Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1934-01-11
Day of Death
2020-11-10
Place of Birth
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sven Wollter
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 (79)
Day by Day
2022
The House
2022
I huvudet på en filmskapare
2019
Videoman
2018
Sunny Side
2017
Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan
2017
Key House Mirror
2015
Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista
2015
Hotet från yttre rymden
2013
Flicker
2012
Samlaren
2012
House of Angels - Third Time Lucky
2010
Georg & Lydia
2010
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
2008
