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Sven Wollter

Sven Wollter

Acting • 1934-01-11 • Gothenburg, Sweden

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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The Sacrifice7.7

The Sacrifice

1986

Man on the Roof7.2

Man on the Roof

1976

The Man from Majorca6.6

The Man from Majorca

1984

House of Angels5.9

House of Angels

1992

The House7.0

The House

2022

In the Name of the Law6.4

In the Name of the Law

1986

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