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 as Self
2018
- Videoman as The Neighbour
2017
- Sunny Side as Mauritz Schiller
- Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan
2015
- Renées brygga as Himself
- Key House Mirror as Erik
- Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista
2013
- Hotet från yttre rymden as Säpochef
2012
- Min sanning as Self
- Flicker as Barnard
- 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
- Svalan, katten, rosen, döden as Van Veeteren
- Fallet G as Van Veeteren
- Moreno and the Silence as Van Veeteren
- Störst av allt as Aron
- Sigillet as Vete von Vanders
2005
- Molly in the World as The Narrator (voice)
- Carambole as Van Veeteren
- Borkmann's Point as Van Veeteren
- Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern as Self
- Münsters fall as Van Veeteren
2004
- With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof as Self
- Heartbeat as Kirurgen
2002
- Dieselråttor och sjömansmöss as Mäster Estragon
- Suxxess as Sigvard
2001
- Återkomsten as Van Veeteren
- Kaspar i Nudådalen as Perols Erik
- Kvinna med födelsemärke as Van Veeteren
- A Song for Martin as Martin
- Kira's Reason: A Love Story as Kira's father
- Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid as Self
- Kvinna med födelsemärke as van Veeteren
2000
- Van Veeteren as Van Veeteren
- Det grovmaskiga nätet as Van Veeteren
1999
- The 13th Warrior as King Hrothgar
- Sally as Roffe Santesson
1998
- Ivar Kreuger as Häradshövding Wallenberg
- Hjerteflimmer as Olof
- Ögat as Criminal detective
- The Tattooed Widow as Erik Sandström
1997
- Så ska det låta as Self
1996
- Jerusalem as Stor-Ingmar
- Lines from the Heart as Self - Actor in 'Iphigenia'
- Vildhussen as Pehr Hellzén
1995
- Mördare utan ansikte as Rydberg
- Alfred
- Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
1994
- Svensson, Svensson
- House of Angels: The Second Summer as Axel Flogfält
1993
- Dockpojken as The father
1992
- House of Angels as Axel Flogfält
1991
- Facklorna as Evert Gregor
- Facklorna as Evert Gregor
- Violet Bay as Kerem
- Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag as Self
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
- The Sacrifice as Victor
- In the Name of the Law as Inspector Jarnebring
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
- Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd as Schagerström, brukspatron
- Kallocain as Leo Kall
- The Last Bid as Police inspector
1979
- Charlotte Löwensköld as Foundry proprietor Schagerström
- Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet as Daniel
1978
- Strandvaskeren as Sallberg
1977
1976
- Raskens as Gustaf Karlsson (Rask)
- Man on the Roof as Lennart Kollberg
1975
- The White Wall as Kjell Larsson
1973
- Ett köpmanshus i skärgården as Janne
- Krocken as Bilförsäljare
1972
- Sandlådan as Johan
1969
1968
- Exercis as fänrik Alm
- I samma rum as Y
- Repetitionen as Villebosse
- I Love, You Love as Sten
- Regeln och undantaget
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