Rolf Botvid (26 December 1915 – 22 July 1998) was a Swedish

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and

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. He appeared in over 30 films. He was the son of actor and comedian

John Botvid John Botvid (12 September 1889 – 20 February 1964) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Biography John Botvid Börjesson was born at Gothenburg, Sweden. Botvid debuted as a film actor in 1917. He was frequently featured on the movie screen dur ...

and was married to actress Marianne Gyllenhammar.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Atlantic Adventure ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (Swedish: ''Atlantäventyret'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Lorens Marmstedt and Edvin Adolphson and starring Birgit Tengroth, Valdemar Dalquist and Margit Manstad.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 It was shot at ...

'' (1934) * '' Under falsk flagg'' (1935) * '' På Solsidan'' (1936) * ''

Conscientious Objector Adolf ''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (Swedish: ''Samvetsömma Adolf'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Adolf Jahr, Karin Albihn and Weyler Hildebrand.Krawc p.368 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...

'' (1936) * '' 65, 66 and I'' (1936) * ''

Kungen kommer ''Kungen kommer'' is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius. It starrs Gösta Ekman, Birgit Tengroth, Åke Ohberg, Tollie Zellman and Håkan Westergren. Plot It is the year of 1865 and the Löwencreutz family are expe ...

'' (1936) * '' Klart till drabbning'' (1937) * '' Happy Vestköping'' (1937) * ''

Comrades in Uniform ''Comrades in Uniform'' (Swedish: ''Kamrater i vapenrocken'') is a 1938 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gösta Cederlund, Fritiof Billquist and Sigge Fürst.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1938) * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1938) * '' Beredskapspojkar'' (1940) * '' The Crazy Family'' (1940) * ''

How to Tame a Real Man ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (Swedish: ''Så tuktas en äkta man'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Birgit Tengroth, Håkan Westergren and Thor Modéen.Holmstrom p.158 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios i ...

'' (1941) * ''

It Is My Music ''It Is My Music'' (Swedish: ''Det ar min musik'') is a 1942 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Nils Kihlberg, Eva Henning and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & Von Bagh p.53 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. Th ...

'' (1942) * '' Kungsgatan'' (1943) * '' Anna Lans'' (1943) * ''

Poor Little Sven ''Poor Little Sven'' (Swedish: ''Stackars lilla Sven'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Hugo Bolander and starring Nils Poppe, Annalisa Ericson and Hjördis Petterson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1947) * ''

Father Bom ''Father Bom'' (Swedish: ''Pappa Bom'') is a 1949 Swedish comedy film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Nils Poppe, Gunnar Björnstrand and Sif Ruud.Qvist & Von Bagh p.55 The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall ...

'' (1949) * '' The Biscuit'' (1956) * ''

More Than a Match for the Navy ''More Than a Match for the Navy'' (Swedish: ''Flottans överman'') is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Stig Olin and starring Nils Poppe, Harriet Andersson and Yvonne Lombard.Qvist & Von Bagh p.39 It was part of a series of films featurin ...

'' (1958) * ''

Sten Stensson Returns ''Sten Stensson Returns'' (Swedish: ''Sten Stensson kommer tillbaka'') is a 1963 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Nils Poppe, Hjördis Petterson and John Norrman.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 It was shot at the Täby Studios i ...

'' (1963)

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* 1915 births 1998 deaths Swedish male film actors 20th-century Swedish male actors {{Sweden-actor-stub