John Elfström
Actor (1902-1981) · Sweden · On the map · Actors · Died at 78
Per Johan Hilding "John" Elfström was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 120 films. He is most famous for starring in the Åsa-Nisse series of films. He primarily made lighter comedies, sometimes also appearing in heavier contexts.
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LockfågelnFilm, Löfbom1968
Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabalikenFilm, Åsa-Nisse1966
Åsa-Nisse in Rocket FormFilm, Åsa-Nisse1963
A Dream PlayFilm, Glazier1961
Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baronerFilm, Åsa-Nisse1959
Åsa-Nisse jubilerarFilm, Åsa-Nisse1957
Åsa-Nisse i full fartFilm, Åsa-Nisse1955
Åsa-Nisse ordnar alltFilm, Åsa-Nisse1953
Åsa-Nisse på semesterFilm, Åsa-Nisse1951
One Summer of HappinessFilm, Priest1949
Åsa-NisseFilm, Åsa-Nisse1947
Livet i finnskogarnaFilm, Simon1945
Put Our Märta First or As Luck Will Have ItFilm, politician (uncredited)1943
AktörenFilm1902Born20 April 1902People around John
Gus Dahlström Also in Åsa-Nisse As an Agent (1967)
Mona Geijer-Falkner Also in Music in Darkness (1947)
Artur Rolén Also in Åsa-Nisse on Holiday (1953)
Brita Öberg Also in Åsa-Nisse på Mallorca (1962)
Ragnar Frisk Directed Åsa-Nisse and Åsa-Nisse Goes Hunting
Julia Cæsar Also in Åsa-Nisse on Holiday (1953)
Wiktor Andersson Also in Åsa-Nisse on Holiday and Hård klang
Håkan Westergren Also in Åsa-Nisse jubilerar (1959)
Ingmar Bergman Directed Music in Darkness and A Lesson in Love
Naima Wifstrand Also in Music in Darkness (1947)- Siv Ericks Also in The Yellow Division (1954)
Georg Funkquist Also in You Who Are About to Enter and Singoalla
Theodor Berthels Wrote Åsa-Nisse Goes Hunting (1950)
Lorens Marmstedt Produced Music in Darkness and Singoalla
Georg Skarstedt Also in Music in Darkness (1947)
Arne Lindblad Also in Music in Darkness (1947)
Mona Malm Also in The Yellow Division (1954)
Arne Mattsson Directed One Summer of Happiness (1952)
Edvin Adolphson Also in One Summer of Happiness and Swedenhielms
Gösta Prüzelius Also in The Yellow Squadron (1954)- Astrid Bodin Also in Åsa-Nisse and Wandering with the Moon
Stig Järrel Also in Trots and Perhaps a Gentleman
Stig Olin Directed The Yellow Division (1954)
Hasse Ekman Also in The Yellow Division (1954)
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About this person
Ingmar Bergman had him play the blind worker in Music in Darkness (1948), and in Arne Mattsson's One Summer of Happiness (1951) he played an unpleasant priest. He was born in Ovansjö (present Sandviken Municipality, Sweden, grew up in Aspås and died in Täby.
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In the same film or series as John
Little GerhardAlso in Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder (1958)
Allan EdwallAlso in A Dream Play (1963)
Birgitta AnderssonAlso in Åsa-Nisse flyger i luften (1956)
Lissi AlandhAlso in Åsa-Nisse på Mallorca (1962)
Yvonne LombardAlso in Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
Douglas HågeAlso in Music in Darkness (1948)