Actor
Gunnar Björnstrand
Born 13 November 1909 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden — died 26 May 1986
Gunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986) was a Stockholm-born Swedish actor who appeared in over 120 films. He is best known as a key member of Ingmar Bergman's regular company, and he was admired for moving between comedy and tragedy. His role as the squire in The Seventh Seal is among his most famous.
Key films
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Early Bergman comedy that showed his gift for light, witty roles and helped build the director's international reputation.
The Seventh Seal (1957)
He plays the worldly squire opposite the austere knight, in Bergman's most famous film.
Winter Light (1963)
Serious dramatic work in Bergman's stark chamber drama about faith and doubt.
Persona (1966)
Appears in one of Bergman's most celebrated and influential films, showing his place in the director's later work.
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Late-career appearance in Bergman's epic family drama, which closed out their long collaboration.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 135
- 1931My Heart and Its Millions · as Chorister (uncredited)Actor
- 1931Ship Ahoy!Actor
- 1932His Life's MatchActor
- 1932National match · as Young student watching competition (uncredited)Actor
- 1934UppsagdActor
- 1937BergslagsfolkActor
- 1938Vi som går scenvägenActor
- 1939We Two · as DoctorActor
- 1939Panik · as Ryder, BankerActor
- 1939Mot nya tider · as August Palm's AssociateActor
- 1940June Night · as Journalist (uncredited)Actor
- 1940Hjältar i gult och blått · as Sergeant FriskActor
- 1940Man of the Forest · as ClerkActor
- 1940Hennes melodiActor
- 1940Everybody at His Station · as Military DoctorActor
- 1941Snapphanar · as SoldierActor
- 1941The Ghost ReporterActor
- 1942General von Döbeln · as Lieutenant BäckströmActor
- 1942En äventyrareActor
- 1942Trygghet och trivselActor
- 1943Jag dräpte · as LindénActor
- 1943Natt i hamn · as Sven ErikssonActor
- 1944Torment · as TeacherActor
- 1944Appassionata · as Svensson, Editor of Vecko-BildenActor
- 1944New Order at Sjogarda · as Felix PalmerActor
- 1944Lev farligt · as Dr. HahnActor
- 1944Mitt folk är icke dittActor
- 1945You Who Are About to Enter · as HagmanActor
- 1945Sussie · as Harry HellbergActor
- 1946It Rains on Our Love · as Mr. PurmanActor
- 1946While the Door Was Locked · as Erik SahlénActor
- 1946Kristin Commands · as Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm WestmanActor
- 1946Midwinter Sacrifice · as HövdingenActor
- 1946Incorrigible · as Dr. Bertil LangenfeldtActor
- 1946Peggy på vift · as Harald HaraldssonActor
- 1947Daddy Wanted · as Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'Actor
- 1947Caged Women · as Bengt LarssonActor
- 1947One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer · as 40-talistenActor
- 1947The Bride Came Through the Ceiling · as Sune ErikssonActor
- 1947Här kommer vi ... · as SkådespelareActor
- 1947Krigsmans erinranActor
- 1948Music in Darkness · as KlassonActor
- 1948Little Martin Returns · as The CaptainActor
- 1948Private Bom · as BerglundActor
- 1948Each to His Own Way · as Sture WidmanActor
- 1948En svensk tiger · as Hans WolffActor
- 1949The Girl from the Third Row · as Edvin BureliusActor
- 1949Father Bom · as Fritjoff KrafftActor
- 1949Playing Truant · as Bertil KronbergActor
- 1950The White Cat · as Jarl EksellActor
- 1950Fianceé for Hire · as Julius BrumseActor
- 1950My Sister and I · as Gunnar StenwallActor
- 1950Kyssen på kryssen · as Lars Brenner, film directorActor
- 1950The Quartet That Split Up · as Engineer PlanertzActor
- 1951Tull-Bom · as Frans Melin, aka Hamn-CasanovaActor
- 1951The NuthouseActor
