Jan-Olof Strandberg (9 September 1926 – 2 May 2020
) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in 45 films since 1947. On stage one of his most famous parts was as Vladimir in
Samuel Beckett
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's ''
Waiting for Godot'', at Sweden's
Royal Dramatic Theatre (where he performed 85 parts over the years).
He appeared in
Erland Josephson's play ''Blomsterplockarna ("The Flower Pickers")'' at
Dramaten in 2006-2007, performed the part of Andrew in
A. R. Gurney
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's play ''
Kärleksbrev (Love Letters)'' at Dramaten, opposite
Anita Björk in 2009.
Selected filmography
* ''
In the Arms of the Sea'' (1951)
* ''
House of Women'' (1953)
* ''
Wild Birds'' (1955)
* ''
Last Pair Out
''Last Pair Out'' ( sv, Sista paret ut), is a 1956 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and written by Ingmar Bergman. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Eva Dahlbeck as Susanna Dahlin
* Harriet Ander ...
'' (1956)
* ''
A Dreamer's Journey'' (1957)
* ''
Ön
''Ön'' ( en, The Island) is a 1966 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg. At the 3rd Guldbagge Awards Sjöberg won the award for Best Director. The film was also entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Per Myrberg as Coun ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Varning för Jönssonligan'' (1981)
* ''
Flight of the Eagle'' (1982)
* ''
Resan till Melonia
''The Journey to Melonia'' ( sv, Resan till Melonia; full English title: ''The Journey to Melonia: Fantasies of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest) is a 1989 Swedish-Norwegian animated adventure fantasy film directed by Per Ã…hlin, loosely based on Wil ...
'' (1989)
* ''
Faithless
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'' (2000)
References
External links
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1926 births
2020 deaths
Eugene O'Neill Award winners
Male actors from Stockholm
Swedish male film actors
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