Sten Ljunggren
October 16, 1938 (87 years old) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born October 16, 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series Svenska hjärtan, which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Lennart Thorin in the TV mini-series based on the Lasermannen events, the retired doctor Axel Holtman in Skärgårdsdoktorn, the voice of Carl Fredricksen in the Swedish dub of Up, the voice of Sykes in the Swedish cinema dub of Oliver & Company, and the evil principal in Kenny Starfighter. He played the lead role as Birger in Lukas Moodysson's last short film Talk. The same character, with some modifications, was used again in Moodysson's Together. Ljunggren reprised the role.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Off Track 2 as
- 2022 · Burn All My Letters as Sven Stolpe (1988)
- 2022 · Göta Canal 4: Win or Disappear as Advokaten
- 2020 · Mirakel as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Border as Tina's Father
- 2015 · Nylon as Alfred
- 2015 · For Better and Worse as Sven
- 2015 · Svenska tv-historier as Sten Ljunggren
- 2014 · The Fourth Man as Majoren
- 2013 · Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen as Statsminister Erland
- 2013 · Nobody Owns Me as Grandfather
- 2013 · Us as Mäklaren
- 2013 · The Fjällbacka Murders: Friends for Life as
- 2012 · Fuck Up as Rebeccas far
- 2010 · Four More Years as Josef
- 2010 · Walk the Talk as Claes
- 2010 · Solsidan as Claes Prytz
- 2009 · The Temptation of St. Tony as Herr Meister
- 2008 · Innocently Convicted as
- 2007 · Der Kommissar und das Meer as Gunnar Winarve
- 2007 · Gynecologist in Askim as Sture
- 2007 · Gone with the Woman as Oberst Kalle
- 2006 · Suddenly as Sven
- 2005 · The Laser Man as Lennart Thorin
- 2005 · Wallander as Håkan von Enke
- 2004 · Popular Music as Grandfather
- 2003 · Järnvägshotellet as Filip Hammarén
- 2003 · Ramona as Tore Graan
- 2000 · Together as Birger
- 1999 · The Health Journey as Expedit
- 1998 · C/o Segemyhr as Svärfar
- 1998 · Beck 06 - The Monster as Anita pappa
- 1997 · Skärgårdsdoktorn as Axel Holtman
- 1997 · Kenny Starfighter as Rektorn
- 1997 · The Disappearance of Finbar as Finn Bar barman
- 1996 · To Steal a Thief as Vicar
- 1996 · A Kind of Hades as Kalle
- 1994 · The Shadow of Freedom as Thomas Gustafsson
- 1994 · Zorn as Richard Bergh
- 1994 · Anna Holt - Den vite riddaren as Rikspolischefen
- 1993 · Lotta Leaves Home as Farbror Blomgren
- 1992 · Blueprint as
- 1992 · The Best Intentions as Svante
- 1990 · Smash as Wallner
- 1989 · Sparvöga as Livet å Döden
- 1988 · Swedes at Sea as Didrik
- 1987 · Svenska Hjärtan as Henrik Wallin
- 1986 · Peas & Whiskers as Shop supervisor
- 1984 · The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever as Fritz Mühlweiser
- 1981 · Stjärnhuset as Apollo
- 1978 · Strandvaskeren as Paulus
- 1978 · Lyftet as
- 1960 · Julkalendern as Berättaren/Sören 2020
- Future · Stall-Erik and the Snapphans as Överbefälhavare
- 2025 · Kronprinsen och tyrannens återkomst as Läromästaren
- 2024 · Högläsning av Röde Orm as Self
- 2023 · Together 99 as Birger
- 2022 · Arne Meets Death as Nyström
- 2021 · Lysande Jönssonligan - 40 år as Fritz Mühlweiser (archive footage)
- 2019 · Awaiting Death as The father
- 2017 · 2060 as Bläckan
- 2016 · While We Live as Olof
- 2015 · Champion as
- 2013 · Wallander: The Troubled Man as Håkan von Enke
- 2011 · Somewhere Else as Lennart
- 2011 · The Best View as Tord
- 2009 · Almost Elvis as Guardian angel
- 2009 · Playing with Fire as
- 2006 · Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Susanne Goes Single as
- 2005 · Pistvakt as Stor-Erik Marklund
- 2005 · The Chosen as Göransson
- 2004 · Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp as Janitor
- 2003 · Headway as chefen
- 2002 · K-G for Better or for Worse as Veterinary
- 1999 · Raymond - sju resor värre as Olof, Raymond's Father
- 1999 · Deadly Drift as Eriksson
- 1998 · Teratologens återkomst as Reader
- 1997 · Svensson, Svensson - The Movie as Arthur
- 1997 · The Girl in the Mist as
- 1997 · Talk as Birger
- 1996 · Ellinors bröllop as Richard's Dad
- 1996 · Harry & Sonja as Walter
- 1995 · Som löven i Vallombrosa as Gabriel
- 1995 · Grænsen as
- 1994 · Utmaningen as Tromben
- 1994 · Pillertrillaren as Patient
- 1993 · Rosenbaum - Målbrott as Erik Feldt
- 1993 · Den gråtande ministern as Statsministern
- 1991 · Sanning och konsekvens as Harry
- 1991 · Sanning och konsekvens as
- 1991 · Who Framed Harry Lund? as Kent
- 1990 · Greger Olsson köper en bil as Walter
- 1989 · Husbonden as Sailor
- 1989 · Hassel - Säkra papper as Erwin Axell
- 1988 · Stoft och skugga as Günter
- 1988 · One Way Ticket as Alex
- 1987 · The Ninth Company as Colonel Hellman
- 1986 · Fläskfarmen as Egon
- 1985 · Dödspolare as Bertil Ugglefors
- 1983 · Kalabaliken i Bender as Överste Grothusen
- 1982 · The Painter as Ragge
- 1982 · Bänken as Erik
- 1982 · Skulden as Kommissarie Larsson
- 1979 · Mor gifter sig as Uncle Janne
- 1977 · Lära för livet as
- 1974 · Rymmare as Åke
- Future · Sunday Roast as Holger