Sven Wollter
Born: 1934-01-11 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Died: 2020-11-10
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.
Filmography
2022
- The House as Odd Couple (voice)
- Day by Day as Malte
2019
- Mästaren as Self
- I huvudet på en filmskapare
2018
- Videoman as The Neighbour
2017
- Sunny Side as Mauritz Schiller
- Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan
2015
- Key House Mirror as Erik
- Renées brygga as Himself
- Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista
2013
- Hotet från yttre rymden as Säpochef
2012
- Flicker as Barnard
- Min sanning as Self
- Samlaren as Lennart
2010
- House of Angels - Third Time Lucky as Axel Flogfält
- Georg & Lydia as Georg
2008
- Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as Fassa (voice)
2006
- Trigger as Lasse
- Moreno and the Silence as Van Veeteren
- Sigillet as Vete von Vanders
- Fallet G as Van Veeteren
- Störst av allt as Aron
- Svalan, katten, rosen, döden as Van Veeteren
2005
- Carambole as Van Veeteren
- Münsters fall as Van Veeteren
- Borkmann's Point as Van Veeteren
- Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern as Self
- Molly in the World as The Narrator (voice)
2004
- Heartbeat as Kirurgen
- With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof as Self
2002
- Dieselråttor och sjömansmöss as Mäster Estragon
- Suxxess as Sigvard
2001
- A Song for Martin as Martin
- Kvinna med födelsemärke as van Veeteren
- Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid as Self
- Kira's Reason: A Love Story as Kira's father
- Kaspar i Nudådalen as Perols Erik
- Återkomsten as Van Veeteren
- Kvinna med födelsemärke as Van Veeteren
2000
- Det grovmaskiga nätet as Van Veeteren
- Van Veeteren as Van Veeteren
1999
- The 13th Warrior as King Hrothgar
- Sally as Roffe Santesson
1998
- Ögat as Criminal detective
- The Tattooed Widow as Erik Sandström
- Hjerteflimmer as Olof
- Ivar Kreuger as Häradshövding Wallenberg
1997
- Så ska det låta as Self
1996
- Jerusalem as Stor-Ingmar
- Vildhussen as Pehr Hellzén
- Lines from the Heart as Self - Actor in 'Iphigenia'
1995
- Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
- Alfred
- Mördare utan ansikte as Rydberg
1994
- House of Angels: The Second Summer as Axel Flogfält
- Svensson, Svensson
1993
- Dockpojken as The father
1992
- House of Angels as Axel Flogfält
1991
- Facklorna as Evert Gregor
- Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag as Self
- Violet Bay as Kerem
1990
- Smykketyven as Jan Ström
1989
- Husbonden as Peter
1988
- Sweetwater as Doc
- One Way Ticket as Johannes
1987
- På spåret as Tävlande
- Friends as Zeb
- A Film About Love as Peter
1986
- In the Name of the Law as Inspector Jarnebring
- The Sacrifice as Victor
1985
- Havlandet as Matti
1984
- The Man from Majorca as Bo Jarnebring
- Sista leken as Viktor
1983
- Profitörerna as Jarnebring
- Jacob smitaren as Doctor
1981
- The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Actor winner
- The Last Bid as Police inspector
- Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd as Schagerström, brukspatron
- Kallocain as Leo Kall
1979
- Charlotte Löwensköld as Foundry proprietor Schagerström
1978
- Strandvaskeren as Sallberg
1977
1976
- Man on the Roof as Lennart Kollberg
- Raskens as Gustaf Karlsson (Rask)
1975
- The White Wall as Kjell Larsson
1973
- Krocken as Bilförsäljare
1972
- Sandlådan as Johan
1969
1968
- Repetitionen as Villebosse
- I Love, You Love as Sten
- Regeln och undantaget
- Exercis as fänrik Alm
- I samma rum as Y
1967
- I Am Curious (Yellow) as Captain (uncredited)
- The Truth About the New Anna Susanna
1966
- Hemsöborna as Gusten
1960
- Julkalendern as Perols Erik
1959
- Rider in Blue as Photographer