Ingvar Kjellson | |
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![]() Kjellson in 2013 | |
Born | Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson 20 May 1923 Linköping, Sweden |
Died | 18 December 2014 Danderyd, Sweden | (aged 91)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, theater manager |
Years active | 1946–2012 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Swedish stage and film actor.[1] Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1946.[2] He worked as an actor at various theatres, and was part of the permanent ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1964.[3] He had notable roles in a number of plays including Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, The Beggars' Opera and Twelfth Night.[1][2] In 2013, he played the old servant Firs in The Cherry Orchard at Stockholm City Theatre.
He also worked in films including Zorn, Raskenstam, and Jazzgossen.[2]
Kjellson won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978. He died at the age of 91 on 18 December 2014 of pneumonia.[3] He was married to actress Meta Velander until his death.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Tre söner gick till flyget (1945) - Young Man Playing Piano (uncredited)
- Blåjackor (1945) - Aspirant Strid (uncredited)
- The Bells of the Old Town (1946) - Guest at the Party at 'Bristol' (uncredited)
- In the Arms of the Sea (1951) - Third Mate
- Dance in the Smoke (1954) - Snål-Jampe
- Taxi 13 (1954) - Artist
- Seger i mörker (1954) - Engineer Borg
- Karin Månsdotter (1954) - Hakon Ladugårdsfogde - Guard at Gripsholm Castle (uncredited)
- The Yellow Squadron (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited)
- Mord, lilla vän (1955) - Erik Ljungdahl
- The Girl in the Rain (1955) - Klas
- The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) - Rabites, ökenskurk
- Swing it, fröken (1956) - Robert Roos
- Den långa julmiddagen (1956) - Charles
- The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1956) - Falk
- Summer Place Wanted (1957) - Radio Theatre (voice, uncredited)
- The Minister of Uddarbo (1957) - Doctor
- The Jazz Boy (1958) - Partygäst
- Swinging at the Castle (1959) - Vicar (uncredited)
- Pärlemor (1961) - Pawnbroker
- En nolla för mycket (1962) - Fredrik
- Kort är sommaren (1962) - The Count
- Hide and Seek (1963) - Prison Governor
- Wild West Story (1964) - Judge
- Heja Roland! (1966) - Skog
- The Girls (1968) - Olle
- Black Palm Trees (1968) - Consul
- Shame (1968) - Oswald, lärare i förhörslokalen
- Het snö (1968) - Police Inspector Nordström
- Made in Sweden (1969) - Niklas Hedström
- The Bookseller Gave Up Bathing (1969) - Elim Svensson
- Grisjakten (1970) - Gustav Rosen
- Ministern (1970) - Driver
- The Aristocats (1970) - Edgar Balthazar (Swedish voice)
- Robin Hood (1973) - Prince John (Swedish voice)
- Vita Nejlikan (1974) - James
- Måndagarna med Fanny (1977) - Hilding Eriksson
- Chez Nous (1978) - Elmgren
- Marmalade Revolution (1980) - Editor
- Sverige åt svenskarna (1980) - Sir John
- The Flight of the Eagle (1982) - Alfred Nobel
- Raskenstam (1983) - Ludvig af Tidaholm
- Samson og Sally (1984) - (voice)
- Svindlande affärer (1985) - Arvidsson
- Gösta Berlings saga (1986, TV Mini-Series) - Sintram
- The Journey to Melonia (1989) - Captain Christmas tree (voice)
- Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991) - Rutger
- Zorn (1994) - Minister Åkerman
- Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten (2000) - Kungen (voice)
- The Last Sentence (2012) - Pehr Eklund (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in Nationalencyklopedin
- ^ a b c Ingvar Kjellson aktiv som skådespelare in i det sista, obituary in Svenska Dagbladet 20 December 2014 (in Swedish)
- ^ a b Skådespelaren Ingvar Kjellson är död, obituary in Dagens Nyheter 20 December 2014 (in Swedish)
External links
[edit]- Ingvar Kjellson at IMDb
- Ingvar Kjellson Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, at the Royal Dramatic Theatre