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.
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Movies (38)
Day by Day
as Malte
2022
The House
as Odd Couple (voice)
2022
I huvudet på en filmskapare
2019
Videoman
as The Neighbour
2018
Sunny Side
as Mauritz Schiller
2017
Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan
2017
Key House Mirror
as Erik
2015
Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista
2015
Hotet från yttre rymden
as Säpochef
2013
Flicker
as Barnard
2012
Samlaren
as Lennart
2012
House of Angels - Third Time Lucky
as Axel Flogfält
2010
Georg & Lydia
as Georg
2010
Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
as Fassa (voice)
2008
Trigger
as Lasse
2006
Fallet G
as Van Veeteren
2006
Svalan, katten, rosen, döden
as Van Veeteren
2006
Moreno and the Silence
as Van Veeteren
2006
Störst av allt
as Aron
2006
Sigillet
as Vete von Vanders
2006
Münsters fall
as Van Veeteren
2005
Borkmann's Point
as Van Veeteren
2005
Carambole
as Van Veeteren
2005
Molly in the World
as The Narrator (voice)
2005
Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern
as Self
2005
Heartbeat
as Kirurgen
2004
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
as Self
2004
Suxxess
as Sigvard
2002
Kira's Reason: A Love Story
as Kira's father
2001
Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid
as Self
2001
A Song for Martin
as Martin
2001
Kvinna med födelsemärke
as van Veeteren
2001
Det grovmaskiga nätet
as Van Veeteren
2000
The 13th Warrior
as King Hrothgar
1999
Ögat
as Criminal detective
1998
The Tattooed Widow
as Erik Sandström
1998
Vildhussen
as Pehr Hellzén
1996
Jerusalem
as Stor-Ingmar
1996
TV Shows (12)
Mästaren
as Self
2019
Renées brygga
as Himself
2015
Min sanning
as Self
2012
Dieselråttor och sjömansmöss
as Mäster Estragon
2002
Kaspar i Nudådalen
as Perols Erik
2001
Kvinna med födelsemärke
as Van Veeteren
2001
Återkomsten
as Van Veeteren
2001
Van Veeteren
as Van Veeteren
2000
Sally
as Roffe Santesson
1999
Ivar Kreuger
as Häradshövding Wallenberg
1998
Hjerteflimmer
as Olof
1998
Så ska det låta
as Self
1997