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Allan Edwall

Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as Fanny and Alexander (1982). He found his largest audience in the Scandinavian countries for playing lovable characters in several of the film and TV adaptations of the children's stories by Astrid Lindgren. He attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1949 to 1952.

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Allan Edwall

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Name
Allan Edwall
Birth Name
Johan Allan Edwall
Born
25 August 1924
Birthplace
Rödön, Sweden
Died
7 February 1997
Place of death
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation
* Actor
Spouse
Britt Edwall
Nationality
Sweden
Education
Dramatens elevskola
Teachers
Axel Witzansky
Honours
Honorary doctorate of Umeå University · Litteris et Artibus · Eugene O'Neill Award · Swedish Academy's Theatre Award · Piraten award

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Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as Fanny and Alexander (1982). He found his largest audience in the Scandinavian countries for playing lovable characters in several of the film and TV adaptations of the children's stories by Astrid Lindgren. He attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1949 to 1952.

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