Swedish actor (1927–2010)
Per Oscarsson
Oscarsson in 1948
Born Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson
(1927-01-28 ) 28 January 1927Died 31 December 2010(2010-12-31) (aged 83) Occupation Actor Years active 1944–2009 Spouses Children 6
Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010)[ 1] Swedish actor. He is best known for his role in the 1966 filmHunger Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor .
Oscarsson was born, along with his twin brother Björn, on 28 January 1927 onKungsholmen ,Stockholm , to Einar Oscarsson, an engineer, and Therèse, née Küppers. The twins had two elder siblings. Their mother, who was German, died of cancer in 1933.[ 2]
Oscarsson was best known for his role as Pontus, a starving writer, in thesocial realism dramaHunger Knut Hamsun novel by the same name, a role for which he won the 1966Bodil , theGuldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role [ 3] 1966 Cannes Film Festival best actor awards. His most recent film role was as Holger Palmgren, the characterLisbeth Salander 's publicly appointed guardian, in the 2009 moviesThe Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson 's famous novels.[ 4]
A fire started in the house of Per Oscarsson and his wife Kia Östling on the night of 30–31 December 2010. On31 December , a relative found the house burned to the ground with only the foundations and chimney remaining.[ 5] 2 January 2011 , and was presumed by police to be either the body of Oscarsson or that of his wife.[ 6] 3 January , which increased the possibility that both Oscarsson and his wife had perished in the fire.[ 7] 5 January , the deaths of Oscarsson and his wife were confirmed throughdental records by Swedish police.[ 8] [ 9]
Selected filmography [ edit ] Eaglets Prince Gustaf Flickor i hamn (1945) - Young Man (uncredited)The Serious Game Kristin Commands Youth in Danger The Loveliest Thing on Earth The Street Son of the Sea Vi flyr på Rio Living on 'Hope' Encounter with Life Defiance Barabbas Vi tre debutera We Three Debutantes ) (1953) - Lillebror BrummerKarin Månsdotter Wild Birds Kärlek på turné [sv ] (Ingen så tokig som jag) (1955) - Oskar ÖlanderFröken April Miss April ) (1958) - Sverker EkLovely Is the Summer Night Ticket to Paradise Vaxdockan [it ;no ;sv ] The Doll ) (1962) - LundgrenDet är hos mig han har varit [no ;sv ] Adam och Eva [sv ] Adam and Eve ) (1963) - Reverend Helge KallNågon av er Är du inte riktigt klok? [sv ] Bödeln Asmodeus Syskonbädd 1782 My Sister My Love ) (1966) - Jacob / BrotherDoktor Knock Hunger Myten Patrasket ABC Stage 67 Here's Your Life Trettondagsafton Drottningens juvelsmycke De Löjliga preciöserna Ghosts Who Saw Him Die? A Dandy in Aspic Doctor Glas Vindingevals An-Magritt Oss emellan [sv ] Between Us, Close to the Wind ) (1969) - Per OlofssonLa Madriguera Honeycomb ) (1969) - PedroMiss and Mrs Sweden [sv ] Love Is War The Last Valley The Night Visitor Secrets The New Land Endless Night Inferno [sv ] August Strindberg The Blockhouse Dream City The Blue Hotel Ebon Lundin [sv ] Gangsterfilmen A Stranger Came by Train ) (1974) - Johan GustavssonThe Metamorphosis [sv ] Dagny Terror of Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein ) (1977) - The MonsterUppdraget The Assignment ) (1977) - SixtoThe Brothers Lionheart The Adventures of Picasso Apollinaire Chez nous Kristoffers hus Christopher's House ) (1979) - KräftanCharlotte Löwensköld Hello Sweden Tvingad att leva [sv ] Attentatet [sv ] Outrage ) (1980) - DoctorSverige åt svenskarna [sv ] Battle of Sweden ,Sweden for the Swedes )The Sleep of Death The Inn of the Flying Dragon Montenegro Kallocain Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? Hans Christian och sällskapet [sv ] Polisen som vägrade svara [sv ] Historien om lilla och stora kanin Master Olof Henrietta Vargen Polisen som vägrade ge upp [sv ] Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Da Capo Hud Nattseilere [no ] Bödeln och skökan Flykten [sv ] Ondskans år [sv ] Nattseilere [no ] Oväder Venus 90 [sv ] Polisen som vägrade ta semester [sv ] Kråsnålen [id ;sv ] Ingen rövare finns i skogen 1939 Kurt Olsson - The Film About My Life as Myself sic ?Bulan [sv ] Fasadklättraren [sv ] House of Angels Kejsarn av Portugallien Polisen och domarmordet [sv ] Dreaming of Rita Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Kan du vissla Johanna? Polisen och pyromanen [sv ] Harry och Sonja Juloratoriet Christmas Oratorio ) (1996) - FälldinGermans (Jubilee, the Darkest Hour The Last Viking Rika barn leka bäst [sv ] Ogginoggen [da ] Forbudt for børn [da ] Stormen White Water Fury Herr von Hancken [sv ] Anderssons älskarinna [sv ] Send mere slik [da ] Send More Candy ) (2001) - RasmusStora teatern Midsommer Midsummer ) (2003) - PerssonManden bag døren [da ] The Bouncer, The Man Behind the Door ) (2003) - KarlAtt sörja Linnea [sv ] Young Andersen Young Andersen ) (2005) - H.C. Andersens farfarThose Who Whisper The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Tysta leken (2011) - Oscar (final film role)
1946–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
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