About Olof Widgren
Lived 1907 – 1999 (aged 91). Olof Widgren was a Swedish actor.
Johan Olof Widgren, né Pettersson (9 June 1907 – 6 March 1999) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1967. He was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1989. He began by acting in student theater before studying at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1928 to 1931.
Actress Helena Bergström is his granddaughter.
Selected filmography Ulla, My Ulla (1930) Perhaps a Poet (1933) Walpurgis Night (1935) Career (1938) Home from Babylon (1941) Life and Death (1943) Young Blood (1943) The Sixth Shot (1943) Gentleman with a Briefcase (1943) Count Only the Happy Moments (1944) I Am Fire and Air (1944) The Serious Game (1945) Only a Mother (1949) Karin Månsdotter (1954) Tarps Elin (1956) No Tomorrow (1957)
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Who was Olof Widgren?
Swedish actor
When was Olof Widgren born?
Olof Widgren was born on 9 June 1907 in Stockholm.
When did Olof Widgren die?
Olof Widgren died on 6 March 1999 in Stockholm.
What was Olof Widgren's occupation?
Olof Widgren was an actor.
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Olof Widgren was Swedish.
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