Gunnar Björnstrand

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Gunnar Björnstrand 13 November 1909 26 May 1986 was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writerdirector Ingmar Bergman He was born in Stockholm He appeared in over 120 films Björnstrand at first had trouble finding work but got an engagement in Helsinki with his wife 19361938 Back in Stockholm he met Ingmar Bergman at that time a mostly unknown theatre director In the 1940s he got his first major film roles making a breakthrough with the 1946 movie Kristin kommenderar He was a versatile actor who could play tough and tender as well as comedy and tragedy His daughter Veronica Björnstrand is also an actress One of his most famous roles was as the worldly squire who makes such a contrast to his austere and spiritual master in Bergmans most famous film The Seventh Seal Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnar Björnstrand licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia