Portrait of Åke Fridell

Acting

Åke Fridell

Career

Active from 1946 to 1984, busiest in 1949 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Smiles of a Summer Night
Smiles of a Summer Night
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Åke Fridell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Swedish Cinema 4
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1985)

TV show · as Gravedigger

Hamlet
Hamlet (1985)

as Gravedigger

Haren och vråken
Haren och vråken (1984)

as Fredman

1970s

8 titles · average score 62
Bevisbördan
Bevisbördan (1978)

TV show

Det är nu livet börjar
Det är nu livet börjar (1976)

as Kula

Christopher's Christmas Mission
Christopher's Christmas Mission (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bergdahl (voice)

Wide Open
Wide Open (1974)
GoodWatch score 36

as Ollie, Paul's alcoholic father

The Emigrants
The Emigrants (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

as Aron på Nybacken

Badjävlar
Badjävlar (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Artist

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

as Mr. Paular

The Red Room
The Red Room (1970)

TV show · as Teaterdirektören

1960s

12 titles · average score 67
The lift that went down into hell
The lift that went down into hell (1969)

as The devil

Kameleonterna
Kameleonterna (1969)

as Superintendent

Bombi Bitt och jag
Bombi Bitt och jag (1968)

TV show · as Vricklund

Komedi i Hägerskog
Komedi i Hägerskog (1968)

as Gunnarsson

Here Is Your Life
Here Is Your Life (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nicke Larsson

Sadist
Sadist (1966)

as Bertil Durell

Pang i bygget
Pang i bygget (1965)

as Teobald Grym

Dreamboy
Dreamboy (1964)

as Pettersson

Swedish Portraits
Swedish Portraits (1964)

as disponent Kronback

Just Once More
Just Once More (1962)

as Uncle

Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dog on Leash (voice)

Av hjärtans lust
Av hjärtans lust (1960)

as Sjöberg

1950s

22 titles · average score 81
Rabies
Rabies (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sixten Garberg

The Magician
The Magician (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Tubal

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

as Plog

Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Wife's Lover

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

as Frid

Rasmus and the Vagabond
Rasmus and the Vagabond (1955)

as Policeman

Summer with Monika
Summer with Monika (1953)
GoodWatch score 88

as Ludwig Eriksson

Malin Goes Home
Malin Goes Home (1953)

as Jakob

När syrenerna blomma
När syrenerna blomma (1952)

as Doctor

Spöke på semester
Spöke på semester (1951)

as Bovén

The Nuthouse
The Nuthouse (1951)

as Chairman of The Research Group for Ancient Films

Två trappor över gården
Två trappor över gården (1950)

as Caretaker

1940s

13 titles · average score 64
The Woman Who Disappeared
The Woman Who Disappeared (1949)

as Detective Lövdahl

Only a Mother
Only a Mother (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Inspector

Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket
Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket (1949)

as Bister

Gatan
Gatan (1949)

as Gustaf Persson

Sjösalavår
Sjösalavår (1949)

as Karl-Oscar

Number 17
Number 17 (1949)

as Brandt

Lars Hård
Lars Hård (1948)

as Cruel prison guard

Strange Harbor
Strange Harbor (1948)

as Steward

A Ship to India
A Ship to India (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Variety Hall Manager

När ängarna blommar
När ängarna blommar (1946)

as Emil Nicklasson

It Rains on Our Love
It Rains on Our Love (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

as Reverend Berg

The Girl and the Devil
The Girl and the Devil (1944)

as Young man