Halvar Björk

Erik Halvar Bertil Björk (22 September 1928 – 12 November 2000) was a Swedish actor. He worked at the Malmö City Theatre from 1962 till 1986, but also made many substantial film- and TV-roles; for example, he acted in Autumn Sonata (1978) and Sunday's Children (1992) by Ingmar Bergman and The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972) by Jan Troell.

Halvar Björk
Born
Erik Halvar Bertil Björk

(1928-09-22)22 September 1928
Borgvattnet, Sweden
Died12 November 2000(2000-11-12) (aged 72)
Huddinge, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActor
Years active19441982
Spouse(s)Alice Strid-Word (born 1930)

Björk won the Best Actor at the 5th Guldbagge Awards for his performance in the Yngve Gamlin film Badarna (1968).[1] He died of lung cancer.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1965The ChasersKalle Olofsson
1967Kärlek 1-1000
1968BadarnaKnoppen Berglund
1969The ShotLen's Father
1969Den vilda jakten på likbilenSven
1971The EmigrantsAnders Månsson - Hennes Son
1972DeadlineHalvar
1972The New LandAnders Månsson, hennes son
1974Dunderklumpen!Dunderklumpen / JormVoice
1977TabuLennart / Margareta
1978Autumn SonataViktor
1980Blomstrande tiderDallas
1980Barna från BlåsjöfjälletUno Hus
1983RaskenstamOskar Mattsson
1989The PitfallWestin
1991ÖnskasPfeiffer
1992Sunday's ChildrenEricsson
1992Night of the OrangutanSunden
1994IllusionerYngve
1997Svenska hjältarMarklund

References

  1. "Badarna (1968)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 2014-03-01.


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