Per Oscarsson

Per Oscarsson

1927-01-28 Stockholm, Sweden 118 Credits

Biography

Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010) was a Swedish actor. He is best known for his role in the 1966 film Hunger, which earned him a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Per Oscarsson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Året var 1966

Året var 1966

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

1966 - when Bob Dylan visits Sweden and Prime Minister Erlander has a difficult time with questions about housing. A special evening at the opera is a...

The Director Who Disappeared: The Story of The Ninja Mission

2013

as Himself (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Documentary about Swedish director, Mats Helge Olsson, an illiterate Swedish director most noted in his home country for debuting with the first "Ling...

The Quiet Game

The Quiet Game

2011

as Oscar

4.0
Acting

Three women inherit a manor from a lady called Dolores whom none of them knows. The women are complete strangers to each other, so they meet up at the...

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2009

as Holger Palmgren

7.1
Acting

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual rel...

The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009

as Holger Palmgren

7.0
Acting

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. S...

Mick Øgendahl: UNDSKYLD!

Mick Øgendahl: UNDSKYLD!

2006

as Gubben

6.8
Acting

Mick Øgendahl's "cinema comedy show" from his 2006 tour, a hybrid of live stand-up and fiction featuring Kim Bodnia.

Young Andersen

Young Andersen

2005

as H.C. Andersens farfar

5.9
Acting

A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Ander...

The Bouncer

The Bouncer

2003

as Karl

4.5
Acting

Based on a true story the film tells the story of Svend who fights to save his elderly parents' marriage even though it has made his life almost unbea...

Midsummer

Midsummer

2003

as Persson

5.1
Acting

It is the last day of school for Christian and his younger sister Sophie. They are heading to a party at his friend Trina. High school graduation is j...

Send Mere Slik

Send Mere Slik

2001

as Rasmus

5.9
Acting

Two smart city girls, Angelica (12) and Lone (9), are sent on summer vacation to stay with a couple of distant old relatives in an even more distant p...

Herr Von Hancken

Herr Von Hancken

2000

as Herr von Hancken

4.5
Acting
White Water Fury

White Water Fury

2000

as Åke

3.1
Acting

Four young men – Luke, Simon, Anders and John – are on the gang’s annual outing. During the trip down the river the four meet sisters Marie and Susann...

En lek på blodigt allvar

En lek på blodigt allvar

1999

as Self

Acting

Göran Gentele (1917 - 1972) was a Swedish actor, director, and opera manager. He studied at The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school 1944-46, follow...

Per Oscarsson - Bakom rubrikerna och replikerna

Per Oscarsson - Bakom rubrikerna och replikerna

1998

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the Swedish actor Per Oscarsson mostly consisting of long interviews with him in his home on a farm.

Stormen

Stormen

1998

as Gonzalo

1.0
Acting

Set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusio...

Little Big Sister

Little Big Sister

1998

as Dance Judge

10.0
Acting

The second film of the trilogy, "It is forbidden for children". The family is pushed into depression and the heavy drinking mother Skrubsak does not h...

Rika barn leka bäst

Rika barn leka bäst

1997

as Vilhelm

3.5
Acting

Six women get fired from a bank while the director gets a huge raise.

Germans

Germans

1997

as Prof. Sonnenbruch

5.5
Acting

A story about a German family during World War II with every family member having a different approach to Jews, raging from hatred to compassion.

The Last Viking

The Last Viking

1997

as Skrælling

4.4
Acting

The son of Viking Harald is left behind in his village with women and children, when his father joins a group of rebels. They are revolving against th...

Christmas Oratorio

Christmas Oratorio

1996

as Fälldin

5.6
Acting

The 1930s. Sidner's mother Solveig dies in a very unfortunate bicycle accident involving some cows. Sidner, his sister and his father Aron move to Sun...

Harry & Sonja

Harry & Sonja

1996

as Harry's Father

4.0
Acting

Harry works as a hairdresser in a mental hospital. He likes to play bingo and is married to Anna. One day he meets the cleaning lady Sonja.

Kan du vissla Johanna?

Kan du vissla Johanna?

