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)
- Göta Canal 4: Win or Disappear as Advokaten
- Arne Meets Death as Nyström
2021
- Lysande Jönssonligan - 40 år as Fritz Mühlweiser (archive footage)
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
- Svenska tv-historier as Sten Ljunggren
- For Better and Worse as Sven
- Nylon as Alfred
- Champion
2014
- The Fourth Man as Majoren
2013
- Us as Mäklaren
- Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen as Statsminister Erland
- Nobody Owns Me as Grandfather
- Wallander: The Troubled Man as Håkan von Enke
- The Fjällbacka Murders: Friends for Life
2012
- Fuck Up as Rebeccas far
2011
- Somewhere Else as Lennart
- The Best View as Tord
2010
- Solsidan as Claes Prytz
- Walk the Talk as Claes
- Four More Years as Josef
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
- Gynecologist in Askim as Sture
- Gone with the Woman as Oberst Kalle
2006
- Suddenly as Sven
- Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap as Narrator (voice)
- Susanne Goes Single
2005
- Wallander as Håkan von Enke
- The Laser Man as Lennart Thorin
- Pistvakt as Stor-Erik Marklund
- The Chosen as Göransson
2004
- Popular Music as Grandfather
- Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp as Janitor
2003
- Järnvägshotellet as Filip Hammarén
- Ramona as Tore Graan
- Headway as chefen
2002
- K-G for Better or for Worse as Veterinary
2000
- Together as Birger
1999
- The Health Journey as Expedit
- Deadly Drift as Eriksson
- Raymond - sju resor värre as Olof, Raymond's Father
1998
- C/o Segemyhr as Svärfar
- Beck 06 - The Monster as Anita pappa
- Teratologens återkomst as Reader
1997
- Kenny Starfighter as Rektorn
- Skärgårdsdoktorn as Axel Holtman
- The Disappearance of Finbar as Finn Bar barman
- Talk as Birger
- Svensson, Svensson - The Movie as Arthur
- The Girl in the Mist
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
- The Shadow of Freedom as Thomas Gustafsson
- Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren as Rikspolischefen
- Zorn as Richard Bergh
- Utmaningen as Tromben
- Pillertrillaren as Patient
1993
- Lotta Leaves Home as Farbror Blomgren
- Rosenbaum - Målbrott as Erik Feldt
- Den gråtande ministern as Statsministern
1992
- The Best Intentions as Svante
- Blueprint
1991
- Sanning och konsekvens as Harry
- Who Framed Harry Lund? as Kent
- Sanning och konsekvens
1990
- Smash as Wallner
- Greger Olsson köper en bil as Walter
1989
- Sparvöga as Livet å Döden
- Hassel - Säkra papper as Erwin Axell
- Husbonden as Sailor
1988
- Swedes at Sea as Didrik
- One Way Ticket as Alex
- Stoft och skugga as Günter
1987
- Svenska Hjärtan as Henrik Wallin
- The Ninth Company as Colonel Hellman
1986
- Peas & Whiskers as Shop supervisor
- Fläskfarmen as Egon
1985
- Dödspolare as Bertil Ugglefors
1984
- The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever as Fritz Mühlweiser
1983
- Kalabaliken i Bender as Överste Grothusen
1982
- Skulden as Kommissarie Larsson
- Bänken as Erik
- The Painter as Ragge
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