Am Curious (Yellow)* (1967), as Captain (uncredited)
- *The Truth About the New Anna Susanna* (1967), Actor
- *Hemsöborna* (1966), series, as Gusten
- *Like Rings on the Water* (1965), Actor
- *Julkalendern* (1960), series, as Perols Erik
- *Rider in Blue* (1959), as Photographer
- *Stall-Erik and the Snapphans*, Actor

## Gallery

- !["Den ordinarie teatersäsongen i Stockholm lider mot sitt slut, men staden kommer inte att bli teaterlös för det. Sommarscenerna tar vid och på måndagen var det  (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-9f7c18fa5c77.jpg) "Den ordinarie teatersäsongen i Stockholm lider mot sitt slut, men staden kommer inte att bli teaterlös för det. Sommarscenerna tar vid och på måndagen var det  (1960) — Herman Ronninger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Annie_Jenhoff_och_Sven_Wollter.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ebba Ringdahl, Sven Wollter och Margaretha Löwler i den kommande uppsättningen av Albert Camus "Missförståndet" på Göteborgs stadsteater. (1968)](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-a30e8b3e3f81.jpg) Ebba Ringdahl, Sven Wollter och Margaretha Löwler i den kommande uppsättningen av Albert Camus "Missförståndet" på Göteborgs stadsteater. (1968) — Werner Goldbach, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Ebba_Ringdahl%2C_Sven_Wollter_och_Margaretha_L%C3%B6wler.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sven Wollter, Marie Delleskog, Tomas von Brömssen in "The Dresser" by Ronald Harwood (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-4758ef959f06.jpg) Sven Wollter, Marie Delleskog, Tomas von Brömssen in "The Dresser" by Ronald Harwood (2011) — Aorta Fotografi AB, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Pakladaren_press.jpg/1280px-Pakladaren_press.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Swedish actor Sven Wollter in a campaign for Hjärt-Lungfonden, 2014.](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-8bd01910f9b6.jpg) Swedish actor Sven Wollter in a campaign for Hjärt-Lungfonden, 2014. — Hjärt-Lungfonden, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Sven_Wollter.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sven Wollter](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-43105698c9fe.jpg) Sven Wollter — Image via TMDB
- ![Sven Wollter](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-5b8436cfecb0.jpg) Sven Wollter — Image via TMDB
- ![Sven Wollter](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-2320b6af4d51.jpg) Sven Wollter — Image via TMDB
- ![Sven Wollter](https://film.one/media/person/4875397/gallery-6f090a83052f.jpg) Sven Wollter — Hjärt-Lungfonden, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Sven_Wollter_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- Lenin Award (Sweden) 2018: Lenin Award (Sweden) (won)
- Swedish Academy's Theatre Award 2016: Swedish Academy's Theatre Award (won)
- Litteris et Artibus 2013: Litteris et Artibus (won)

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

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