1994

as Nils

5.9
Acting

Young Berra has a friend, Ulf. Ulf has a grandfather which he likes very much, he gives Ulf presents and takes him on fishing trips. Berra doesn't hav...

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

1994

as Piano player

5.5
Acting

A story about a young boy, Otto, whose childhood is brought to an abrupt end when Frank, an older boy, suddenly enters his life.

En nypa mull - vad är vi mer?

En nypa mull - vad är vi mer?

1993

Acting
Dreaming of Rita

Dreaming of Rita

1993

as Bob

6.0
Acting

When Bob's wife dies, he's determined to find Sabine, a woman he loved 30 years before. Even though he's had little to do with his daughter Rita, he b...

House of Angels

House of Angels

1992

as Erik Zander

5.8
Acting

In a small village in Västergötland, everything is turned upside-down when the local loner dies and his cottage is inherited by his unknown relative F...

Fasadklättraren

1991

as Larsson

6.6
Acting

Phillip, an 18 year old boy knows only one thing. How to climb...

Bulan

Bulan

1990

as The poet

Acting

"The Bump" - A factory worker get a sharp bump on his head after having collided with a lamppost. This incident causes him to leave his square daily l...

Kurt Olsson - filmen om mitt liv som mej själv

Kurt Olsson - filmen om mitt liv som mej själv

1990

as Personell Manager Lindroth

4.6
Acting

How did Kurt become who he was? Why was he never elected class monitor? When did Arne come into the picture? And what happened when this dynamic duo d...

1939

1939

1989

as Isak

4.7
Acting

When the war breaks out, Annika lives with her parents in Värmland, close to the border to Norway. Her cousin Harald is a dealer in the black market b...

Venus 90

Venus 90

1988

as The wreck

Acting

A film crew travels out in a future Europe to make a documentary about the birds and threats to the ecological contexts. The motto of the film has bee...

Storm

Storm

1988

Acting

A gentleman, who likes to tell himself that he lives a life of quiet calm and resignation, gets a visit from his brother one day and mysterious things...

No Robbers in the Woods

No Robbers in the Woods

1988

as Fiolito

4.5
Acting

A short movie based on a script written by children's author Astrid Lindgren.

Ondskans år

Ondskans år

1987

as The Estate Owner

Acting

Spring 1944 - shortage of fuel, refugees, antisemitism and Swedish home made nazism. Eleven year old Ragnar grows up in a home where the parents look ...

The Headsman and the Harlot

The Headsman and the Harlot

1986

as Bailiff

6.0
Acting

Sweden, beginning of the 18th Century. Executions are popular entertainment and brothels a given. Still the executioner and the whore are both despise...

Nattseilere

Nattseilere

1986

as With

4.7
Acting

Outer Senja in 1877. A young girl is found apparently lifeless among flotsam and seaweed. The storm has washed her ashore. Miraculously, they revive h...

Vilde, the Wild One

Vilde, the Wild One

1986

as The Vicar

5.2
Acting

In a rural western town in 1890 a woman has a mute old daughter after relations with her step father, which in his need of money, wants to sell them o...

Da Capo

Da Capo

1985

as Eino

2.0
Acting

Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not ...

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter

1984

as Borka

7.0
Acting

Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, bra...

Vargen

Vargen

1984

as Arnold Wolf

Acting

The Wolf family reflects the crisis the country is in after suffering war and occupation. A resistance movement takes power after a foreign occupation...

Henrietta

Henrietta

1983

as Einar

6.5
Acting

Pettersson is a hard working director in the porn industry with two strippers and a naked gay in his shows. One day, after a little bridge accident, h...

Story of Small and Large Rabbit

Story of Small and Large Rabbit

1982

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The story of Small and Large Rabbit. Made after a 1925 lithograph by Nils von Dardel.

Who Pulled the Plug?

Who Pulled the Plug?

1981

as Ulf Svensson

5.6
Acting

To secure an order for 1 000 cruise ships from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenbur...

Montenegro

Montenegro

1981

as Dr. Aram Pazardjian

6.3
Acting

Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk ...

