Edvin Adolphson

Born: 1893-02-26

Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish stage and screen actor and director. He made his stage debut in 1912, his first film "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918), and directed the first Swedish sound film, "Säg det i toner/ The Dream Waltz" in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Edvin Adolphson appeared in more than 500 roles.


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The Phantom Carriage

as Man at the Inn (uncredited)
Released: 1921-01-01

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms...

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One Summer of Happiness

as Anders Persson
Released: 1951-12-17

The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the...

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Playing Truant

as Himself
Released: 1949-08-15

High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her...

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Kvartetten som sprängdes

as Anders Åvik
Released: 1950-12-26

A small Swedish town just after WW1. An accountant and his two journalist friends have entered...

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Flames in the Dark

as Rolf Nordmark
Released: 1942-03-02

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically...

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Wanted

as uncredited
Released: 1939-02-13

A woman sitting in a Stockholm cafe hears to her surprise on the radio that she is wanted by the...

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The Wind Is My Lover

as Latzo
Released: 1949-12-13

Set in medieval times about the cursed Moonshield family. The young knight Erland Moonshield...

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Hon, den enda

as uncredited
Released: 1926-11-08

Love entanglements among the upper class of Paris. The young upper-class Parisian Valentin van...

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The Phantom Carriage

as Georges
Released: 1958-09-18

The third film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel of the same name. The drinker David Holm...

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Boy of Two Worlds

as Anders, poacher
Released: 1959-12-18

A young orphan is sent to live in a Danish village where he is cast out because his mother was a...

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Rolling Sea

as Henry Lilja
Released: 1951-09-17

"Rolling Sea" - After a longer stay at the hospital, the young Martin comes to Gothenburg and...

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Dollar

as Dr. Jonson
Released: 1938-09-05

Ludvig and Sussi Battwyhl, Louis and Katja Brenner and Julia and Kurt Balzar are upper class...

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Young Summer

as uncredited
Released: 1954-09-27

Helge Lysvik is a farmers son. He dreams of a future as a musician.

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Begär

as uncredited
Released: 1946-09-02

Carsten Berg returns home after 15 years abroad. He gets into a fight with his father, who dies...

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Dance Around the Guldbaggen

as Self
Released: 1964-09-25

Filmed during the first ever Guldbaggen (golden scarab) awards, it was edited and developed that...

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The Royal Rabble

as Stefan Anker
Released: 1945-01-19

The ups and downs of three generations in an acting family.

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The Count of the Old Town

as Åke Larsson
Released: 1935-01-21

A police inspector tracks a notorious jewel thief, 'Diamond-Lasse,' to a hotel filled with...

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Galgmannen

as Col. Christoffer Toll
Released: 1945-10-08

The man of the gallows is a little sinister wooden figure that the proprietor must sell before...

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Litet bo

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-30

Hasse has received a scholarship from the insurance company where he works together with his...

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Ingen väg tillbaka

as uncredited
Released: 1947-08-18

The newly appointed director Hugo Henriksen gets into a fight and accidentally hits a...

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Enchanted Journey

as Johan Kasimir Enqvist
Released: 1954-04-19

A traveling theatre company comes to a small town and performs to a packed house. But during the...

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A Day Will Dawn

as Rolf Dahlman / Rolf Berg
Released: 1944-01-02

After finding his wife in the arms of another man, an army officer kills his rival and then goes...

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Laila

as Aslak Logje
Released: 1958-11-13

Winter in Lapland, a settler and his wife just had their newborn daughter baptized. On the way...

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Atlantäventyret

as First Mate
Released: 1934-02-05

Theatre director Freddy Alsterberg has failed with his latest operetta. He decides to work his...

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Göingehövdingen

as Svend Poulsen
Released: 1953-12-26

When the Swedish army occupies the eastern part of Denmark in 1678, the local inhabitants decide...

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Life Goes On

as Mikael Bourg
Released: 1941-02-28

The Swedish officer Mikael Bourg has served with the French army in Africa. When he returns to...

