Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish stage and screen actor and director. He made his stage debut in 1912, his first film "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918), and directed the first Swedish sound film, "Säg det i toner/ The Dream Waltz" in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Edvin Adolphson appeared in more than 500 roles.

KNOWN FOR

The Phantom Carriage
1921
One Summer of Happiness
1951
Giftas
1955
When Love Came to the Village
1950
Andersson, Pettersson and Lundström
1923
Hemsöborna
1966
Pärlemor
1961
Song of the Scarlet Flower
1956
On the Sunny Side
1936
Får jag låna din fru?
1959
The Unicorn
1955
One Fiancé at a Time
1952

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
118
Directing
11
Writing
7
1995
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
1968
Markurells i Wadköping
as Harald Hilding Markurell
1966
Hemsöborna
as Erik Nordström, prästen
1964
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
as Self
1964
Swedish Wedding Night
as Victor Palm
1963
Prins hatt under jorden
as Axel
1963
Sällskapslek
as Gustav Grepe
1961
Do You Believe in Angels?
as Viktor Günther
1961
Pärlemor
as Gustaf Odenstam
1961
Swedenhielms
as Rolf Swedenhielm Senior
1960
Av hjärtans lust
as Anton Humbert
1960
The Wedding Day
as Johannes Blom
1960
Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
as Hugo Frejer, direktör
1959
Får jag låna din fru?
as Fredrik Fredriksson
1959
Boy of Two Worlds
as Anders, poacher
1958
Laila
as Aslak Logje
1958
The Phantom Carriage
as Georges
1958
A Goat in the Garden
as Jon Esping
1957
A Girl of Solbakken
as Sämund Granliden
1956
Song of the Scarlet Flower
as Malm
1956
Sceningång
as Knut Mattsson
1956
Litet bo
1956
Pettersson i Annorlunda
as Jönslund
1955
Männen i mörker
1955
Darling of Mine
as Writer
1955
The Unicorn
as Claes von Klitzow
1955
Hamlet
1955
Paradiset
as Rudolf Ekström
1955
The Summer Wind Blows
as Tore
1955
Giftas
as General Jakob, Helene's Father
1954
Young Summer
1954
Enchanted Journey
as Johan Kasimir Enqvist
1953
Göingehövdingen
as Svend Poulsen
1953
The Road to Klockrike
as Rat trap maker
1953
Vingslag i natten
as Vicar Tornelius
1952
One Fiancé at a Time
as Henning Werner, disponent
1952
Hård klang
as Frans Willenhart
1951
One Summer of Happiness
as Anders Persson
1951
The Nuthouse
1950
When Love Came to the Village
as J. O. Bengtsson
1950
Frökens första barn
as Johannes Porshammar
1950
Rolling Sea
as Henry Lilja
1950
The Quartet That Split Up
as Anders Åvik
1950
The Pot Journey
1949
Singoalla
as Latzo
1949
Playing Truant
as Himself
1948
En svensk tiger
as Johan Tiger
1948
Flottans kavaljerer
as Mateo Carotti
1947
Supper for Two
as Claude Dubois
1947
Ingen väg tillbaka
1947
The People from Simlång Valley
as Stig Folkesson
1946
Begär
1946
Åsa-Hanna
as Frans Adamson
1945
The Royal Rabble
as Stefan Anker
1945
Marie in the Windmill
as Birger Jern
1945
Man's Woman
as Håkan Ingelsson
1945
The Gallows Man
as Col. Christoffer Toll
1944
A Day Will Dawn
as Rolf Dahlman / Rolf Berg
1943
Hon trodde det var han
as Mark Storm / Kurret
1943
The Sixth Shot
as Georg Winkler
1942
Flames in the Dark
as Rolf Nordmark
1942
General von Döbeln
as Georg Carl von Döbeln
1942
Man glömmer ingenting
as Berthold Segervind
1941
Life Goes On
as Mikael Bourg
1941
En kvinna ombord
as Captain Åkesson
1941
Fröken Kyrkråtta
as Anders Berg
1940
With You in My Arms
as Krister Dahl
1940
A Crime
as Rutger von Degerfelt
1939
Only One Night
as Valdemar Moreaux
1939
Gubben kommer
1939
Wanted
1938
Dollar
as Dr. Jonson
1937
The Great John Ericsson
1937
Ryska snuvan
as Nikolajevitj
1936
On the Sunny Side
as Joakim Brink
1936
Johan Ulfstjerna
1936
The Honeymoon
1935
The Count of the Old Town
as Åke Larsson
1934
Atlantäventyret
as First Mate
1934
Man's Way with Women
as Olof Koskela
1933
Dear Relatives
as Ludwig
1932
Tango
1932
Modern Wives
as Ture Tallén, direktör
1932
Love and Deficit
as Bengt Berger
1931
Ship Ahoy!
as Alvarado de Gotho
1931
The General
1931
Halfway to heaven
as Nick Pogli
1931
Longing for the Sea
as Marius
1931
Scattered Pages
1930
The Two of Us
as Robert "Bob" Rossiter
1929
Triumph of the Heart
as Torsten Bergström
1929
The Dream Waltz
1928
Jansson’s Temptation
1928
Gustaf Wasa, Part One
as Kristian II of Denmark
1928
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
as Kristian II of Denmark
1927
Sealed Lips
1926
To the Orient
1926
The Wedding at Bränna
1926
She Is the Only One
1926
The Tales of Ensign Stål
as Georg Karl von Döbeln
1925
The Flying Dutchman
1925
Constable Paulus’ Easter Cracker
1924
Where the Lighthouse Flashes
1924
Sten Stensson Stéen from Eslöv
as Löfman - Godsägare
1923
Triton tvättpulver
1923
Andersson, Pettersson and Lundström
1923
New Pranks by Andersson’s Kalle
1923
The Suitor from the Highway
1922
The House Surrounded
1922
Thomas Graal's Ward
1922
A Scarlet Angel
1922
Love's Crucible
as Man at the inn
1921
The Phantom Carriage
as Man at the Inn (uncredited)
1921
A Wild Bird
as Guest
1921
In Self Defence
1920
A Lover in Pawn
as Guest
1920
The Gyurkovics Boys
as Ballroom guest
1918
Thomas Graal's Best Child
as Guest at the wedding