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Edvard Persson

Biography

Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in Sankt Pauli parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but through many of his films and songs, he is often associated with his home province, Scania (Swedish and Danish: Skåne).

Known For

Kalle på Spången
Kalle på Spången
Turn of the Century
Turn of the Century
Blyge Anton
Blyge Anton
The Happy Tailor
The Happy Tailor
Den gamla herrgården
Den gamla herrgården
En natt på Glimmingehus
En natt på Glimmingehus
Augustas lilla felsteg
Augustas lilla felsteg

Filmography

1995 Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
1993 Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
1956 Där möllorna gå...
as Blomster-Pelle Pettersson
1955 Blue sky
as Fridolf Rundquist
1954 En natt på Glimmingehus
as Nils ''Gammel-Nils'' Jeppsson
1953 Flickan från Backafall
as Silla-Sven
1951 Greve Svensson
as Anders Svensson
1949 Number 17
as Calle Svensson
1949 Sven Tusan
as
1948 Vart hjärta har sin saga
as baron Henrik Löwencrona af Löwstaborg
1947 Jens Mons in America
as Jens Månsson
1946 The Bells in Old Town
as Karl-Magnus Berg
1945 The Happy Tailor
as Sören Sörenson
1944 Turn of the Century
as Munthe
1943 Livet på landet
as Zakarias Bräsig
1942 Stinsen på Lyckås
as Carl Malm
1942 Sol över Klara
as Ararat
1941 Snapphanar
as Grimme-Jens
1941 Sunny Sunberg
as
1940 A Sailor on Horseback
as Lasse Borg