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Sven Wollter

1934 – 2020

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 11, 1934
Gothenburg
Date of death
November 10, 2020
Luleå
Citizenship

Sweden

Occupations & fields
actorwriter
Awards & honours
Litteris et ArtibusSwedish Academy's Theatre AwardLenin Award (Sweden)
Field and occupation
švédsky herec
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