Sven Wollter
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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- 2025 · Stall-Erik and the Snapphans as
- 2022 · Day by Day as Malte
- 2022 · The House as Odd Couple (voice)
- 2019 · I huvudet på en filmskapare as
- 2018 · Videoman as The Neighbour
- 2017 · Solsidan as Mauritz Schiller
- 2017 · Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan as
- 2015 · Key House Mirror as Erik
- 2015 · Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista as
- 2015 · Renées brygga as Himself
- 2013 · Hotet från yttre rymden as Säpochef
- 2012 · Flicker as Barnard
- 2012 · Samlaren as Lennart
- 2012 · Min sanning as Self
- 2010 · House of Angels - Third Time Lucky as Axel Flogfält
- 2010 · Georg & Lydia as Georg
- 2008 · Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber as
- 2006 · 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
- 2005 · Borkmann's Point as Van Veeteren
- 2005 · Carambole as Van Veeteren
- 2005 · Münsters fall as Van Veeteren
- 2005 · Molly in the World as The narrator
- 2005 · Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern as Self
- 2004 · Heartbeat as Kirurgen
- 2004 · With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof as Self
- 2002 · Dieselråttor och Sjömansmöss as Mäster Estragon
- 2002 · Suxxess as Sigvard
- 2001 · Kira's Reason: A Love Story as Kira's father
- 2001 · Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid as Self
- 2001 · Kvinna med födelsemärke as Van Veeteren
- 2001 · A Song for Martin as Martin
- 2001 · Återkomsten as Van Veeteren
- 2001 · Kvinna med födelsemärke as van Veeteren
- 2000 · Van Veeteren as Van Veeteren
- 2000 · Det grovmaskiga nätet as Van Veeteren
- 1999 · The 13th Warrior as King Hrothgar
- 1999 · Sally as Roffe Santesson
- 1998 · Ivar Kreuger as Häradshövding Wallenberg
- 1998 · Ögat as Criminal detective
- 1998 · The Tattooed Widow as Erik Sandström
- 1998 · Hjerteflimmer as Olof
- 1998 · Ivar Kreuger as Häradshövding Wallenberg
- 1997 · Så ska det låta as Self
- 1996 · Vildhussen as Pehr Hellzén
- 1996 · Jerusalem as Stor-Ingmar
- 1996 · Lines from the Heart as Self - Actor in 'Iphigenia'
- 1995 · Stjärnbilder as (archive footage)
- 1995 · Mördare utan ansikte as Rydberg
- 1995 · Faceless Murderer as Rydberg
- 1995 · Alfred as
- 1994 · House of Angels: The Second Summer as Axel Flogfält
- 1994 · Svensson, Svensson as
- 1993 · Dockpojken as
- 1992 · House of Angels as Axel Flogfält
- 1991 · Violet Bay as Kerem
- 1991 · Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag as Self
- 1991 · Facklorna as Evert Gregor
- 1990 · Smykketyven as Jan Ström
- 1989 · Husbonden as Peter
- 1988 · One Way Ticket as Johannes
- 1987 · Friends as Zeb
- 1987 · På spåret as Tävlande
- 1987 · A Film About Love as Peter
- 1986 · In the Name of the Law as Inspector Jarnebring
- 1986 · The Sacrifice as Victor
- 1985 · Havlandet as Matti
- 1984 · The Man from Majorca as Bo Jarnebring
- 1984 · Sista leken as Viktor
- 1983 · Profitörerna as Jarnebring
- 1983 · Jacob smitaren as Doctor
- 1981 · Kallocain as Leo Kall
- 1981 · The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Actor winner
- 1981 · The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Host
- 1981 · Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd as Schagerström, brukspatron
- 1981 · The Last Bid as Police inspector
- 1979 · Charlotte Löwensköld as Foundry proprietor Schagerström
- 1978 · Strandvaskeren as Sallberg
- 1977 · Bo Widerberg as
- 1976 · Man on the Roof as Lennart Kollberg
- 1976 · Raskens as Gustaf Karlsson (Rask)
- 1975 · The White Wall as Kjell Larsson
- 1974 · Rymmare as Klas
- 1974 · Domaren as
- 1972 · Sandlådan as
- 1969 · No as
- 1968 · I Love, You Love as Sten
- 1968 · Exercis as fänrik Alm
- 1968 · I samma rum as Y
- 1968 · Regeln och undantaget as
- 1968 · Repetitionen as Villebosse
- 1967 · I Am Curious (Yellow) as Captain (uncredited)
- 1967 · The Truth About the New Anna Susanna as
- 1966 · Hemsöborna as Gusten
- 1960 · Julkalendern as Perols Erik
- 1959 · Rider in Blue as Photographer