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A Crime

as Rutger von Degerfelt
Released: 1940-08-22

"A Crime" - A murder is committed in an apartment building in Stockholm. And afterward all clues...

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Hård klang

as Frans Willenhart
Released: 1952-09-15

A small Swedish village has transformed to an industrial center with exports to Germany. A...

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Hamlet

as uncredited
Released: 1955-12-04

Prince Hamlet returns home from the university of Wittenberg to attend his father's funeral. His...

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The Two of Us

as Robert "Bob" Rossiter
Released: 1930-09-18

Widower Robert Rossiter lives in New York with his two teenage children. When he visits a...

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Åsa-Hanna

as uncredited
Released: 1946-03-18

Hanna lives in a small village in Småland together with her parents. She is the most beautiful...

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A Wild Bird

as Guest
Released: 1921-10-18

A woman searches for the child she gave up at birth.

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Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors

as Hugo Frejer, direktör
Released: 1960-12-16

Hugo Frejer terrorizes his family and surroundings with his unhappy mood.

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Fröken Kyrkråtta

as Anders Berg
Released: 1941-04-07

Banking director Anders Berg in Gothenburg has found reason to terminate his former secretary...

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Ryska snuvan

as Nikolajevitj
Released: 1937-02-22

"The Russian Cold" - Kalle Brodin, the leader of the Swedish communists, just released from a...

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General von Döbeln

as Georg Carl von Döbeln
Released: 1942-10-26

1813. The Swedish army is fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The popular general Von...

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Sceningång

as Knut Mattsson
Released: 1956-12-03

A day in the life of a theater ensemble. The acting students are struggling to get one foot...

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Gubben kommer

as uncredited
Released: 1939-01-16

The old man, Carl-Henrik de Grévy, left his family many years ago, when the stock market...

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En svensk tiger

as Johan Tiger
Released: 1948-05-18

Johan Tiger is an actor in Stockholm during World War II. A British agent in Sweden discovers...

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The Tales of Ensign Stål

as uncredited
Released: 1926-11-01

Based on the poems by finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the movie centers on the Finnish War...

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The Gyurkovics Boys

as Ballroom guest
Released: 1920-12-26

Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi,...

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Dear Relatives

as Ludwig
Released: 1933-11-06

The story about a Stockholm wholesaler and his three daughters.

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En kvinna ombord

as Kapten Åkesson
Released: 1941-01-10

In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air...

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Maria på Kvarngården

as Birger Jern
Released: 1945-01-15

Maria is a waitress at a local restaurant when an older man propose to her. She is a bit...

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The Nuthouse

as uncredited
Released: 1951-09-21

In Stockholm in the year 2248 an excavation leads to the discovery of 45,000 meters of film from...

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Frökens första barn

as Johannes Porshammar
Released: 1950-07-26

Sonja Broberg needs to make extra money so she offers to help the author Johannes Porshammar...

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On the Sunny Side

as Joakim Brink
Released: 1936-02-03

Eva Bergh works as a bank clerk, but dreams of becoming an artist. At a party she meets the rich...

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Swedish Wedding Night

as Victor Palm
Released: 1964-08-23

A wealthy butcher, fond of liquor and women is about to marry a much younger woman. The woman's...

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The Unicorn

as Claes von Klitzow
Released: 1955-10-03

Harriet and Frank Allard have been married for many years. Almost twenty years ago, Harriet had...

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The People from Simlangs Valley

as Stig Folkesson
Released: 1947-12-26

Class struggle and love trouble in the woods between Halland and Småland.

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Love's Crucible

as Man at the inn
Released: 1922-01-01

At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims...

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Halfway to heaven

as Nick Pogli
Released: 1931-12-26

Love triangle in an acrobatic trapeze act results in a missed catch and a death, but was it on...

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One Fiancé at a Time

as Henning Werner, disponent
Released: 1952-05-04

Lilian is engaged to engineer Arne. To make him more interested in her, she meets a few other men.

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In Self Defence

as uncredited
Released: 1921-11-07

A wealthy Russian family is faced with change and challenges as events unfold during the First...

