Swedish actor
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Kjellson in 2013 |
Born | Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (1923-05-20)20 May 1923
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Died | 18 December 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 91)
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Nationality | Swedish |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, director, theater manager |
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Years active | 1946–2012 |
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Children | 2 |
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Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Swedish stage and film actor.[1] Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1946.[2] He worked as an actor at various theatres, and was part of the permanent ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1964.[3] He had notable roles in a number of plays including Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, The Beggars' Opera and Twelfth Night.[1][2] In 2013, he played the old servant Firs in The Cherry Orchard at Stockholm City Theatre.
He also worked in films including Zorn, Raskenstam, and Jazzgossen.[2]
Kjellson won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978. He died at the age of 91 on 18 December 2014 of pneumonia.[3] He was married to actress Meta Velander until his death.
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