Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-27 of 27
- Actress
- Production Designer
- Soundtrack
Second youngest daughter of Doris & Allan Nilsson. Two sisters and one brother. After growing up in Gotland, the talented young singer moved to Stockholm to attend High School. She became a member of the well known Swedish singing group, Ainbusk. While still performing with the group, Josefin also appeared in movies and television.- Actress
- Soundtrack
When Hjördis Petterson was twelve years old, the local movie theatre in Visby needed somebody who could play the piano, so they gave her the opportunity. She also played the piano for the local amateur theatre, Visby Amatörsällskap, and eventually she got her first part. She became interested and got herself a tutor, the actor Emil Hillberg. When she was 18, she moved to Stockholm in 1926 to become an actor, and in 1927 she became a pupil at the Royal Theatre of Dramatic Art. This led to a professional career, first in bit parts but later in greater roles. Her first movie was Kanske en diktare (1933). She mainly worked in the theatre, only making small roles in front of the camera. Notable appearances are Lille Fridolf och jag (1956) and Hemsöborna (1955). She is the Swedish actress who has made the most number of movies. Her last acting performance was in 1985.- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Barbro 'Babben' Larsson was born on 29 October 1956 in Dalhem, Gotlands län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for Lösdrift (1992), Clark (2022) and Läckan (1994). She was previously married to Bernt Westerlund.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Robert Dahlqvist was born on 16 April 1976 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Spun (2002), Los Bando (2018) and Wallander (2005). He died on 3 February 2017 in Sweden.- Rune Hallberg was born on 28 September 1930 in Väskinde, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is an actor.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Sound Department
Arne Carlsson was born on 21 December 1945 in Bunge, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is a cinematographer, known for Fanny and Alexander (1982), Cries & Whispers (1972) and The Sacrifice (1986).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Martin Bodin was born on 28 September 1903 in Klinte, Gotland, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Only a Mother (1949), Torment (1944) and Dansa, min docka... (1953). He died on 7 October 1976 in Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Evert Jansson was born in Gotlands län, Sweden. He is known for Zombiestad Gotland (2008), Ha ett underbart liv (1992) and Bergman Island (2021).
- Actor
Bengt Thörnhammar was born on 16 February 1926 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was an actor. He died on 22 December 2014 in Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden.- Actress
Diana Allen was born in 1898 in Gotland, Sweden. Her family moved to the United States when she was five. Diana was educated in New Haven, Connecticut. She started her career dancing in vaudeville with Eddie Wittstein and Ned Wayburn. The blonde haired, blue eyed beauty was invited to join the Ziegfeld Follies in 1917. She also starred in the Broadway show Miss 1917 and in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic. Diana made her film debut in the 1918 short Way Up Society. Then she had a role in the drama Woman. She was signed by Paramount in 1920 and costarred with Monte Blu in The Kentuckians. Her performance got good reviews and people started saying that she looked like Olive Thomas. She appeared in eight films in 1922 including The Beauty Shop, Beyond The Rainbow, and Divorce Coupons.
Diana said her ambition was "To learn and then to act". In 1924 she was cast as boxer Benny Leonard's leading lady in a series of two-reel comedy shorts. They would be her final films. She married Samuel P. Booth, the President of a newspaper circulation company, in 1924. He was more than thirty years older than she was. After their marriage she decided to quit acting and be full-time housewife. The couple divided their rime between homes in New York City and Palm Beach, Florida. They remained happily married until Samuel's death in 1939. Sadly Diana died on at the age of fifty-one. Her cause of death was not publicly revealed. She was buried next to her husband at Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Oskar Alyhr was born on 13 September 1978 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Shakespeare's Macbeth (1999), Systerkoden (2015) and Blå måndag (2001).- Håkan Loob is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player for Färjestad BK of the Elitserien and the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the head of European Scouting for the Calgary Flames after resigning as president of Hockey Operations for Färjestad. Considered one of the greatest Swedish hockey players of all time, he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Swedish ice hockey Hall of Fame in 2012. The Elitserien created the Håkan Loob Trophy, awarded to the league's top goal scorer, in his honor in 2005.
Loob joined Färjestad in 1979 and was a member of the team that won the Swedish championship in 1981. He won the Guldpucken as Swedish player of the year in 1982-83 after setting single-season records of 42 goals and 76 points. He moved to North America following that season to join the Flames, who had selected him with a ninth-round pick at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Loob was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1983-84 and in 1987-88 was named a First Team All-Star after becoming the first Swedish player to score 50 goals in one NHL season. He won the Stanley Cup with Calgary the following year, after which he chose to return to Sweden.
Rejoining Färjestad in 1989, Loob won consecutive Guldhjälmen awards in 1991 and 1992 as the Elitserien's most valuable player as selected by his fellow players. He retired in 1996 to become the club's general manager. He managed Färjestad to four Elitserien titles in 11 seasons before being elevated to team president. Internationally, Loob represented the Swedish national team on several occasions. He was one of the first three members of the Triple Gold Club, signifying that he has won the Stanley Cup, the World Championship (in 1987 and 1991) and an Olympic gold medal (1994). - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Anders Ekedahl was born in 1981 in Näs, a little farming town in the south of Gotland (a beautiful Swedish island in the Baltic Sea).
He did some theatre in his younger years. Later, he began writing poems and works of horror. He has written 13 short-stories, based in Sweden and in USA.
He works hard to promote Gotland as a great location for film-making.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Johan Johansson was born on 9 March 1996 in Slite, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Vägen (2016), Possessed (2012) and The Dark Lady (2010).- Annelie Nyström was born on 14 March 1955 in Fårö, Gotlands län, Sweden. She was married to Johnson. She died on 27 April 1999 in Linköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden.
- Erik Rubarth was born on 19 July 1915 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Under svällande segel (1952). He died on 13 October 1979 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.
- Actress
- Composer
- Make-Up Department
Felicia Godman was born on 19 April 1996 in Hellvi, Gotlands län, Sweden. She is an actress and composer, known for Vägen (2016), Persona Beach (2011) and Godsterminal (2024).- Editor
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Lars Malmström was born on 8 April 1968 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is an editor and actor, known for Ingen kan älska som vi (1988), Kristoffers hus (1979) and Den Smala vägen (2000).- Alvar Älmeberg was born in 1916 in Gotlands län, Sweden. He died on 13 June 1952 in Baltic Sea.
- Director
- Actor
- Editor
Kristian Pettersson was born on 2 August 1982 in Slite, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is a director and actor, known for Vägen (2016) and Possessed (2012).- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bengt Peterson was born on 16 September 1923 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was a director and assistant director, known for Drottningholms slottsteater (1966), Kärlek utan strumpor (1964) and Pajazzo (1959). He died in August 2004 in Tingstäde, Gotlands län, Sweden.- Sten Jonsson was born on 25 April 1940 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Wallander (2005), Åshöjdens BK (1985) and HippHipp! (2001). He died on 16 December 2014 in Malmö, Sweden.
- Signhild Björkman was born on 27 August 1906 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Old Clock at Ronneberga (1944), Manslaughter (1931) and Landskamp (1932). She was married to Gunnar Skoglund. She died on 12 July 1994 in Markaryd, Sweden.
- Actor
- Production Manager
- Sound Department
Jan Kolmodin was born on 1 October 1962 in Othem, Gotlands län, Sweden. He is an actor and production manager, known for Historien Om Min Tröja, Vägen (2016) and Possessed (2012). He has been married to Titti Kolmodin since 20 January 1989.- Olof Lindfors was born on 31 August 1925 in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Andra dansen (1983), Hedebyborna (1978) and För en liten snuvas skull (1981). He died on 10 December 1993 in Helsingborg, Skåne län, Sweden.
- Writer
- Art Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Maja Johannesson was born on 8 May 1996 in Fårösund, Gotlands län, Sweden. She is a writer, known for Vägen (2016), Kärlekens Tunga (2014) and Uppdraget (2013).- Benny Viberg was born in Gotlands län, Sweden.