Gunnar Björnstrand
Birthday: 1909-11-13 | Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, SwedenFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gunnar Björnstrand (13 November 1909 – 26 May 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Acting
Role
as Rural dean Forsius
as Paul
as Jenny's Grandfather
as Hugo
as Mr. Jacobi
as Count Schwartz
as Herr Vogler
as Adam Palmquist
as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health
as Jöns
as Fredrik Egerman
as David Erneman
as Fritjoff Krafft
as 40-talisten
