Portrait of Edvard Persson

Edvard Persson

Acting

Biography

Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in Sankt Pauli parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but through many of his films and songs, he is often associated with his home province, Scania (Swedish and Danish: Skåne).

Born: January 17, 1888

Place of Birth: Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

Filmography

1995
Stjärnbilder

as (archive footage)

1993
Minns ni?

as (archive footage)

1956
Där möllorna gå...

as Blomster-Pelle Pettersson

1955
Blue sky

as Fridolf Rundquist

1954
En natt på Glimmingehus

as Nils ''Gammel-Nils'' Jeppsson

1953
1951
Greve Svensson

as Anders Svensson

1949
Number 17

as Calle Svensson

1948
Vart hjärta har sin saga

as baron Henrik Löwencrona af Löwstaborg

1947
Jens Mons in America

as Jens Månsson

1946
The Bells in Old Town

as Karl-Magnus Berg

1945
The Happy Tailor

as Sören Sörenson

1944
1943
Livet på landet

as Zakarias Bräsig

1942
1942
1941
Snapphanar

as Grimme-Jens

1940
Blyge Anton

as Karl Anton Malm

1939
Kalle på Spången

as Kalle Jeppsson

1939
The Paymaster

as Henrik Karlsson

1936
South of the Highway

as Edward Månsson

1936
Våran pojke

as Lars Blomquis, Florist

1934
The Women Around Larsson

as Lasse Larsson

1934
Flickorna från Gamla Sta'n

as Edvard "Lasse" Larsson

1933
Saturday Nights

as Napoleon "Nappe" Johansson

1933
Den farliga leken

as August Vredberg, Accountant

1933
Augustas lilla felsteg

as Smulle Månsson

1932
Shanty Town

as Lasse Larsson

1928
Hattmakarens bal

as August Cederström

1927
På kryss med Blixten

as Kalle "Blixten" Svensson

1924
Studenterna på Tröstehult

as Tobias Bruce, tutor