Erik A. Petschler
Erik Arthur Petschler (September 2, 1881 – December 10, 1945) was a Swedish stage and film actor and director.
Erik A. Petschler

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- Name
- Erik Arthur Petschler
- Born
- 2 September 1881
- Birthplace
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Died
- 10 December 1945 (aged 64)
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Actor, Director
- Nationality
- Sweden.
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Erik Arthur Petschler (September 2, 1881 – December 10, 1945) was a Swedish stage and film actor and director.
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• Name — Erik Arthur Petschler • Born — 2 September 1881 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Sweden • Died — 10 December 1945 (aged 64) • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Actor, Director • Years Active — 1910-1945 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Monastery of Sendomir (1920) • The Devil and the Smalander (1927) • Flickan från Värmland (1931) • Fridolf in the Lion's Den (1933) • The Ghost Reporter (1941) • Tonight or Never (1941) • In Darkest Smaland (1943) • I Am Fire and Air (1944)
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What the record establishes about Erik A. Petschler is recorded with the occupation film director. Petschler is recorded as actor, director and screenwriter. The identifiers under which Erik A. Petschler may be traced in institutional catalogues.
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1881
Erik A. Petschler was born on 2 September 1881.
1945
Erik A. Petschler died on 10 December 1945.
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Erik A. Petschler was born in Gothenburg.
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- 1.Swedish Film Institute. Erik A. Petschler. Swedish Film Database - SFdb. 2 September 1881.
- 2.Hjort & Lindqvist p.472
- 3.Wallengren p.105-6
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Hjort, Mette & Lindqvist, Ursula. A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
- Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film. Nordic Academic Press, 2014.
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