Gösta Gustafson (15 November 1886 – 19 January 1963) was a Swedish

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and

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Steene p.287 He acted prolifically in the theatre and on screen for several decades.

Selected filmography

* '' The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924) * '' The Counts at Svansta'' (1924) * '' Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926) * '' Sealed Lips'' (1927) * ''

Sin In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered ...

'' (1928) * '' The Strongest'' (1929) * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) *'' Love and the Home Guard'' (1931) * '' Colourful Pages'' (1931) * '' Hotel Paradis'' (1931) * '' Tired Theodore'' (1931) * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1934) * '' He, She and the Money'' (1936) * '' The Pale Count'' (1937) * '' A Cruise in the Albertina'' (1938) * '' Adolf Saves the Day'' (1938) * ''

Art for Art's Sake Art for art's sake—the usual English rendering of (), a French slogan from the latter half of the 19th century—is a phrase that expresses the philosophy that 'true' art is utterly independent of all social values and utilitarian functions, b ...

'' (1938) * '' A Girl for Me'' (1943) * ''

The Old Clock at Ronneberga ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (Swedish: ''Klockan på Rönneberga'') is a 1944 Cinema of Sweden, Swedish drama film directed and co-written by Gunnar Skoglund and starring Lauritz Falk, Vibeke Falk and Hilda Borgström.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 It w ...

'' (1944) * '' The Girl and the Devil'' (1944) * '' I Am Fire and Air'' (1944) * '' The Journey Away'' (1945) * '' The Rose of Tistelön'' (1945) * '' Harald the Stalwart'' (1946) * '' The Bells of the Old Town'' (1946) * '' Lars Hård'' (1948) * '' Åsa-Nisse'' (1949) * '' The White Cat'' (1950) * '' The Quartet That Split Up'' (1950) * '' U-Boat 39'' (1952) * '' The Clang of the Pick'' (1952) * ''

Barabbas According to the New Testament, Barabbas () was a Jewish bandit and rabble-rouser who was imprisoned by the Judaea (Roman province), Roman occupation in Jerusalem, only to be chosen over Jesus by a crowd to be pardoned by Roman governor Pontius ...

'' (1953) * '' Unmarried Mothers'' (1953) * '' All the World's Delights'' (1953) * ''

The Girl from Backafall ''The Girl from Backafall'' (Swedish: ''Flickan från Backafall'') is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Viola Sundberg, Sven Lindberg and Kenne Fant.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 It is based on a poem by Gabriel Jönsson, ...

'' (1953) * '' Storm Over Tjurö'' (1954) * '' Our Father and the Gypsy'' (1954) * '' Darling of Mine'' (1955)

References

Bibliography

* Soister, John T. ''Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography''. McFarland, 2002. * Steene, Birgitta. ''Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide''. Amsterdam University Press, 2005.

External links

* 1886 births 1963 deaths Swedish male film actors Swedish male silent film actors Swedish male stage actors Male actors from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-film-bio-stub