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Edvin Adolphson

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter | * 02/25/1893 († 86, 10/31/1979) | Furingstad, Vikbolandet, Östergötlands län
Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in Only One Night (1939), and is noted for his roles in the film Änglar, finns dom? (1961), the television version of August Strindberg's Hemsöborna (1966), and as Markurell in Markurells i Wadköping (1968). He also directed the first Swedish sound film, Säg det i toner in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Adolphson was born in Furingstad, Sweden (Östergötland County), and died in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. ()
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Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish stage and screen actor and director. He made his stage debut in 1912, his first film "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918), and directed the first Swedish sound film, "Säg det i toner/ The Dream Waltz" in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Edvin Adolphson appeared in more than 500 roles.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Edvin Adolphson as Actor(91)

as Victor Palm1964 Swedish Wedding Night
as Gustav Grepe1963 Sällskapslek
as Gustaf Odenstam1961 Pärlemor
as Viktor Günther1961 Do You Believe in Angels?
as Hugo Frejer, direktör1960 Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
as Johannes Blom1960 The Wedding Day
as Anton Humbert1960 Av hjärtans lust
as Fredrik Fredriksson1959 Får jag låna din fru?
as Anders1959 Paw
as Aslak Logje1958 Laila
as Georges1958 The Phantom Carriage
as Jon Esping1958 A Goat in the Garden
as Sämund Granliden1957 A Girl of Solbakken
as Knut Mattsson1956 Sceningång
as Writer1955 Darling of Mine
as General Jakob, Helene's Father1955 Giftas
as Rudolf Ekström1955 Paradiset
as Claes von Klitzow1955 The Unicorn
as Johan Kasimir Enqvist1954 Enchanted Journey
as Vicar Tornelius1953 Vingslag i natten
as Rat trap maker1953 The Road to Klockrike
as Henning Werner, disponent1952 One Fiancé at a Time
as Frans Willenhart1952 Hård klang
as Henry Lilja1951 Rolling Sea
as Anders Persson1951 One Summer of Happiness
as Anders Åvik1950 Kvartetten som sprängdes
as J. O. Bengtsson1950 When Love Came to the Village
as Johannes Porshammar1950 Frökens första barn
as himself1949 Playing Truant
as Mateo Carotti1948 Flottans kavaljerer
as Claude Dubois1947 Supper for Two
as Stig Folkesson1947 The People from Simlangs Valley
as Stefan Anker1945 The Royal Rabble
as Col. Christoffer Toll1945 Galgmannen
as Rolf Dahlman / Rolf Berg1944 A Day Will Dawn
as Georg Winkler1943 Sjätte skottet
as Georg Carl von Döbeln1942 General von Döbeln
as Rolf Nordmark1942 Flames in the Dark
as Mikael Bourg1941 Livet går vidare
as Kapten Åkesson1941 En kvinna ombord
as Anders Berg1941 Fröken Kyrkråtta
as Krister Dahl1940 With You in My Arms
as Rutger von Degerfelt1940 A Crime
as Valdemar Moreaux1939 Only One Night
1939 Wanted
as Dr. Jonson1938 Dollar
as Nikolajevitj1937 Ryska snuvan
as Joakim Brink1936 On the Sunny Side
as Åke Larsson1935 The Count of the Old Town
as First Mate1934 Atlantäventyret
as Olof Koskela1934 Man's Way with Women
as Ludwig1933 Dear Relatives
as Bengt Berger1932 Love and Cash Shortages
as Ture Tallén, direktör1932 Modern wives
1932 Tango
as Nick Pogli1931 Halfway to heaven
as Marius1931 Longing for the sea
as Robert "Bob" Rossiter1930 The two of us
as Torsten Bergström1929 Triumph of the Heart
as Kristian II of Denmark1928 Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
as Kristian II of Denmark1928 Gustaf Wasa, Part One
as Man at the inn1922 Love's Crucible
as Man at the Inn (uncredited)1921 The Phantom Carriage
as Guest1921 En vildfågel
as Ballroom guest1920 The Gyurkovics Boys
as Guest1920 A Lover in Pawn
as Guest at the wedding1918 Thomas Graal's Best Child

TV Shows/Series with Edvin Adolphson as Actor(1)

as Erik Nordström, prästen1966 Hemsöborna

Movies with Edvin Adolphson as Crew(14)

Writing/Writer1943 Hon trodde det var han
Directing/Director1937 Klart till drabbning
Directing/Director1935 The Count of the Old Town
Directing/Director1935 The Girls' Alfred
Writing/Writer1935 The Girls' Alfred
Directing/Director1934 Atlantäventyret
Directing/Director1933 Vad veta väl männen?
Writing/Writer1933 Vad veta väl männen?
Directing/Director1932 Modern wives
Writing/Writer1932 Modern wives
Directing/Director1931 Scattered Pages
Directing/Director1930 When Roses Bloom
Writing/Writer1930 When Roses Bloom
Directing/Director1929 The Dream Waltz

Full Name: Edvin Adolphson
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Saturday, 02/25 1893 (February) in Furingstad, Vikbolandet, Östergötlands län
Died: Wednesday, 10/31 1979 (October) in Solna Municipality (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Spouses (current/former): Harriet Bosse, Mildred Mehle
Children: Kristina Adolphson, Olle Adolphson, Anna-Greta Adolphson, Kari Thomée, Per B. Adolphson, Leo Cullborg
Other names for Edvin Adolphson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edvin Adolfsson"
Edvin Adolphson frequently works together with these people:
Gustaf Molander (18x, Crew)
Lennart Wallén (16x, Crew)
Hasse Ekman (15x, Crew)
Lorens Marmstedt (13x, Crew)
Victor Sjöström (12x, Crew)
Gösta Stevens (12x, Crew)
Sigge Fürst (12x, Actor)
Hilding Bladh (12x, Crew)
Karin Swanström (11x, Actress)
Julius Jaenzon (11x, Crew)
John W. Brunius (11x, Crew)
Bengt Lagerkvist (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:287465, Added: 08/10/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024