Hans Christian and the Geographic Society

1981

as Georg

6.0
Acting

Hans-Christian is a middle-aged priest who in the shadow of World War II decides to form a geographic association aiming at increased understanding be...

The Sleep of Death

The Sleep of Death

1980

as Colonel Gaillard

5.0
Acting

Set in 1815, a young Englishman touring Europe encounters more than he bargained for. His pursuit of the beautiful Countess St. Alyre brings him into ...

Sverige åt svenskarna

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980

2.7
Acting

This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patient...

Sverige åt svenskarna

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980

Production Design, Writer, Producer

2.7
Writing Producing Directing

This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patient...

Tvingad att leva

Tvingad att leva

1980

as Doctor

3.0
Acting

A writer and his girlfriend are attacked by a homicidal madman.

Outrage

1980

Acting

Sweden in 1990. Eight years of ongoing Civil war. Three men are holding several people hostage in an apartment.

Heja Sverige!

Heja Sverige!

1979

Acting

Heja Sverige! presents a lot of short sequences in the 'candid camera' style.

Heja Sverige!

Heja Sverige!

1979

Writer

Writing

Heja Sverige! presents a lot of short sequences in the 'candid camera' style.

Charlotte Löwensköld

Charlotte Löwensköld

1979

as Pontus Friman

8.0
Acting

1830 Värmland, Sweden. Master Karl Arthur Ekenstedt comes to aid the Minister at Crosss Church. He falls in love with Charlotte Löwensköld, housekeepe...

Kristoffers hus

Kristoffers hus

1979

as Kräftan

Acting

Kristoffer lives on the verge of poverty, just barely supporting himself on his photographic work and an allowance given him by his ex-wife to support...

Vad händer…?

1979

Acting

Short film commissioned by the Swedish Association of Civil Engineers.

Chez Nous

Chez Nous

1978

as Schrenk

2.0
Acting

A stripper from Club Chez Nous is murdered. The killer contacts a newspaper to whitewash himself. Two journalists start to investigate the case and st...

The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

1978

as Apollinaire

7.0
Acting

A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before an...

The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

1977

as Orvar

6.7
Acting

After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyr...

The Assignment

The Assignment

1977

as Sixto

6.0
Acting

A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.

Dagny

Dagny

1977

as August Strindberg

2.0
Acting

Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress and model. Than ...

Terror of Frankenstein

Terror of Frankenstein

1977

as The Monster

7.4
Acting

Victor Frankenstein's search for the secret of life leads to the creation of a monster that consumes his life and family.

The Metamorphosis

1976

8.0
Acting

A Swedish adaptation of the Franz Kafka novella. Gregor Samsa, wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a large, monstrous beetle.

A Stranger Came by Train

A Stranger Came by Train

1974

as Johan Gustavsson

5.0
Acting

An American gangster of Swedish origins returns to his homeland to set up shop as a morality crusader, much in the manner of the later phenomenon of t...

Dream City

Dream City

1973

as Florian Sand

6.3
Acting

A married couple of artists move to a utopian town known for its absolute freedom, but behind the surface perversion and violence are spreading.

Inferno

Inferno

1973

as August Strindberg

6.0
Acting

August Strindberg in Paris divorced from his wife, children and friends. In the company of Parisian artists and writers, including Paul Gauguin and Ed...

Ebon Lundin

Ebon Lundin

1973

as Ebon Lundin

Acting

Ebon Lundin is the anonymous but odd living man, who becomes a Christ-like, misunderstood figure who suffer much scorn and derision of the cruel reali...

The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse

1973

as Lund

6.3
Acting

A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defences in 1944, are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies ...

Ebon Lundin

Ebon Lundin

1973

Writer, Producer, Director

Writing Producing Directing

Ebon Lundin is the anonymous but odd living man, who becomes a Christ-like, misunderstood figure who suffer much scorn and derision of the cruel reali...

Endless Night

Endless Night

1972

as Santonix

6.1
Acting

Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famo...

The New Land

The New Land

1972

as Pastor Törner

7.7
Acting

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, ...

Secrets

Secrets

1971

as Raoul Kramer

4.8
Acting

A woman's unfulfilling marriage leads her into a passionate affair with a wealthy extramarital lover.

