Portrait of John Elfström

Acting

John Elfström

Career

Active from 1945 to 1970, busiest in 1946 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Lesson in Love
A Lesson in Love
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Elfström Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.8, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.1, average 6.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Swedish Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Swedish Comedy 2
  • Rural Life 2
  • Rural Setting 2
  • Nostalgic Tone 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Folksy Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Stjärnbilder
Stjärnbilder (1995)

as (archive footage)

Minns ni?
Minns ni? (1993)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 42
Lockfågeln
Lockfågeln (1971)

as Löfbom

The Lustful Vicar
The Lustful Vicar (1970)
GoodWatch score 42

as Parish Clerk and Organist

1960s

21 titles · average score 65
Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabaliken
Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabaliken (1968)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse i agentform
Åsa-Nisse i agentform (1967)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket Form (1966)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse slår till
Åsa-Nisse slår till (1965)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse i popform
Åsa-Nisse i popform (1964)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse och tjocka släkten
Åsa-Nisse och tjocka släkten (1963)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse på Mallorca
Åsa-Nisse på Mallorca (1962)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner
Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner (1961)

as Åsa-Nisse

Guest of Reality
Guest of Reality (1961)

as The father

The Storm
The Storm (1960)

as Confectioner

Åsa-Nisse som polis
Åsa-Nisse som polis (1960)

as Åsa-Nisse

Spökhotellet
Spökhotellet (1960)

as Cot

1950s

24 titles · average score 73
Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder
Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder (1958)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse i full fart
Åsa-Nisse i full fart (1957)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse flyger i luften
Åsa-Nisse flyger i luften (1956)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt
Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt (1955)

as Åsa-Nisse

The Bravado of the Österman Brothers
The Bravado of the Österman Brothers (1955)

as Johan Österman

A Lesson in Love
A Lesson in Love (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sam, driver

Åsa-Nisse på hal is
Åsa-Nisse på hal is (1954)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse på semester
Åsa-Nisse på semester (1953)

as Åsa-Nisse

Åsa-Nisse på nya äventyr
Åsa-Nisse på nya äventyr (1952)

as Åsa-Nisse

One Summer of Happiness
One Summer of Happiness (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Priest

Åsa-Nisse på jaktstigen
Åsa-Nisse på jaktstigen (1950)

as Åsa-Nisse

When Bengt and Anders Swapped Wives
When Bengt and Anders Swapped Wives (1950)

as Bengt Bengtsson

1940s

32 titles · average score 55
Åsa-Nisse
Åsa-Nisse (1949)
GoodWatch score 41

as Åsa-Nisse

Sjösalavår
Sjösalavår (1949)

as Ernst Georg

Son of the Sea
Son of the Sea (1949)

as Jockum

Singoalla
Singoalla (1949)

as Erasmus

Music in Darkness
Music in Darkness (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Otto Kelmens

Lazy Lena
Lazy Lena (1947)

as Per Österberg

Railroad Workers
Railroad Workers (1947)

as Valfrid Andersson

Livet i finnskogarna
Livet i finnskogarna (1947)

as Simon

Saltstänk och krutgubbar
Saltstänk och krutgubbar (1946)

as August Karlsson

Hotell Kåkbrinken
Hotell Kåkbrinken (1946)

as Laban Lundström

Kristin Commands
Kristin Commands (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Herman Karlsson

The Bachelor Brothers’ Housekeeper
The Bachelor Brothers’ Housekeeper (1945)

as Nisse Österman

1930s

3 titles
Sjöcharmörer
Sjöcharmörer (1939)

as Man at Blomqvist's

Samvetsömma Adolf
Samvetsömma Adolf (1936)

as Läkarbiträde

Hälsingar
Hälsingar (1933)

as Dräng i slagsmål