Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as Fanny and Alexander (1982). He found his largest audience in the Scandinavian countries for playing lovable characters in several of the film and TV adaptations of the children's stories by Astrid Lindgren. He attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1949 to 1952. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works. At the 10th Guldbagge Awards in 1974, he won the award for Best Actor for his role as Emil's short-tempered father Anton Svensson in Emil and the Piglet.
His 1984 film Åke and His World was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
In his self-written songs, he frequently attacked the injustices of society. The music is similar to folk music often using violin and accordion. He won a Swedish Grammy posthumously in 2006.
Edwall also owned a theatre, Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra in Stockholm, which he bought in 1986 and operated until his death in 1997 of prostate cancer (it is now managed by Kristina Lugn’s daughter Martina Montelius). [citation needed]He was the father of photographer Mattias Edwall and stage director, actor and musician Måns Edwall (1960–2016). Acting colleague Erland Josephson wrote about him in Expressen after his death: "He was odd. But, damn it, he managed to be odd in a universal way!"
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Oscar Ekdahl
Anton Svensson
herr Nilsson
Bertil "Engeln" Engelbrecht
Olle Montanus
Otto
Oscar Ekdahl
Skalle-Per
Skalle-Per
Mattias
Carlsson
Beggar
Algot Frövik
Danjel
Anton Svensson
Self (archive footage)
Jillker
Herr Nilsson
Prospero (voice)
Anton Svensson
Danjel
August
Anton Svensson
The Ear Demon
Josef "Stavros" Bendel
Herr Nilsson
Paradis-Oskar
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Thorsson
Principal Godeman
Arnolphe
Director
Sture Charles 'Limpan' Lindberg
Dag Serén
Lineman
Simon Toking
Self
Tramp
Wilhelmsson
Frans i Flinta
The old boyfriend
Falk
Doktor Karl Otto
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Narrator (voice)
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Self
The vagrant
Allan Persson
Jacob
Markel
Fiorentino
The doctor
Eriksson - Verkstadsarbetare
Street character
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Gustafsson
Blind-Jonas
Vicar
Doktor Chasuble
Olsson, journalist
Jonas
Tor
Axel
Bendix' composer
Acaste
Gubben
Engelbrekt
Albert Topaze
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Self
Lindbaum
The poet
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Elvis' Grandfather
Doktor Glas
Blumfeld
Servant
Old man
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Johan
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