Ingvar Kjellson

Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Swedish stage and film actor.[1] Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at Dramatens elevskola in 1946.[2] He worked as an actor at various theatres, and was part of the permanent ensamble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1964.[3] He had notable roles in a number of plays including Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, The Beggars' Opera and Twelfth Night.[1][2] In 2013, he played the old servant Firs in The Cherry Orchard at Stockholm City Theatre.

Ingvar Kjellson
Kjellson in 2013.
Born
Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson

(1923-05-20)20 May 1923
Kärna, Linköping Municipality, Sweden
Died18 December 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 91)
Djursholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor, director, theater manager
Years active1946–2012
Spouse(s)Meta Velander
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(m. 1949⁠–⁠2014)​
Children2

He also worked in films including Zorn, Raskenstam, and Jazzgossen.[2]

Kjellson won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978. He died at the age of 91 on 18 December 2014.[3] He was married to actress Meta Velander until his death.

Selected filmography
  • Tre söner gick till flyget (1945) - Young Man Playing Piano (uncredited)
  • Blåjackor (1945) - Aspirant Strid (uncredited)
  • Klockorna i Gamla sta'n (1946) - Guest at the Party at 'Bristol' (uncredited)
  • Bärande hav (1951) - Third Mate
  • I rök och dans (1954) - Snål-Jampe
  • Taxi 13 (1954) - Artist
  • Seger i mörker (1954) - Engineer Borg
  • Karin Månsdotter (1954) - Hakon Ladugårdsfogde - Guard at Gripsholm Castle (uncredited)
  • The Yellow Division (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Mord, lilla vän (1955) - Erik Ljungdahl
  • Flickan i regnet (1955) - Klas
  • The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) - Rabites, ökenskurk
  • Swing it, fröken (1956) - Robert Roos
  • Den långa julmiddagen (1956) - Charles
  • Sången om den eldröda blomman (1956) - Falk
  • Summer Place Wanted (1957) - Radio Theatre (voice, uncredited)
  • Prästen i Uddarbo (1957) - Doctor
  • Jazzgossen (1958) - Partygäst
  • Swinging at the Castle (1959) - Vicar (uncredited)
  • Pärlemor (1961) - Pawnbroker
  • En nolla för mycket (1962) - Fredrik
  • Kort är sommaren (1962) - The Count
  • Kurragömma (1963) - Prison Governor
  • Wild West Story (1964) - Judge
  • Heja Roland! (1966) - Skog
  • The Girls (1968) - Olle
  • Black Palm Trees (1968) - Consul
  • Shame (1968) - Oswald, lärare i förhörslokalen
  • Het snö (1968) - Police Inspector Nordström
  • Made in Sweden (1969) - Niklas Hedström
  • The Bookseller Gave Up Bathing (1969) - Elim Svensson
  • Grisjakten (1970) - Gustav Rosen
  • Ministern (1970) - Driver
  • Vita Nejlikan (1974) - James
  • Måndagarna med Fanny (1977) - Hilding Eriksson
  • Chez Nous (1978) - Elmgren
  • Marmalade Revolution (1980) - Editor
  • Sverige åt svenskarna (1980) - Sir John
  • The Flight of the Eagle (1982) - Alfred Nobel
  • Raskenstam (1983) - Ludvig af Tidaholm
  • Samson og Sally (1984) - (voice)
  • Svindlande affärer (1985) - Arvidsson
  • Gösta Berlings saga (1986, TV Mini-Series) - Sintram
  • The Journey to Melonia (1989) - Captain Christmas tree (voice)
  • Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991) - Rutger
  • Zorn (1994) - Minister Åkerman
  • Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten (2000) - Kungen (voice)
  • The Last Sentence (2012) - Pehr Eklund (final film role)

References
  1. Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in Nationalencyklopedin
  2. Ingvar Kjellson aktiv som skådespelare in i det sista, obituary in Svenska Dagbladet 20 December 2014 (in Swedish)
  3. Skådespelaren Ingvar Kjellson är död, obituary in Dagens Nyheter 20 December 2014 (in Swedish)


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