Åke Fridell
Åke Fridell (born June 23, 1919 in Gävle , † August 26, 1985 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish actor .
life and work
Åke Fridell grew up in Falun , Dalarna . Between 1942 and 1944 he attended the Witzansky Theater School and took singing lessons. In 1943 he made his debut in Ingmar Bergman's play Tivoli . He played at the City Theater in Helsingborg from 1944 to 1946, at the City Theater in Malmö from 1954 to 1960 and at the City Theater in Stockholm from 1960 to the 1970s. In the course of his career, in addition to numerous other engagements, he appeared in 30 theater productions and ten films by Bergman. His specialty was the portrayal of boisterous and boastful characters or simple minds. One of his most prominent roles was that of the blacksmith Plog in Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957).
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: It rains on our love (Det regnar på vår kärlek)
- 1947: Ship to Indialand (Skepp till India land)
- 1949: prison (Fängelse)
- 1949: Rya-Rya - Just a Mother ( Bara en mor )
- 1953: The time with Monika (Sommaren med Monika)
- 1953: Evening of the jugglers (Gycklarnas afton)
- 1953: Barabbas - The Man in the Dark (Barabbas)
- 1955: The smile of a summer night (Sommarnattens leende)
- 1955: Rasmus and the vagabond (Luffaren och Rasmus)
- 1957: The seventh seal (Det sjunde inseglet)
- 1957: Wild strawberries (Smultronstället)
- 1958: Rabies (TV)
- 1958: The Face (Ansiktet)
- 1966: Dr. Wester's last patient (Träfracken)
- 1971: Emigrants (Utvandrarna)
Web links
- Åke Fridell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Åke Fridell in the Swedish Film Database of the Swedish Film Institute
Individual evidence
- ↑ Åke Fridell on the Ingmar Bergman Foundation website , accessed September 30, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fridell, Åke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gävle |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1985 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |