Edvard Persson

1888-01-17 – 1957-09-19 (age 69) Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

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Biography

Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in Sankt Pauli parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, 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).

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Edvard Persson

Known For

Millionaire for a Day

1926

as Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson

Life in the Country

Life in the Country

1943

as Zakarias Bräsig

Close Relations

1935

The Students at Tröstehult

The Students at Tröstehult

1924

as Tobias Bruce, tutor

Glada paraden

Glada paraden

1948

as (archive footage)

Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century

1944

as Munthe

Greve Svensson

1951

as Anders Svensson

Charlie the Innkeeper

Charlie the Innkeeper

1939

as Kalle Jeppsson

Jens Mons in America

Jens Mons in America

1947

as Jens Månsson

Cruising with the Lightning

Cruising with the Lightning

1927

as Kalle "Blixten" Svensson

The Station Master

The Station Master

1942

as Carl Malm

Flickan från Backafall

Flickan från Backafall

1953

as Silla-Sven

What a Woman Wants

What a Woman Wants

1927

as Kalle Pettersson 'Potatis-Kalle'

Quick as Lightning

Quick as Lightning

1927

as Kalle 'Blixten' Svensson

The Old Manor

1925

Pimpernel Svensson

Pimpernel Svensson

1950

as Anders "Pimpernel" Svensson

A Sailor on Horseback

1940

as Lasse Borg

The Happy Tailor

The Happy Tailor

1945

as Sören Sörenson

Snapphanar

Snapphanar

1941

as Grimme-Jens

The Bells in Old Town

The Bells in Old Town

1946

as Karl-Magnus Berg