The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor

1971

as Dr. Anton Jenks

6.3
Acting

An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.

The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971

as Father Sebastian

6.5
Acting

People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try to exist in peace with a group of sol...

Love Is War

Love Is War

1970

as mannen med ønskekvisten

2.0
Acting

In this film, Norwegian writer, director, cameraman and musician Ragnar Lasse has fashioned an intricate, exquisitely photographed and multilayered ex...

Miss and Mrs Sweden

Miss and Mrs Sweden

1969

as Jonne

6.0
Acting

To increase sales of the magazine Veckohatten, the management decides to invest heavily in the beauty contest Miss Sweden. A communist cell is plannin...

Honeycomb

Honeycomb

1969

as Pedro

6.1
Acting

Teresa and Peter settle down in their new home after the wedding. Things are going well until her childhood furniture arrives, sending Teresa into hor...

Between Us

Between Us

1969

as Per Olofsson

4.0
Acting

A man lives with his family in a small community. He is seen as a deviant, abnormal person by society.

Between Us

Between Us

1969

Writer

4.0
Writing

A man lives with his family in a small community. He is seen as a deviant, abnormal person by society.

An-Magritt

An-Magritt

1969

as Hedström

5.7
Acting

In Norway in the 1600s, An-Magritt is born as the result of a rape.

Waltz of Sex

Waltz of Sex

1968

as The Baptiser

Acting

When a vagrant family arrives to the village Vindinge one hot summer in the 1920's, the parish is spiced up with sex and alcohol. Based on a novel by ...

Doctor Glas

Doctor Glas

1968

as Dr. Glas

6.3
Acting

Doctor Glas finds himself attracted to a young woman, married to a corrupt clergyman. She's miserable in her marriage, so he agrees to help in anyway ...

A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

as Pavel

6.8
Acting

Double-agent Alexander Eberlin is assigned by the British to hunt out a Russian spy, known to them as Krasnevin. Only Eberlin knows that Krasnevin is ...

Who Saw Him Die?

Who Saw Him Die?

1968

as Sören Mårtensson

7.2
Acting

Sören Mårtensson is a middle school teacher. His classroom occupied by half-grown children. His work is tormenting him and at night he is haunted by n...

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1967

as Andreas Blek af Nosen

6.0
Acting

Television adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Here Is Your Life

Here Is Your Life

1966

as Niklas

7.1
Acting

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1966

as Olaf Helton

7.0
Acting

A dark tragedy about a farmer's futile act of homicide that takes place on a small dairy farm in southern Texas during the 1890s. Sam Peckinpah direct...

Patrasket

1966

as Joe Meng

Acting

A poor Jewish family, called the Riffraff by the author, puts the great Joe Meng at the heart of high-flying plans and imaginative flair.

Hunger

Hunger

1966

as Pontus

7.4
Acting

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is de...

The D.T.'s

The D.T.'s

1966

as Guest

Acting

An eccentric, offbeat man performing pranks and peculiarities becomes a major concern for the Stockholm authorities. He mingles with bizarre slum char...

Doktor Knock

Doktor Knock

1966

as Mousquet

Acting

Doctor Knock takes over a medical clinic in a small town and provides a medical revival.

My Sister My Love

My Sister My Love

1966

as Jacob

6.5
Acting

Sweden, 1782. Jacob, a young noble, somewhat wild and vehement, returns from his studies in France. After his absence, he returns home happy, but is e...

Bödeln

Bödeln

1965

6.0
Acting

"The Hangman" - The events take place in two periods of time. In the Middle Ages a group of men sit and discuss the evil at the tavern. With the hangm...

Är du inte riktigt klok?

Är du inte riktigt klok?

1964

as The Man Without Qualities

6.0
Acting

Lawyer Hans is having an affair with his secretary Anni and is trying to get his wife to meet another husband. When his wife falls in love with anothe...

Adam och Eva

Adam och Eva

1963

as Reverend Helge

Acting

Eva discovers a contest of an altarpiece. Her husband Adam makes a simple sketch. Adam wins the competition. The success makes Adam famous.

