Sten Ljunggren
Born: 1938-10-16 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born October 16, 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series Svenska hjärtan, which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lennart Thorin in the TV mini-series based on the Lasermannen events, the retired doctor Axel Holtman in Skärgårdsdoktorn, the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the Swedish dub of Up, the voice of Sykes in the Swedish cinema dub of Oliver & Company, and the evil principal in Kenny Starfighter. He played the lead role as Birger in Lukas Moodysson's last short film Talk. The same character, with some modifications, was used again in Moodysson's Together. Ljunggren reprised the role.
Filmography
2025
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- Kronprinsen och tyrannens återkomst as Läromästaren
2024
- Högläsning av Röde Orm as Self
2023
- Together 99 as Birger
2022
- Burn All My Letters as Sven Stolpe (1988)
- Arne Meets Death as Nyström
- Göta Canal 4: Win or Disappear as Advokaten
2020
- Mirakel as Narrator (voice)
2019
- Awaiting Death as The father
2018
- Border as Tina's Father
2017
- 2060 as Bläckan
2016
- While We Live as Olof
2015
- Nylon as Alfred
- Svenska tv-historier as Sten Ljunggren
- For Better and Worse as Sven
2014
- The Fourth Man as Majoren
2013
- Nobody Owns Me as Grandfather
- Us as Mäklaren
- The Fjällbacka Murders: Friends for Life
- Wallander: The Troubled Man as Håkan von Enke
- Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen as Statsminister Erland
2012
- Fuck Up as Rebeccas far
2011
- The Best View as Tord
- Somewhere Else as Lennart
2010
- Solsidan as Claes Prytz
- Four More Years as Josef
- Walk the Talk as Claes
2009
- The Temptation of St. Tony as Herr Meister
- Almost Elvis as Guardian angel
- Playing with Fire
2008
2007
- Der Kommissar und das Meer as Gunnar Winarve
- Gone with the Woman as Oberst Kalle
- Gynecologist in Askim as Sture
2006
- Suddenly as Sven
- Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap as Narrator (voice)
- Susanne Goes Single
2005
- Wallander as Håkan von Enke
- Pistvakt as Stor-Erik Marklund
- The Chosen as Göransson
- The Laser Man as Lennart Thorin
2004
- Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp as Janitor
- Popular Music as Grandfather
2003
- Ramona as Tore Graan
- Headway as chefen
- Järnvägshotellet as Filip Hammarén
- Ramona as Tore Graan
2002
- K-G for Better or for Worse as Veterinary
2000
- Together as Birger
1999
- The Health Journey as Expedit
- Raymond - sju resor värre as Olof, Raymond's Father
- Deadly Drift as Eriksson
1998
- Teratologens återkomst as Reader
- Beck 06 - The Monster as Anita pappa
- C/o Segemyhr as Svärfar
1997
- Talk as Birger
- The Disappearance of Finbar as Finn Bar barman
- Kenny Starfighter as Rektorn
- The Girl in the Mist
- Skärgårdsdoktorn as Axel Holtman
- Svensson, Svensson - The Movie as Arthur
1996
- Harry & Sonja as Walter
- To Steal a Thief as Vicar
- A Kind of Hades as Kalle
- Ellinors bröllop as Richard's Dad
1995
- Grænsen
- Som löven i Vallombrosa as Gabriel
1994
- Zorn as Richard Bergh
- Utmaningen as Tromben
- Pillertrillaren as Patient
- The Shadow of Freedom as Thomas Gustafsson
- Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren as Rikspolischefen
1993
- Lotta Leaves Home as Farbror Blomgren
- Den gråtande ministern as Statsministern
- Rosenbaum - Målbrott as Erik Feldt
1992
- The Best Intentions as Svante
1991
- Who Framed Harry Lund? as Kent
1990
- Greger Olsson köper en bil as Walter
- Smash as Wallner
1989
- Husbonden as Sailor
- Sparvöga as Livet å Döden
- Hassel - Säkra papper as Erwin Axell
1988
- Swedes at Sea as Didrik
- Stoft och skugga as Günter
- One Way Ticket as Alex
1987
- The Ninth Company as Colonel Hellman
- Svenska Hjärtan as Henrik Wallin
1986
- Fläskfarmen as Egon
- Peas & Whiskers as Shop supervisor
1985
- Dödspolare as Bertil Ugglefors
1984
- The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever as Fritz Mühlweiser
1983
- Kalabaliken i Bender as Överste Grothusen
1982
- The Painter as Ragge
- Bänken as Erik
- Skulden as Kommissarie Larsson
1981
- Stjärnhuset as Apollo
1979
- Mor gifter sig as Uncle Janne
1978
- Strandvaskeren as Paulus
- Lyftet
1977
1974
- Rymmare as Åke
1960
- Julkalendern as Berättaren/Sören 2020