Actor

Gunnar Björnstrand

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Acting credits

132

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 125Series: 7

TMDB ID: 6649

IMDb ID: nm0085038

Known for: Acting

Born: November 13, 1909

Died: May 26, 1986

Age: 76

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1931 - 1995

Years active: 65

Average TMDB rating: 7.24

Wikidata: Q524529

Also known as

Гуннар Бьёрнстранд

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gunnar Björnstrand (November 13, 1909 – May 26, 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. He was born in Stockholm. He appeared in over 120 films. Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 1936-1938. Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman, at that time a mostly unknown theatre director. In the 1940s he got his first major film roles, making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar. He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy. His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress. One of his most famous roles was as the worldly squire who makes such a contrast to his austere and spiritual master in Bergman's most famous film The Seventh Seal.