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Sven Wollter

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1934-01-11

Deathday: 2020-11-10 (86 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 107

Movies 83

TV Shows 24

self 10

Voice 1

Writer 1

Narrator 1

Mikael i Bosekulla

Sven Wollter

Biography

Filmography

all 107

Movies 83

TV Shows 24

self 10

Voice 1

Writer 1

Narrator 1

Stall-Erik and the Snapphans (2025)

Day by Day (2022)

The House (2022)

I huvudet på en filmskapare (2019)

Mästaren (2019)

Videoman (2018)

Solsidan (2017)

Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan (2017)

Key House Mirror (2015)

Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista (2015)

Smut Hounds (2015)

Renées brygga (2015)

Husbonden Piraten på Sandön (2014)

Hotet från yttre rymden (2013)

Flicker (2012)

Samlaren (2012)

Min sanning (2012)

House of Angels - Third Time Lucky (2010)

Sture & Kerstin Forever (2010)

Georg & Lydia (2010)

Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008)

Trigger (2006)

Fallet G (2006)

Svalan, katten, rosen, döden (2006)

Moreno and the Silence (2006)

Störst av allt (2006)

Sigillet (2006)

Borkmann's Point (2005)

Carambole (2005)

Münsters fall (2005)

Molly in the World (2005)

Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern (2005)

Heartbeat (2004)

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof (2004)

Dieselråttor och Sjömansmöss (2002)

Suxxess (2002)

Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)

Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid (2001)

Kvinna med födelsemärke (2001)

A Song for Martin (2001)

Återkomsten (2001)

Kvinna med födelsemärke (2001)

Van Veeteren (2000)

Det grovmaskiga nätet (2000)

Det grovmaskiga nätet (2000)

The 13th Warrior (1999)

Sally (1999)

Ivar Kreuger (1998)

Ögat (1998)

The Tattooed Widow (1998)

Hjerteflimmer (1998)

Ivar Kreuger (1998)

Så ska det låta (1997)

Vildhussen (1996)

Jerusalem (1996)

Lines from the Heart (1996)

Stjärnbilder (1995)

Mördare utan ansikte (1995)

Faceless Murderer (1995)

Alfred (1995)

House of Angels: The Second Summer (1994)

Svensson, Svensson (1994)

Dockpojken (1993)

House of Angels (1992)

Violet Bay (1991)

Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag (1991)

Facklorna (1991)

Smykketyven (1990)

Husbonden (1989)

Sweetwater (1988)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-01-11

Deathday

2020-11-10 (86 years old)

Birth Name

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter

Birth Place

Gothenburg, Sweden

Relationships

Annie Jenhoff (1960 - 1967), Maja-Brita Mossberg (1956 - 1958), Viveka Seldahl (1971 - 2001)

Spouse

Lisa Wede

Children

Karl Seldahl, Stina Wollter

Siblings

Karl-Anders Wollter

Citizenships

Sweden

Also Known As

Sven Wolter, Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter

Awards

Swedish Academy's Theatre Award, Lenin Award (Sweden), Litteris et Artibus