Edvin Adolphson
Edvin Adolphson (born February 25, 1893 in Norrköping , † October 31, 1979 in Solna ) was a Swedish film actor and director . He played over 500 different theater and film roles and was considered one of the leading character actors in his country.
Life
Adolphson was born as the only child of the theater actress Maria Adolphson and the author Gustav Adolphson on February 25, 1893 in a hospital in Norrköping. He was seduced into acting by his mother. From 1912 he attended various drama schools in Solna as well as in Stockholm and his hometown Norrköping. In the course of his long theater career, he played in important Stockholm theaters such as the Royal Dramatic Theater , the Oscar Theater and the Vasateatern . In 1950 he played at the Theater directed by Ingmar Bergman to Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera .
Adolphson had been in the film business since 1918 when he took on a small role alongside Victor Sjöström in Mauritz Stiller's silent film Thomas Graal's best child . By 1966, Adolphson starred in over 100 films as well as several television productions. In 1939 he played the male lead alongside Ingrid Bergman in the film En enda nattt , which later became world famous. He took on one of his best-known roles in 1951 as a benevolent uncle in the Golden Bear- winning drama She Danced Just One Summer . In 1961 he starred in the comedy film Engel - do they exist? at the side of Jarl Kulle .
In addition to his work as an actor, Adolphson also wrote several plays and scripts himself. He also worked as a director in theater and film. Between 1929 and 1947 he directed a total of eleven films, the last of which was Ingen väg tillbaka with himself and Anita Björk in the lead roles.
Adolphson was married four times, including between 1927 and 1932 to Harriet Bosse , also an actress. He had a total of six children, including the actress Kristina Adolphson and the musician Olle Adolphson . In 1979 Edvin Adolphson died of a stroke at the age of 86 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1918: Thomas Graals best child (Thomas Graals bästa barn)
- 1935: Munkbrogreven
- 1938: Russian Flu
- 1938: dollars
- 1939: En enda natt
- 1940: Ett brott
- 1940: Med dej i mina armar
- 1941: Fröken Kyrkråta
- 1942: Lågor i dunklet
- 1943: Sjätte Skottet
- 1944: En dag skall gry
- 1945: Kungliga patrasket
- 1948: Unwilling sailor (Flottans kavaljerer)
- 1950: Singoalla - the gypsy (Singoalla)
- 1951: She only danced one summer (Hon dansade en sommar)
- 1952: You shall not covet (hard sound)
- 1953: Privateers , rebels and musketeers (Göingehövdingen)
- 1954: Young Summer (Ung sommar)
- 1956: Summer nights in Sweden (Ute blåser sommarvind)
- 1956: Boards that mean the world (Sceningång)
- 1957: Where the Berghof is (Synnöve Solbakken)
- 1958: Laila - love under the midnight sun (Laila)
- 1959: Pao from the jungle (Pao)
- 1959: Carter of Death (Körkarlen)
- 1960: three times before the wedding (Bröllopsdagen)
- 1961: angels - do they exist? (Änglar, finns dom?)
- 1964: The Swedish Wedding Night (Bröllopsbesvär)
Web links
- Edvin Adolphson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edvin Adolphson in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved November 7, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edvin Adolphson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Edvin Adolphson in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved November 7, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adolphson, Edvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish film actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norrkoping |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1979 |
| Place of death | Solna |