Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (24 February 1921 – 16 January 1992) was a Swedish comedian and actor.
History
He grew up in
Kungsholmen in Stockholm, where there now is a street named after him.
His father was a
Social Democratic
Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...
politician and Carl-Gustaf started his acting in a socialist youth theater club. From the 1940s, he was associated at the Casinorevyn ensemble at Casinoteatern on Bryggargatan in Stockholm. Lindstedt quickly became one of the crowd favorites at the theater. Here he met Arne Kallerud (1913–1981), who became Lindstedt's stage partner in many revues, films and radio shows. Their radio series became a success in the late 1950s. In 1957, Lindstedt and Kallerud started their own theater: Nöjeskatten at Södermalm, Stockholm. They operated the theater until the mid-1960s.
Lindstedt is mostly known for being a comedian but he has also been in many dramas. His films include ''
What Are You Doing After the Orgy?'' and ''
The Man on the Roof'' where he played the detective
Martin Beck
Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective and the main character in a series of ten novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, collectively titled ''The Story of a Crime''. Frequently referred to as the Martin Beck stories, all were ada ...
. At the
7th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for
Best Actor for his role in ''
Harry Munter''.
Personal life
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt was married in 1943 to Tully Johansson (1921–2003). Together they had three children,
Pierre Lindstedt (born 1943), Pia Lindstedt (born 1949) and Peggy Lindstedt (born 1958).
References
External links
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1921 births
1992 deaths
Swedish male film actors
Swedish male comedians
Male actors from Stockholm
Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners
20th-century Swedish male actors
20th-century Swedish comedians
Comedians from Stockholm