Sven Wollter

Sven Wollter
Sven Wollter in 2014.
Born
Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter

(1934-01-11)11 January 1934
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 86)
Luleå, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2020
Spouses
  • Maja-Brita Mossberg
(m. 1956⁠–⁠1958)

Annie Jenhoff
(m. 1960⁠–⁠1967)
(m. 2003)
Partner(s)Evabritt Strandberg (engage 1966–1970)[1]
Viveka Seldahl
(1971–2001; her death)
Maria Lindgren
ChildrenYlva (with Jenhoff)
Stina (with Jenhoff)
Lina (with Strandberg)
Karl (with Seldahl)
Magnus (with Lindgren)
RelativesKarl-Anders Wollter (brother)
Christopher Wollter (grandnephew)

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist.[2] 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.

  1. ^ Ericson, Uno; Engström, Klas, eds. (1993). Myggans nöjeslexikon: ett uppslagsverk om underhållning. 13, Rundr-Tall (in Swedish). Höganäs: Bra böcker. p. 185. ISBN 91-7752-271-0. SELIBR 7665091.
  2. ^ "Sven Wollter" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. 11 January 1934. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

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