Det är hos mig han har varit

Det är hos mig han har varit

1963

as Hans Treve

1.0
Acting

"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that ...

Det är hos mig han har varit

Det är hos mig han har varit

1963

as Hans

1.0
Acting

"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that ...

The Doll

The Doll

1962

as Lundgren

6.2
Acting

A lonely nightwatchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and takes her to his home, where...

Ticket to Paradise

1962

as Freddo Rossi

Acting

A young woman owns a garden center outside Stockholm. Her two employees, a Swede and an Italian, has private dreams and desires to meet. The Italian p...

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

1961

as Lars-Ove Larsson

5.3
Acting

Someone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects...

Miss April

Miss April

1958

as Sverker Ek

7.2
Acting

The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osva...

Kärlek på turné

Kärlek på turné

1955

as Oskar Ölander

Acting

"Love on Tour" - A traveling theatre company has arrived at an outdoor stage. They are ready for the rehearsal. But one of the actors is missing.

Vildfåglar

Vildfåglar

1955

as Nisse

Acting

"Wild birds" - A Swedish film noir with the character of a French noir ('Quai des brumes', 'Le jour se lève'). Two worlds meet for a brief experience ...

Karin Månsdotter

Karin Månsdotter

1954

as Anders

4.5
Acting

Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsell...

Möte med livet

Möte med livet

1953

as Robert

Acting

Gun and Robert are in love, but both are unfaithful during Robert's military service. For Gun, this results in her becoming pregnant and for Robert an...

We Three Debutantes

We Three Debutantes

1953

as Lillebror Brummer

7.0
Acting

Three young poets are about to make their debuts.

Barabbas

Barabbas

1953

as Boy

6.4
Acting

The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.

Defiance

Defiance

1952

Acting

A teacher is so hard on his students that he faces a warning by the school principal. In order to at least improve the strained relationship with his ...

Leva på 'Hoppet'

Leva på 'Hoppet'

1951

as Per

Acting

A young theater cast transforms with enthusiasm an old freighter into a theater boat.

Vi flyger på Rio

Vi flyger på Rio

1949

Acting

When the airline captain Curt Åhs comes home one day he discovers that his wife is unfaithful. Later he and the flight attendant Berit shares an adven...

Son of the Sea

Son of the Sea

1949

as Rolf Bakken

Acting

The priest Hagen comes to a small Norwegian village one stormy evening. He brings the tragic news to wife Sigrid Bakken. Her husband and oldest son ha...

Gatan

Gatan

1949

as Åke Rodelius

5.0
Acting

Britt Malm gets hit by a car on a Stockholm street and is taken to hospital. She is badly injured and must undergo surgery. While the anesthetic takes...

Det vackraste på jorden

Det vackraste på jorden

1947

Acting

Bengt, a ship mechanic , and his wife Karin has been relocated to a modern apartment house in Stockholm. On the ground floor is a tobacconist, whose o...

Ungdom i fara

Ungdom i fara

1946

as Stickan

Acting

A young man with a messy background stands trial for car theft. He gets away with a suspended sentence. With the help of a social worker, he gets on t...

Kristin Commands

Kristin Commands

1946

as Jan Westman

5.8
Acting

Translator Vilhelm and his young wife have a child, as well as a grumpy housemaid who doesn't hesitate to give her opinion on how they behave as paren...

The Serious Game

The Serious Game

1945

as Filip Stille (Lydia's Brother) (uncredited)

3.5
Acting

Arvid share the love with a young woman named Lydia, but as is customary at the turn of the century, is not love enough for a fairy tale to come true....

Flickor i hamn

Flickor i hamn

1945

as Young Man (uncredited)

Acting

Shipmate Henrik gets in contact with two women in Gothenburg — the sociable Lisbeth and the shy Astrid.

Prince Gustaf

Prince Gustaf

1944

as Prince August

Acting

In the middle of the 1800s Swedish prince Gustaf meets the actress Anna Maria Wastenius and falls in love with her, but it is an impossible love story...

Young Eagles

Young Eagles

1944

as Young Man (uncredited)

Acting

The spoiled Marianne has switched cocktail parties to flight lessons.