Actor
Nils Poppe
Born 31 May 1908 · Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden — died 28 June 2000
Nils Poppe (1908–2000) was a Swedish actor, comedian, director and theatre manager, born in Malmö. He was a much-loved screen comic in Sweden, with more than 50 film and TV appearances. Internationally he is best remembered as the juggler Jof in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal.
Key films
The Seventh Seal (1957)
His best-known international role, as the gentle travelling player Jof in Ingmar Bergman's celebrated classic.
The Devil's Eye (1960)
A second Bergman collaboration, showing his range beyond slapstick comedy.
Money: A Tragicomic Saga (1946)
A key film in which he both acted and directed, showing his creative control.
Private Bom (1948)
An entry in the popular Bom comedy series that made him a Swedish box-office favourite.
Dumbom (1953)
A later Bom comedy that he both starred in and directed.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
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- 1937Adolf Armstarke · as Skogens KonungActor
- 1937Send Home Number 7 · as Undergraduate BlomActor
- 1939Adolf i eld och lågor · as KnutteActor
- 1939Melodin från Gamla Stan · as Nisse Karlsson, musicianActor
- 1939Spöke till saluActor
- 1940Beredskapspojkar · as Nisse NybergActor
- 1940Kronans käcka gossar · as 52 Nisse EkActor
- 1940...som en tjuv om natten · as Manager SvallingActor
- 1940Karusellen går · as Nisse LindActor
- 1942Tre skojiga skojare · as Fabian LundegrenActor
- 1942Tre glada tokar · as Brutus RhuterActor
- 1943Aktören · as Philip VinbergActor
- 1943Som fallen från skyarna · as Dr. BaltazarActor
- 1943Det spökar - det spökar... · as Vicke VireActor
- 1943Det går som en dans... · as Viktor MattsonActor
- 1945Sten Stensson kommer till stan · as Sten Stensson StéenActor
- 1945Females At Play · as Sgt. Kalle SvenssonActor
- 1945Skådetennis · as HimselfActor
- 1946Money: A Tragicomic SagaDirector
- 1946Money: A Tragicomic Saga · as Harry Orvar LarssonActor
- 1946The Balloon · as Sten Stensson Steen / Orvar Knatte / Yusuf / The King / BeppoActor
- 1946The BalloonDirector
- 1947Stackars lilla SvenActor
- 1947Tappa inte sugen · as Pelle OlssonActor
- 1948Private Bom · as Fabian BomActor
- 1949Father Bom · as Fabian BomActor
- 1949The Lord from the Lane · as Tiburtius 'Tibbe' PetterssonActor
- 1949Hur tokigt som helst · as Jack of all tradesActor
- 1951Tull-Bom · as Fabian BomActor
- 1951Livat på luckanActor
- 1952Flyg-Bom · as Fabian BomActor
- 1952Kronans glada gossarActor
- 1952Adolf i toppformActor
- 1952Snurren direktActor
- 1953DumbomDirector
- 1953Dumbom · as Fabian BomActor
- 1953Dance, My Doll · as Sebastian PetterssonActor
- 1955Stampen · as Patrik PalmquistActor
- 1955Ljuset från Lund · as Sten Stensson SteenActor
- 1956SkorpanActor
- 1957The Seventh Seal · as JofActor
- 1958Flottans överman · as Fabian BomActor
- 1959Just a Waiter · as Fabian BomActor
- 1959Lejon på stan · as CharlieActor
- 1960The Devil's Eye · as The VicarActor
- 1961Stad vid färdeväg · as NarratorActor
- 1963Sten Stensson kommer tillbaka · as Sten StenssonActor
- 1977Oskulden från Mölle · as Putte Bolster, Duuns kompanjonActor
- 1978Fantastiska pappa · as PerrichonActor
- 1980Min syster och jag · as Fabian FiloselActor
- 1981Mimmi från Möllevången · as Pelle FinkelActor
- 1982Sten Stensson Stéen går igen · as Sten Stensson StéenActor
- 1985Lilla helgonet · as Célestin / FloridorActor
- 1986Fars lille påg · as Amandus ProppActor
- 1988Take Me! I'm Yours! · as Calle PetterssonActor
- 1989AB Dun & Bolster · as Putte BolsterActor
- 1990My Sister and I · as Fabian FiloselActor
- 1991Två man om en änka · as Emil "Mille" PetterssonActor
- 1992The Flower from Hawaii · as Jimmy BoyActor
- 1993Spanska flugan · as Anton TidemanActor
- 1993Minns ni? · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1994Bröderna Östermans huskors · as Nils ÖstermanActor
- 1995Stjärnbilder · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Nils Poppe: Rolig till varje pris · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Somrarna med Poppe & Rydberg · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.