Sven Wollter

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.

Known For: Acting

Born: Gothenburg, Sweden, 1934-01-11

Died: 2020-11-10

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	Rider in Blue	Photographer	59
2	1965	Like Rings on the Water		0
3	1967	The Truth About the New Anna Susanna		70
4	1967	I Am Curious (Yellow)	Captain (uncredited)	57
5	1968	Repetitionen	Villebosse	0
6	1968	Regeln och undantaget		0
7	1968	I samma rum	Y	0
8	1968	Exercis	fänrik Alm	0
9	1968	I Love, You Love	Sten	60
10	1969	No		0
11	1972	Sandlådan		0
12	1974	Domaren		0
13	1974	Rymmare	Klas	0
14	1975	The White Wall	Kjell Larsson	40
15	1976	Man on the Roof	Lennart Kollberg	72
16	1977	Bo Widerberg		0
17	1979	Charlotte Löwensköld	Foundry proprietor Schagerström	80
18	1981	The Last Bid	Police inspector	80
19	1983	Jacob smitaren	Doctor	0
20	1984	Sista leken	Viktor	0
21	1984	The Man from Majorca	Bo Jarnebring	67
22	1985	Havlandet	Matti	0
23	1986	The Sacrifice	Victor	77
24	1986	In the Name of the Law	Inspector Jarnebring	61
25	1987	A Film About Love	Peter	38
26	1987	Friends	Zeb	95
27	1988	One Way Ticket	Johannes	42
28	1988	Sweetwater	Doc	43
29	1989	Husbonden	Peter	45
30	1990	Smykketyven	Jan Ström	20
31	1991	Facklorna	Evert Gregor	70
32	1991	Tack ska du ha, Karl Gerhard heter jag	Self	0
33	1991	Violet Bay	Kerem	40
34	1992	House of Angels	Axel Flogfält	58
35	1993	Dockpojken	The father	0
36	1994	House of Angels: The Second Summer	Axel Flogfält	42
37	1995	Alfred		30
38	1995	Stjärnbilder	(archive footage)	0
39	1996	Lines from the Heart	Self - Actor in 'Iphigenia'	0
40	1996	Jerusalem	Stor-Ingmar	72
41	1996	Vildhussen	Pehr Hellzén	0
42	1998	The Tattooed Widow	Erik Sandström	71
43	1998	Ögat	Criminal detective	49
44	1999	The 13th Warrior	King Hrothgar	67
45	2000	Det grovmaskiga nätet	Van Veeteren	48
46	2001	Kvinna med födelsemärke	van Veeteren	65
47	2001	A Song for Martin	Martin	56
48	2001	Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid	Self	0
49	2001	Kira's Reason: A Love Story	Kira's father	50
50	2002	Suxxess	Sigvard	50
51	2004	With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof	Self	0
52	2004	Heartbeat	Kirurgen	0
53	2005	Jag tänker på mig själv - och vänstern	Self	0
54	2005	Molly in the World	The narrator	0
55	2005	Münsters fall	Van Veeteren	56
56	2005	Carambole	Van Veeteren	54
57	2005	Borkmann's Point	Van Veeteren	64
58	2006	Sigillet	Vete von Vanders	0
59	2006	Moreno and the Silence	Van Veeteren	53
60	2006	Störst av allt	Aron	40
61	2006	Svalan, katten, rosen, döden	Van Veeteren	51
62	2006	Fallet G	Van Veeteren	59
63	2006	Trigger	Lasse	44
64	2008	Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber	Fassa (voice)	46
65	2010	Georg & Lydia	Georg	0
66	2010	House of Angels - Third Time Lucky	Axel Flogfält	43
67	2012	Samlaren	Lennart	80
68	2012	Flicker	Barnard	55
69	2013	Hotet från yttre rymden	Säpochef	50
70	2015	Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista		0
71	2015	Key House Mirror	Erik	66
72	2017	Kim - Den skalliga primadonnan		0
73	2017	Solsidan	Mauritz Schiller	65
74	2018	Videoman	The Neighbour	56
75	2019	I huvudet på en filmskapare		100
76	2022	The House	Odd Couple (voice)	70
77	2022	Day by Day	Malte	64
78	2025	Stall-Erik and the Snapphans		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1960	Julkalendern	Perols Erik	71
2	1966	Hemsöborna	Gusten	78
3	1976	Raskens	Gustaf Karlsson (Rask)	81
4	1978	Strandvaskeren	Sallberg	75
5	1981	Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd	Schagerström, brukspatron	80
6	1981	The Guldbagge Awards	Self - Best Actor winner	55
7	1981	The Guldbagge Awards	Self - Host	55
8	1981	Kallocain	Leo Kall	0
9	1983	Profitörerna	Jarnebring	0
10	1987	På spåret	Tävlande	70
11	1994	Svensson, Svensson		55
12	1995	Mördare utan ansikte	Rydberg	63
13	1997	Så ska det låta	Self	56
14	1998	Hjerteflimmer	Olof	0
15	1998	Ivar Kreuger	Häradshövding Wallenberg	60
16	1999	Sally	Roffe Santesson	0
17	2000	Van Veeteren	Van Veeteren	0
18	2001	Återkomsten	Van Veeteren	60
19	2001	Kvinna med födelsemärke	Van Veeteren	0
20	2002	Dieselråttor och sjömansmöss	Mäster Estragon	0
21	2012	Min sanning	Self	100
22	2015	Renées brygga	Himself	0
23	2019	Mästaren	Self	0