Ragnar Widestedt
Ragnar Widestedt (3 May 1887 – 4 February 1954) was a Swedish stage and film actor, singer, composer and occasional film director.
Ragnar Widestedt

Hela världen (swedish monthly magazine) no. 4 1918. · Public domain
- Name
- Ragnar Widestedt
- Born
- 3 May 1887
- Birthplace
- Njurunda, Sweden
- Died
- 4 February 1954
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Occupation
- Actor, director, singer, composer
- Nationality
- Sweden
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Ragnar Widestedt (3 May 1887 – 4 February 1954) was a Swedish stage and film actor, singer, composer and occasional film director.
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• Name — Ragnar Widestedt • Born — 3 May 1887 • Birthplace — Njurunda, Sweden • Died — 4 February 1954 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Actor, director, singer, composer • Years Active — 1916–1951 (film)
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Selected filmography
• Illustration — Widestedt (left) in a 1919 film • House Slaves (1923) • Skipper's Love (1931) • A Night of Love by the Öresund (1931) • Tired Theodore (1931) • Lucky Devils (1932) • Secret Svensson (1933) • House Slaves (1933) • Kanske en gentleman (1935) • The Marriage Game (1935) • Adventure in Pyjamas (1935) • The Ghost of Bragehus (1936) • The Andersson Family (1937) • Adolf Strongarm (1937) • Career (1938) • A Cruise in the Albertina (1938) • Comrades in Uniform (1938) • Emilie Högquist (1939) • Mot nya tider (1939) • The Three of Us (1940) • Heroes in Yellow and Blue (1940) • The Crazy Family (1940) • Lärarinna på vift (1941) • How to Tame a Real Man (1941) • Only a Woman (1941) • Lucky Young Lady (1941) • The Train Leaves at Nine (1941) • Life Goes On (1941) • Tomorrow's Melody (1942) • It Is My Music (1942) • Dangerous Ways (1942) • She Thought It Was Him (1943) • Gentleman with a Briefcase (1943) • Mister Collins' Adventure (1943) • A Girl for Me (1943) • My People Are Not Yours (1944) • Between Brothers (1946)

Depicted person: Ragnar Widestedt – Swedish actor
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