Portrait of Gunnar Björnstrand

Acting

Gunnar Björnstrand

Career

Active from 1939 to 1995, with a break from 1982 to 1994, busiest in 1947 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Smiles of a Summer Night
Smiles of a Summer Night
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

1

The characters Gunnar Björnstrand played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gunnar Björnstrand Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Swedish Cinema 9
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Swedish Comedy 3
  • Introspective 3
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Existential Themes 2
  • Psychological Exploration 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Stjärnbilder
Stjärnbilder (1995)

as (archive footage)

Minns ni?
Minns ni? (1993)

as (archive footage)

1980s

4 titles · average score 89
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander (1984)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Filip Landahl

Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
GoodWatch score 92

as Filip Landahl

The Farewell
The Farewell (1982)

as isoisä

Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd
Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd (1981)

TV show · as Forsius

1970s

12 titles · average score 69
Charlotte Löwensköld
Charlotte Löwensköld (1979)

as Rural dean Forsius

Skeppsredaren
Skeppsredaren (1979)

TV show · as Göran Borg

Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (1978)
GoodWatch score 85

as Paul

Tabu
Tabu (1977)
GoodWatch score 47

as Rådmanskan

Nationalmonumentet
Nationalmonumentet (1977)

as Svante Puke

Face to Face
Face to Face (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jenny's Grandfather

Face to Face
Face to Face (1976)

TV show · as Jenny's Grandfather

Engeln
Engeln (1974)

TV show · as Bäckman

Gustav III
Gustav III (1974)

as Fersen

Någonstans i Sverige
Någonstans i Sverige (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Svärfadern

The Ghost Sonata
The Ghost Sonata (1972)

as Översten

Lockfågeln
Lockfågeln (1971)

as The major

1960s

24 titles · average score 71
The Rite
The Rite (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hans Winkelmann

Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1969)

as Prof. Gunnar Lindmark

The lift that went down into hell
The lift that went down into hell (1969)

as The husband

Shame
Shame (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mr. Jacobi

Stimulantia
Stimulantia (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paul Hartman

Persona
Persona (1966)
GoodWatch score 86

as Herr Vogler

Sadist
Sadist (1966)

as Dr. Rune Wester

My Sister My Love
My Sister My Love (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Count Schwartz

Winter Light
Winter Light (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tomas Ericsson

My Love Is Like a Rose
My Love Is Like a Rose (1963)

as Georg Ehnström

Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
GoodWatch score 86

as David

The Pleasure Garden
The Pleasure Garden (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as David Franzén

1950s

34 titles · average score 77
The Magician
The Magician (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Vergerus / Minister of Health

Miss April
Miss April (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marcus Arwidson

The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Jöns

Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Evald

Summer Place Wanted
Summer Place Wanted (1957)

as Gustaf Dahlström

Smiles of a Summer Night
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
GoodWatch score 89

as Fredrik Egerman

Dreams
Dreams (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Otto Sönderby, konsul

Seger i mörker
Seger i mörker (1954)

as Henrik Kugelström

Dance, My Doll
Dance, My Doll (1953)

as Zdenko Zapatil

Waiting Women
Waiting Women (1952)
GoodWatch score 78

as Fredrik Lobelius

Oppåt med Gröna Hissen
Oppåt med Gröna Hissen (1952)

as Malte Lövman

Kyssen på kryssen
Kyssen på kryssen (1950)

as Lars Brenner, film director

1940s

33 titles · average score 63
Father Bom
Father Bom (1949)

as Fritjoff Krafft

Playing Truant
Playing Truant (1949)

as Bertil Kronberg

Private Bom
Private Bom (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Berglund

Caged Women
Caged Women (1947)

as Bengt Larsson

Här kommer vi ...
Här kommer vi ... (1947)

as Skådespelare

Daddy Wanted
Daddy Wanted (1947)

as Shoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'

The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling (1947)

as Sune Eriksson

Kristin Commands
Kristin Commands (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Westman Senior / Vilhelm Westman

Midwinter Sacrifice
Midwinter Sacrifice (1946)

as Hövdingen

Sussie
Sussie (1945)

as Harry Hellberg

You Who Are About to Enter
You Who Are About to Enter (1945)

as Hagman

New Order at Sjogarda
New Order at Sjogarda (1944)

as Felix Palmer

1930s

5 titles
Panik
Panik (1939)

as Ryder, Banker

We Two
We Two (1939)

as Doctor

Mot nya tider
Mot nya tider (1939)

as August Palm's Associate

National match
National match (1932)

as Young student watching competition (uncredited)

My Heart and Its Millions
My Heart and Its Millions (1931)

as Chorister (uncredited)