Portrait of Karl-Arne Holmsten

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Acting

Biography

Karl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut in Ragnar Arvedson's "Kustens glada kavaljerer" in 1938. Karl-Arne Holmsten portrayed the elegant detective John Hillman in five films by Arne Mattsson, based on Folke Mellvig's novels. He also played Maria Lang's detective Christer Wijk in two films.

Born: August 14, 1911

Place of Birth: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

Filmography

1965
1964
Älskling på vift

as Knut Hammar

1963
The Yellow Car

as John Hillman

1962
Lady in White

as John Hillman

1961
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

as Christer Wijk

1960
When Darkness Falls

as Christer Wijk

1959
Rider in Blue

as John Hillman

1959
Just a Waiter

as Birger Norberg

1959
Crime in Paradise

as Einar Hansson

1959
Swinging at the Castle

as Conke Lundberg

1958
Mannequin in Red

as John Hillman

1958
1958
The Lady in Black

as John Hillman

1957
Klarar Bananen Biffen?

as Hamrin, direktör

1957
Mamma tar semester

as Gunnar Broms

1956
Sju vackra flickor

as Stig Lindberg

1955
Ljuset från Lund

as Bengt Lundberg

1955
Darling of Mine

as Jack Harris

1955
Flottans Muntergökar

as Lt. Bob Björk

1954
1954
1954
Dance on Roses

as Stig Broman

1953
Resan till dej

as Staffan Bendix

1952
Klasskamrater

as Anders Björk

1952
Secrets of Women

as Eugen Lobelius

1952
Ubåt 39

as Herman Friberg

1952
One Fiancé at a Time

as Arne Stockman, ingenjör, Lillans fästman

1951
Tull-Bom

as Narrator

1951
Puck heter jag

as Roger Lindman

1950
Kyssen på kryssen

as James Deckert

1950
Ung och kär

as Freddie Rundhult

1950
Fianceé for Hire

as Allan Winkler

1950
Girl with Hyacinths

as Willy Borge

1949
Love Wins Out

as Bertil Burman

1949
1949
Farlig vår

as Bo Hagberg

1948
1947
Tappa inte sugen

as Alla Berger

1947
A Guest Is Coming

as Ragnar af Ernstam

1947
Daddy Wanted

as Tom Hallman

1947
1947
1946
Hotell Kåkbrinken

as Åke Lundström

1945
Females At Play

as Klas Bergsten

1945
1945
Wandering with the Moon

as Lieutenant Ekberg

1944
1944
Like Everyone Else

as Kurre Östberg

1944
The Invisible Wall

as Stefan Becker

1944
Gröna hissen

as Peter, Lillans man

1943
Life and Death

as Löjtnant Lönnbäck

1943
Örlogsmän

as Arne Ramberg

1942
Rospiggar

as Karl-Erik Olovsson

1942
We Home Toilers

as Gunnar Andersson

1941
Magistrarna på sommarlov

as Gösta Holmgren

1941
Fröken Kyrkråtta

as Lasse Berg

1940
Hanna in High Society

as Gösta Björnberg

1940
Blyge Anton

as Arne Boman

1939
Emelie Högqvist

as Christer Örnclou