Gösta Clarence Isidor Krantz (14 June 1925 – 26 December 2008) was a Swedish actor and

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artist. Gösta Krantz was born in Ektorp in

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south-east of

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. He started off as a

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er, but in 1945 turned into acting after having participated in a popular revue named ''Vi som vill opp''. He later became a permanent stage member of the well-known revue group ''Casino-gänget''. In 1951, Krantz made his film acting debut in ''91:an Karlssons bravader'', and later performed in popular comedies such as ''Åsa-Nisse'', and various television dramas such as ''

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''. In 2005, Krantz published his biography called ''Krantz från glädjevården''. Krantz died in 2008 in

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due to an

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.Gösta Kranz död
Aftonbladet, December 26, 2008.

Selected filmography

*1951 ''91 Karlssons bravader'' *1952 '' Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo'' *1952 '' U-Boat 39'' *1952 '' The Green Lift'' *1953 ''Alla tiders 91 Karlsson'' *1953 ''Kungen av Dalarna'' *1953 ''Vi tre debutera'' *1954 ''Aldrig med min kofot eller Drömtjuven'' *1955 ''91 Karlsson rycker in'' *1955 ''Bröderna Östermans bravader'' *1955 '' The Dance Hall'' *1955 ''Het är min längtan'' *1955 ''Janne Vängman och den stora kometen'' *1955 ''Så tuktas kärleken'' *1955 ''Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt'' *1955 '' Darling of Mine'' *1956 ''Flamman'' *1956 ''Pettersson i Annorlunda'' *1956 ''Syndare i filmparadiset'' *1956 ''Den tappre soldaten Jönsson'' *1957 ''91:an Karlsson slår knock out'' *1957 ''Enslingen Johannes'' *1957 '' Mother Takes a Vacation'' *1959 ''91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han)'' *1959 ''Enslingen i blåsväder'' *1959 ''Sängkammartjuven'' * '' On a Bench in a Park'' (1960) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1972)

References

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* 1925 births 2008 deaths Infectious disease deaths in Sweden Swedish male actors Male actors from Stockholm {{Sweden-film-actor-stub