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Edvard Persson

Edvard Persson

Actor, Writer, Director

Born January 17, 1888 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

Died September 19, 1957

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Edvard Persson started his career with minor roles at the Folkets Hus theater in Malmö. At 18, he joined the traveling theater company Opera Comique. Soon, he was cast in leading roles in operas and operettas. The company toured Sweden with productions like Värmlänningarna and The Merry Widow. It was during this time, in 1909, that he met actress Ellen Rosengren, who later became his first wife. They were both employed by the Apollo Theatre in Helsinki, Finland, where they remained for seven years.

In 1919, he returned to the Folkets Hus theatre in Malmö, where he began performing as a comedian and quickly gained widespread recognition. Throughout the 1920s, his popularity grew through theatre and silent films. In 1932, he signed with the newly established Europa Film and achieved national fame with The Southsiders (1932). Persson was mainly known as a comedian rather than a character actor. In films such as South of the Highway (1936) and Kalle på Spången (1939), he portrayed a kind-hearted patriarch confronted by external threats to traditional life and community security. Many of his roles depicted him as a populist, anti-intellectual, prejudiced patriot embracing a back-to-nature philosophy.

The height of his career was marked by a 1946 tour in the USA, where he attracted an audience of 21,000 in Chicago. His popularity declined in the late 1940s, and after 1950, it diminished further due to poor screenplays. Despite declining health, he continued acting in films almost until his death.

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Actor

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Säg det i toner TV Special1997

Minns Ni? Poster

Minns Ni? Short Film1993

En svensk drömfabrik Poster

En svensk drömfabrik Mini-Series19801 episode, 1980

When the Mills are Running Poster

When the Mills are Running Feature Film1956Blomster-Pelle Pettersson

Blå himmel Poster

Blå himmel Feature Film1955Fridolf Rundquist

En natt på Glimmingehus Poster

En natt på Glimmingehus Feature Film1954Nils Jeppsen

Flickan från Backafall Poster

Flickan från Backafall Feature Film1953Silla-Sven

Greve Svensson Poster

Greve Svensson Feature Film1951Anders Svensson

Pimpernel Svensson Poster

Pimpernel Svensson Feature Film1950Anders 'Pimpernel' Svensson

Huset nr 17 Poster

Huset nr 17 Feature Film1949Calle Svensson

Sven Tusan Poster

Sven Tusan Feature Film1949Sven 'Tusan' Jönsson

Each Heart Has Its Own Story Poster

Each Heart Has Its Own Story Feature Film1948Baron Henric Löwencrona af Löwstaborg

Happy Parades Poster

Happy Parades Feature Film1948

Jens Mansson in America Poster

Jens Mansson in America Feature Film1947Jens Månsson

Unconquered Poster

Unconquered Feature Film1947Indian

The Bells in Old Town Poster

The Bells in Old Town Feature Film1946Carl Magnus Berg

The Happy Tailor Poster

The Happy Tailor Feature Film1945Sören Sörenson

Turn of the Century Poster

Turn of the Century Feature Film1944Squire Munthe

Life in the Country Poster

Life in the Country Feature Film1943Zakarias Bräsig

Stinsen på Lyckås Poster

Stinsen på Lyckås Feature Film1942Carl Malm

Sun Over Klara Poster

Sun Over Klara Feature Film1942Ararat

Scanian Guerilla Poster

Scanian Guerilla Feature Film1941Grimme Jens

Sunny Sunberg Poster

Sunny Sunberg Feature Film1941Gunnar Solberg

A Sailor on Horseback Poster

A Sailor on Horseback Feature Film1940Lasse Borg

Blyge Anton Poster

Blyge Anton Feature Film1940Karl Anton Malm

Kalle på Spången Poster

Kalle på Spången Feature Film1939Kalle Jeppsson

Skanör-Falsterbo Poster

Skanör-Falsterbo Feature Film1939Henrik Karlsson

Verdensberømtheder i København Short Film1939Self

Baldwin's Wedding Poster

Baldwin's Wedding Feature Film1938Baldevin

Än leva de gamla gudar Poster

Än leva de gamla gudar Feature Film1937Napoleon Pettersson

Our Boy Feature Film1936Lars Blomquist

South of the Highway Poster

South of the Highway Feature Film1936Edward Månsson

Close Relations Poster

Close Relations Feature Film1935

Larsson i andra giftet Poster

Larsson i andra giftet Feature Film1935Lasse Larsson, baker

Flickorna från Gamla sta'n Poster

Flickorna från Gamla sta'n Feature Film1934Edvard Larsson

The Women Around Larsson Poster

The Women Around Larsson Feature Film1934Lasse Larsson

Augustas lilla felsteg Poster

Augustas lilla felsteg Feature Film1933Smulle Månsson

Den farliga leken Poster

Den farliga leken Feature Film1933Vredberg

Hemliga Svensson Poster

Hemliga Svensson Feature Film1933August Olsson

Saturday Nights Poster

Saturday Nights Feature Film1933Nappe Johansson

Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr Poster

Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr Feature Film1932Karlsson

The Southsiders Poster

The Southsiders Feature Film1932'Lasse' Larsson

Två hjärtan och en skuta Poster

Två hjärtan och en skuta Feature Film1932Johansson

I förskingringstider Short Film1930Self

Hattmakarens bal Poster

Hattmakarens bal Feature Film1928Cederström

Kvick som Blixten Poster

Kvick som Blixten Feature Film1927Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson

På kryss med Blixten Poster

På kryss med Blixten Feature Film1927Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson

Vad kvinnan vill Poster

Vad kvinnan vill Feature Film1927Kalle Pettersson 'Potatis-Kalle'

Miljonär för en dag Poster

Miljonär för en dag Feature Film1926Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson

Den gamla herrgården Poster

Den gamla herrgården Feature Film1925Tutor

Studenterna på Tröstehult Poster

Studenterna på Tröstehult Feature Film1924Tobias Bruce, informator

Writer

14

Each Heart Has Its Own Story Poster

Each Heart Has Its Own Story Feature Film1948

The Happy Tailor Poster

The Happy Tailor Feature Film1945

A Sailor on Horseback Poster

A Sailor on Horseback Feature Film1940

Kalle på Spången Poster

Kalle på Spången Feature Film1939

Skanör-Falsterbo Poster

Skanör-Falsterbo Feature Film1939

Baldwin's Wedding Poster

Baldwin's Wedding Feature Film1938

Larsson i andra giftet Poster

Larsson i andra giftet Feature Film1935

Den farliga leken Poster

Den farliga leken Feature Film1933

Hattmakarens bal Poster

Hattmakarens bal Feature Film1928

På kryss med Blixten Poster

På kryss med Blixten Feature Film1927

Vad kvinnan vill Poster

Vad kvinnan vill Feature Film1927

Miljonär för en dag Poster

Miljonär för en dag Feature Film1926

Den gamla herrgården Poster

Den gamla herrgården Feature Film1925

Studenterna på Tröstehult Poster

Studenterna på Tröstehult Feature Film1924

Director

6

Hattmakarens bal Poster

Hattmakarens bal Feature Film1928

På kryss med Blixten Poster

På kryss med Blixten Feature Film1927

Vad kvinnan vill Poster

Vad kvinnan vill Feature Film1927

Miljonär för en dag Poster

Miljonär för en dag Feature Film1926

Den gamla herrgården Poster

Den gamla herrgården Feature Film1925

Studenterna på Tröstehult Poster

Studenterna på Tröstehult Feature Film1924

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