Olof Widgren
Swedish actor
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Johan Olof Widgren, né Pettersson (9 June 1907 – 6 March 1999) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1967. He was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1989.[1] He began by acting in student theater before studying at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1928 to 1931.
Born
9 June 1907
Johan Olof Pettersson
9 June 1907
Stockholm, Sweden
Died6 March 1999 (aged 91)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActor
Spouses
Nancy Peiram
(m. 1933–1942)Mireille Hammar
(m. 1943–1959)Anni Kihlgren
(m. 1963)Olof Widgren | |
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| Born | Johan Olof Pettersson 9 June 1907 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 6 March 1999 (aged 91) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouses | Nancy Peiram (m. 1933–1942)Mireille Hammar
(m. 1943–1959)Anni Kihlgren (m. 1963) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Helena Bergström (granddaughter) |
Actress Helena Bergström is his granddaughter.
Selected filmography
- Ulla, My Ulla (1930)
- Perhaps a Poet (1933)
- Walpurgis Night (1935)
- Career (1938)
- Home from Babylon (1941)
- Life and Death (1943)
- Young Blood (1943)
- The Sixth Shot (1943)
- Gentleman with a Briefcase (1943)
- Count Only the Happy Moments (1944)
- I Am Fire and Air (1944)
- The Serious Game (1945)
- Only a Mother (1949)
- Karin Månsdotter (1954)
- Tarps Elin (1956)
- No Tomorrow (1957)
