Per Oscarsson
Swedish film actor, director, producer and screenwriter
About Per Oscarsson
Lived 1927 – 2010 (aged 83). Per Oscarsson was a Swedish television actor, actor, screenwriter, film producer, film director and film actor.
Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010)
Career Oscarsson was best known for his role as Pontus, a starving writer, in the social realism drama Hunger, based on the 1890 Knut Hamsun novel by the same name, a role for which he won the 1966 Bodil, the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the 1966 Cannes Film Festival best actor awards. His most recent film role was as Holger Palmgren, the character Lisbeth Salander's publicly appointed guardian, in the 2009 movies The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, based on Stieg Larsson's famous novels.
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Who was Per Oscarsson?
Swedish film actor, director, producer and screenwriter (1927-2010)
When was Per Oscarsson born?
Per Oscarsson was born on 28 January 1927 in Kungsholm parish.
When did Per Oscarsson die?
Per Oscarsson died on 31 December 2010 in Ardala parish.
What was Per Oscarsson's occupation?
Per Oscarsson was a television actor, actor, screenwriter, film producer, film director and film actor.
What nationality was Per Oscarsson?
Per Oscarsson was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Per Oscarsson. https://biography.guide/per-oscarsson/
MLA: "Per Oscarsson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/per-oscarsson/.
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