- 1951Livat på luckanActor
- 1952Waiting Women · as Fredrik LobeliusActor
- 1952Flyg-Bom · as Niklas SlevbrinkActor
- 1952Oppåt med Gröna Hissen · as Malte LövmanActor
- 1952One Fiancé at a Time · as Valentin Fredriksson-Frisk, alias ''Dynamit-Valle'', dynamitardActor
- 1952Säg det med blommorActor
- 1952Klackarna i taketActor
- 1953Sawdust and Tinsel · as Mr. SjubergActor
- 1953Dance, My Doll · as Zdenko ZapatilActor
- 1953We Three Debutantes · as Director BrummerActor
- 1953Möte med livet · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1953The Glass Mountain · as Dr. DalanderActor
- 1954A Lesson in Love · as David ErnemanActor
- 1954Gabrielle · as Robert HolménActor
- 1954Seger i mörker · as Henrik KugelströmActor
- 1954Flottans glada gossar · as Ludvig "Ludde" EkmanActor
- 1955Smiles of a Summer Night · as Fredrik EgermanActor
- 1955Dreams · as Otto Sönderby, konsulActor
- 1955Stampen · as Acke KullerstedtActor
- 1956Seventh Heaven · as Maj. Ernst C:son KruuseActor
- 1956It Is Never Too Late · as Arne's fatherActor
- 1956SkorpanActor
- 1957The Seventh Seal · as JönsActor
- 1957Wild Strawberries · as EvaldActor
- 1957Night Light · as PurmanActor
- 1957Summer Place Wanted · as Gustaf DahlströmActor
- 1957Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries · as SelfActor
- 1958The Magician · as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of HealthActor
- 1958Miss April · as Marcus ArwidsonActor
- 1958You Are My Adventure · as Tore HallActor
- 1959Heaven and Pancakes · as Ernst C:son KruuseActor
- 1959Crime in Paradise · as Adam PalmquistActor
- 1959Swinging at the Castle · as Agne C:son StressbergActor
- 1959MälarpiraterActor
- 1960The Devil's Eye · as The ActorActor
- 1961Through a Glass Darkly · as DavidActor
- 1961The Pleasure Garden · as David FranzénActor
- 1961Barna Hedenhös · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1962Handen på hjärtatActor
- 1963Winter Light · as Tomas EricssonActor
- 1963Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie · as SelfActor
- 1963My Love Is Like a Rose · as Georg EhnströmActor
- 1963Lyckodrömmen · as SebastianActor
- 1964Loving Couples · as Dr. Jacob LewinActor
- 1964The Dress · as Helmer BergActor
- 1964The Marriage Wrestler · as Herr Fotograf FägerActor
- 1964Dance Around the Guldbaggen · as SelfActor
- 1966Persona · as Herr VoglerActor
- 1966Here Is Your Life · as LundgrenActor
- 1966My Sister My Love · as Count SchwartzActor
- 1966Sadist · as Dr. Rune WesterActor
- 1966Pälsen · as Fondmäklare RickardtActor
- 1967Stimulantia · as Paul HartmanActor
- 1967The Red Mantle · as King SigvorActor
- 1967HenpeckedActor
- 1968Shame · as Mr. JacobiActor
- 1968The Girls · as HugoActor
- 1968Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung · as Admiral CarlActor
- 1968Pygmalion · as Prof. Henry HigginsActor
- 1968An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman · as SelfActor
- 1969The Rite · as Hans WinkelmannActor
- 1969Blow Hot, Blow Cold · as Prof. Gunnar LindmarkActor
- 1969The lift that went down into hell · as The husbandActor
- 1969TunnelnActor
- 1971Lockfågeln · as The majorActor
- 1972The Ghost Sonata · as ÖverstenActor
- 1973PistolenActor
- 1974Gustav III · as FersenActor
- 1976Face to Face · as Jenny's GrandfatherActor
- 1977Tabu · as RådmanskanActor
- 1977Nationalmonumentet · as Svante PukeActor
- 1978Autumn Sonata · as PaulActor
- 1978The Making of Autumn Sonata · as SelfActor
- 1979Charlotte Löwensköld · as Rural dean ForsiusActor
- 1982Fanny and Alexander · as Filip LandahlActor
- 1982The Farewell · as isoisäActor
- 1984The Making of Fanny and Alexander · as SelfActor
- 1993Minns ni? · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1995Stjärnbilder · as (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.