Edvard Persson

Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888 – 19 September 1957) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. He was born in Sankt Pauli parish, Malmö. During his lifetime, 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). He was also a popular entertainer in Denmark

As the result of an American 1947 invitation, he completed a 100-day tour in the US "Swedish communities" and made 36 concerts in New York City and in 35 other American cities. One of the musicians who accompanied him on tour was Alvar Kraft.

His first screen role was in the 1923 silent film Studenterna på Tröstehult. In total, Persson made 45 feature films, among those were South of the Highway and Kalle på Spången. He was one of the most popular film actors of his time, often playing the same kind of character - the jovial and good-natured man from Scania.

As a singer he released numerous records. Among his more famous songs were Kalle på Spången, Jag har bott vid en landsväg, Jag är en liten gåsapåg från Skåne and Vi klarar oss nog ändå.

He died in Helsingborg.

Partial filmography

Studenterna på Tröstehult (1924) - Tobias Bruce, informator Den gamla herrgården (1925) - Tutor Miljonär för en dag (1926) - Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson Kvick som Blixten (1927) - Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson Vad kvinnan vill (1927) - Kalle Pettersson På kryss med Blixten (1927) - Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson Hattmakarens bal (1928) - Cederström The Southsiders (1932) - 'Lasse' Larsson Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr (1932) - Karlsson Två hjärtan och en skuta (1932) - Johansson Augusta's Little Misstep (1933) - Smulle Månsson The Dangerous Game (1933) - Vredberg Saturday Nights (1933) - Nappe Johansson Secret Svensson (1933) - August Olsson Flickorna från Gamla sta'n (1934) - Edvard Larsson The Women Around Larsson (1934) - Lasse Larsson Close Relations (1935) - Lasse Larsson Larsson i andra giftet (1935) - Lasse Larsson, baker Our Boy (1936) - Lars Blomquist South of the Highway (1936) - Edward Månsson Än leva de gamla gudar (1937) - Napoleon Pettersson Baldwin's Wedding (1938) - Baldevin Skanör-Falsterbo (1939) - Henrik Karlsson Kalle's Inn (1939) - Kalle Jeppsson Bashful Anton (1940) - Karl Anton Malm A Sailor on Horseback (1940) - Lasse Borg Sunny Sunberg (1941) - Gunnar Solberg Snapphanar (1941) - Grimme Jens Sun Over Klara (1942) - Ararat Stinsen på Lyckås (1942) - Carl Malm Life in the Country (1943) - Zakarias Bräsig Turn of the Century (1944) - Squire Munthe The Happy Tailor (1945) - Sören Sörenson The Bells of the Old Town (1946) - Carl Magnus Berg Jens Mansson in America (1947) - Jens Månsson Unconquered (1947) - Indian (uncredited) Each Heart Has Its Own Story (1948) - Baron Henric Löwencrona af Löwstaborg Sven Tusan (1949) - Sven 'Tusan' Jönsson Number 17 (1949) - Calle Svensson Pimpernel Svensson (1950) - Anders 'Pimpernel' Svensson Count Svensson (1951) - Anders Svensson The Girl from Backafall (1953) - Silla-Sven A Night at Glimmingehus (1954) - Nils Jeppsen Blue Sky (1955) - Fridolf Rundquist When the Mills are Running (1956) - Blomster-Pelle Pettersson (final film role)