Ingvar Kjellson

Ingvar Kjellson
Kjellson in 2013
Born
Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson

(1923-05-20)20 May 1923
Linköping, Sweden
Died18 December 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 91)
Danderyd, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Actor, director, theater manager
Years active1946–2012
Spouse
(m. 1949)
Children2

Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Swedish stage and film actor.[1] Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1946.[2] He worked as an actor at various theatres, and was part of the permanent ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1964.[3] He had notable roles in a number of plays including Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, The Beggars' Opera and Twelfth Night.[1][2] In 2013, he played the old servant Firs in The Cherry Orchard at Stockholm City Theatre.

He also worked in films including Zorn, Raskenstam, and Jazzgossen.[2]

Kjellson won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978. He died at the age of 91 on 18 December 2014 of pneumonia.[3] He was married to actress Meta Velander until his death.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in Nationalencyklopedin
  2. ^ a b c Ingvar Kjellson aktiv som skådespelare in i det sista Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, obituary in Svenska Dagbladet 20 December 2014 (in Swedish)
  3. ^ a b Skådespelaren Ingvar Kjellson är död Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, obituary in Dagens Nyheter 20 December 2014 (in Swedish)