Alf Kjellin

Alf Kjellin (; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows.

Biography Kjellin underwent two changes of names in his early days in Hollywood. The first studio for which he worked billed him as Christopher Kent, and the next studio changed his name to Christopher Kelleen. He made one film using each name. Producer Stanley Kramer wanted him to make another change for another film, but Kjellin insisted on using his real name from that point on.

Kjellin was well established as a film actor when he occasionally took on roles in television shows. In 1965 he prominently guest-starred as Stalag Luft Kommandant Colonel Max Richter in the two-part episode "P.O.W." (Episodes 30 and 31) of Twelve O'Clock High. He directed over 130 TV episodes for such shows as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Hawaii Five-O, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Waltons, Dynasty as well as the 1974 Columbo episodes Mind Over Mayhem and Negative Reaction and an episode of the 1976 series Sara.

Kjellin was born in Lund, Sweden and died in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack.

Selected filmography

John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads (1937) – Young man on Delamater's office (uncredited) Med folket för fosterlandet (1938) – Young Man Who Receives Soccer Scores (uncredited) Gläd dig i din ungdom (1939) – Henning Kadettkamrater (1939) – Greggy Ståhlkrantz Stål (1940) – Erik, young worker Juninatten (1940) – Assistant Physician (uncredited) Hans nåds testamente (1940) – Jacob Bright Prospects (1941) – Åke Dahlberg The Fight Continues (1941) – Dr. Georg Hammar Night in Port (1943) – Arnold I Killed (1943) – Harris Gentleman with a Briefcase (1943) – Lennart Dalén Appassionata (1944) – Eric The Invisible Wall (1944) – Ivan Levy Torment (1944) – Jan-Erik Widgren Prince Gustaf (1944) – Prince Gustaf Vandring med månen (1945) – Dan Killander Affairs of a Model (1946) – Erik Lunde Iris and the Lieutenant (1946) – Robert Motander Sunshine Follows Rain (1946) – Jon The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1947) – Gudmund Erlandsson Woman Without a Face (1947) – Martin Grande Madame Bovary (1949) – Leon Dupuis Singoalla (1949) – Knight Erland Månesköld This Can't Happen Here (1950) – Björn Almkvist The White Cat (1950) – The Man Without Identity In the Arms of the Sea (1951) – Martin Winner Summer Interlude (1951) – David Nyström Divorced (1951) – Dr. Bertil Nordelius My Six Convicts (1952) – Clem Randall The Iron Mistress (1952) – Philippe de Cabanal The Juggler (1953) – Daniel No Man's Woman (1953) – Arne Persson The Chieftain of Göinge (1953) – Lieutenant Henrik Wrede Girl Without a Name (1954) – Erland Ljung The Girl in the Rain (1955) – Martin Andreasson Blockerat spår (1955) – Himself Egen ingång (1956) – Arvid Stenman The Stranger from the Sky (1956) – Stig Hallman My Passionate Longing (1956) – Mikael A Guest in His Own House (1957) – Age Dahl Summer Place Wanted (1957) – Arne Forsman, Artist The Mysterians (1957) – Yamamoto (voice) Playing on the Rainbow (1958) – Björn Rådström Only a Waiter (1959) – Directed Panic in Paradise (1960) – Frederik The Pleasure Garden (1961, director) Karneval (1961) – Ragnar Ennart Two Living, One Dead (1961) – Rogers The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — S01E02 as Edwin Volck The Victors (1963) – Priest Min kära är en ros (1963) – P.G. Nilsson Ship of Fools (1965) – Freytag Assault on a Queen (1966) – Eric Lauffnauer Ice Station Zebra (1968) – Col. Ostrovsky Mission: Impossible (1968) – Stefan Prohosh Mission: Impossible (1969) – Karl Vandaam Midas Run (1969 – directed) The McMasters (1970 – directed) Zandy's Bride (1974) – Avery (uncredited)