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Hon trodde det var han

as Mark Storm / Kurret
Released: 1943-08-28

The famous author Mark Storm's publisher is unhappy with his books and asks him to write books...

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Supper for Two

as Claude Dubois
Released: 1947-02-15

Louise Mareuil owns a perfume factory on the French Riviera. She is in a traffic accident with a...

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A Goat in the Garden

as Jon Esping
Released: 1958-02-17

The wild Jon Esping bets that he will become a churchwarden. He, the upstart and the illiterate...

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Bröllopsresan

as uncredited
Released: 1936-04-23

Director Björkman travels to Copenhagen with his daughter Astrid, who is together with a certain...

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Pettersson i Annorlunda

as Jönslund
Released: 1956-08-01

Swedish propaganda film for the Social Democrats.

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The Pot Journey

as uncredited
Released: 1950-12-16

Based on the novel by Edith Unnerstad about a man, Pip Larsson, who invents a new kind of pot...

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The Sixth Shot

as Georg Winkler
Released: 1943-09-24

Georg Winkler meet Marguerite Hoffman at the casino in Monte Carlo. They become an item and...

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When Love Came to the Village

as J. O. Bengtsson
Released: 1950-10-08

A new teacher arrives to the small village and he soon stir up some trouble with his modern way...

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Pärlemor

as Gustaf Odenstam
Released: 1961-10-05

Set in th 1930's depression times. A wealthy industrialist suffers a stroke. His wife takes over...

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A Scarlet Angel

as uncredited
Released: 1922-10-02

The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant...

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Do You Believe in Angels?

as Viktor Günther
Released: 1961-01-30

Jan Froman is a young man with great plans for the future. He gets a job as an assistant janitor...

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Flottans kavaljerer

as Mateo Carotti
Released: 1948-12-25

Baron Conrad Crusenhielm is hit in the head during a drunken brawl. Suffering from amnesia, he...

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Man's Way with Women

as Olof Koskela
Released: 1934-11-12

Olof Koskela, the only son is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a...

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Darling of Mine

as Writer
Released: 1955-07-22

The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life....

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Sällskapslek

as Gustav Grepe
Released: 1963-12-16

In a magnificent villa a 25-year-old son of Count lives with his family. He falls in love with...

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With You in My Arms

as Krister Dahl
Released: 1940-11-09

Millionaire Krister Dahl loses his memory when he is hit in the head by a golf ball. He meets...

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Av hjärtans lust

as Anton Humbert
Released: 1960-08-29

The Baron of Qvinnevad Castle has financial problems and is forced to show the estate to...

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The House Surrounded

as uncredited
Released: 1922-10-23

Young Lieutenant Jeff Gordon is placed in an English town and he meets his loved one Mary. When...

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Prins hatt under jorden

as Axel
Released: 1963-09-29

A young man,Erik, breaks into a photo store. But he is discovered by the night watchman and has...

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Song of the Scarlet Flower

as Malm
Released: 1956-12-26

Olof is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a job as a log driver...

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Swedenhielms

as uncredited
Released: 1961-01-01

Tv play based on Hjalmar Bergmans play Swedenhielms from 1923.

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To the Orient

as uncredited
Released: 1926-02-01

When Ingmar Ingmarsson marries Barbro Svensdotter there's a big party with many guests. But the...

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Får jag låna din fru?

as Fredrik Fredriksson
Released: 1959-06-22

Bertil Lund works at the wholesaling company Everything for the Baby. The supervisor Fredriksson...

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Thomas Graals myndling

as uncredited
Released: 1922-10-09

Paul is a student does not devote to much time for studies. He enjoys the pleasures of life....

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The Dream Waltz

as uncredited
Released: 1929-12-26

This is the story of Olof Svensson who works as a streetcar conductor in Stockholm. In his free...

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Johan Ulfstjerna

as uncredited
Released: 1936-09-07

It's the last night of 1899. In Helsingfors they celebrate the new millennium. The students at...

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Scattered Pages

as uncredited
Released: 1931-01-01

Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's...

