Portrait of Adolf Jahr

Acting

Adolf Jahr

Career

Active from 1926 to 1960, busiest in 1948 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for 'Swing It' Teacher
'Swing It' Teacher
GoodWatch score60/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Swedish Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Swedish Romance 2
  • Classic Swedish Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Minns ni?
Minns ni? (1993)

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title · average score 57
When Darkness Falls
When Darkness Falls (1960)
GoodWatch score 57

as Connie Lundgren

1950s

11 titles
Sköna Susanna och gubbarna
Sköna Susanna och gubbarna (1959)

as Fjärdingsman

Just a Waiter
Just a Waiter (1959)

as Tilly

The People of Värmland
The People of Värmland (1957)

as Löpar-Nisse Jonsson

Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet
Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet (1957)

as Johan

Johan på Snippen
Johan på Snippen (1956)

as Johan Karlsson

Storm over Tjurö
Storm over Tjurö (1954)

as Karl Oskar Bohm

Tattarblod
Tattarblod (1954)

as Frasse Vallander

Dance, My Doll
Dance, My Doll (1953)

as Albin Kvist

While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1950)

as Iris' Father

The Quartet That Split Up
The Quartet That Split Up (1950)

as Karl Ludvig Sundelin

Ung och kär
Ung och kär (1950)

as Don Sebastian de Gonzaga y Perossi

1940s

15 titles · average score 60
Lars Hård
Lars Hård (1948)

as Johan Hård

Strange Harbor
Strange Harbor (1948)

as Captain Greger

Robinson i Roslagen
Robinson i Roslagen (1948)

as Alfred Söderman

Marknadsafton
Marknadsafton (1948)

as Magni

Ebberöds Bank
Ebberöds Bank (1946)

as Fredrik Ågren

Bröllopet på Solö
Bröllopet på Solö (1946)

as Kalle Österman

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

as Kalle Österman

Hemsöborna
Hemsöborna (1944)

as Carlsson

Rannstensungar
Rannstensungar (1944)

as Johan Fahlén

En sjöman i frack
En sjöman i frack (1942)

as Allan Linde / Fritjof Karlsson

Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest (1940)

as Ola Hansson

'Swing It' Teacher
'Swing It' Teacher (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bergman

1930s

15 titles
Adolf i eld och lågor
Adolf i eld och lågor (1939)

as Adolf Berglund

Oss baroner emellan
Oss baroner emellan (1939)

as Gustaf Adolf Leijoncloo

A Cruise in the Albertina
A Cruise in the Albertina (1938)

as John Andersson

Just a Trumpeter
Just a Trumpeter (1938)

as Adolf Berg

Adolf klarar skivan
Adolf klarar skivan (1938)

as Adolf Jansson

En sjöman går iland
En sjöman går iland (1937)

as Axel Nord

Adolf Armstarke
Adolf Armstarke (1937)

as Adolf Turesson / Adolf Armstarke of Thureholm

Samvetsömma Adolf
Samvetsömma Adolf (1936)

as Adolf Berg

Poor Millionaires
Poor Millionaires (1936)

as Ingeniør Jan Eriksson

The Ghost at Bragehus
The Ghost at Bragehus (1936)

as Einar Hård

Fasters millioner
Fasters millioner (1934)

as Georg Berger

Pettersson & Bendel
Pettersson & Bendel (1933)

as Karl-Johan Pettersson

1920s

5 titles
The Hatter’s Ball
The Hatter’s Ball (1928)

as Ulrik Melander

Cruising with the Lightning
Cruising with the Lightning (1927)

as Rickard

Quick as Lightning
Quick as Lightning (1927)

as Robert Kvick

What a Woman Wants
What a Woman Wants (1927)

as Harry Wills

Millionaire for a Day
Millionaire for a Day (1926)

as Robert Kvick, sailor