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Ship Ahoy!

as Alvarado de Gotho
Released: 1931-12-26

In the Swedish small town Kungshamn the journalist Fridolf Svensson writes for the local...

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A Lover in Pawn

as Guest
Released: 1920-10-11

About loaner Master Samuel, based on a writings by Hjalmar Bergman

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Love and Cash Shortages

as Bengt Berger
Released: 1932-08-01

Office clerk Margit suspects that the senior accountant is embezzling money from the company....

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Giftas

as General Jakob, Helene's Father
Released: 1955-09-19

The General's daughter, Helene, grows up in a safe world. She doesn't want to get married or...

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Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström

as uncredited
Released: 1923-09-01

Andersson, Pettersson and Lundström goes out for a long walk with Stockholm as a goal. On the...

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The General

as uncredited
Released: 1931-04-16

Maria, a young Russian student, is loved by Viktor Sabline, a Russian scientist. They marry and...

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The Wedding Day

as Johannes Blom
Released: 1960-10-03

Anders and Sylvia are set to be married, but Sylvia says 'no' and runs away at the altar.

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The Flying Dutchman

as uncredited
Released: 1925-09-12

Pelle Frisk is second-in-command on the S/S Hispania. He is a fighter and a ladies man and known...

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Friaren från landsvägen

as uncredited
Released: 1923-10-01

Gösta is a trainee for the brutal Algren. He runs away and get to know a friendly drifter.

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Anderssonskans Kalle på nya upptåg

as uncredited
Released: 1923-08-27

The mischievous Anderssonskans Kalle gets adopted by Director Graham and moves from the...

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Stjärnbilder

as (archive footage)
Released: 1995-09-10

A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and...

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Triumph of the Heart

as Torsten Bergström
Released: 1929-09-15

In a small mine town north of the circle, Torsten lives, working with his sister Eva and comrade...

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Man glömmer ingenting

as Berthold Segervind
Released: 1942-12-16

When Nora's father unexpectedly dies, she moves to her uncle Berthold and his wife Alice....

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The Great John Ericsson

as uncredited
Released: 1937-12-13

In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England...

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Triton tvättpulver

as uncredited
Released: 1923-01-01

Laundry detergent commercial.

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Sealed Lips

as uncredited
Released: 1927-10-03

The film is based on a story by Guy de Maupausant. The story details several years in the life...

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Man's Woman

as Håkan Ingelsson
Released: 1945-02-05

An agrarian community sometime in the 1700s. The farmer Påvel is married with his young wife...

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Tango

as uncredited
Released: 1932-01-01

A married woman visits her lover.

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Janssons frestelse

as uncredited
Released: 1928-12-28

Baron von Werner and Gunnar Jansson are in a dispute over property rights. Inga, the baron's...

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The Summer Wind Blows

as Tore
Released: 1955-02-21

Claus, an unhappy 28 year old Norwegian insurance company employee quits his job in Oslo and...

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Only One Night

as Valdemar Moreaux
Released: 1939-02-20

Funfair worker Valdemar is unknowingly the illegitimate son of a rich landowner, colonel Von...

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Männen i mörker

as uncredited
Released: 1955-02-06

When the men in the small mining community go to work, it is like any other day. They do not yet...

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Modern Wives

as Ture Tallén, direktör
Released: 1932-09-21

The architect Georg Wall is sitting in his spacious Stockholm apartment. He has been waiting...

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Bröllopet i Bränna

as uncredited
Released: 1926-12-26

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Där fyren blinkar

as uncredited
Released: 1924-11-17

The lighthouse keeper Lang has become a loner since his little daughter drowned in the sea.

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Hemsöborna

as Erik Nordström, prästen
First aired: 1966-02-19

Carlsson arrives at the widow Flod's farm in the Stockholm archipelago to help in the running of...

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Markurells i Wadköping

as Harald Hilding Markurell
First aired: 1968-12-25

Mr. Markurell the innkeeper has great aspirations for his son and he doesn't hesitate to pull a...

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