Stig Olin

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Swedish actor (1920–2008)

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::summary Swedish actor (1920–2008) ::

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nameStig Olin
imageStig Olin in Filmjournalen 1947.jpg
alt
captionStig Olin in Filmjournalen, 1947.
birth_nameStig Högberg
birth_date
birth_placeStockholm, Sweden
death_date
death_placeStockholm, Sweden
nationalitySwedish
occupationActor, theatre director, songwriter, singer
years_active1941–1991
known_forThe Word
Torment
Crisis
Flickan från tredje raden
Klasskamrater
spouse{{plainlist
* {{marriageBritta Holmberg
* {{marriageHelena Kallenbäck
children2, including Lena Olin
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| name = Stig Olin | image = Stig Olin in Filmjournalen 1947.jpg | alt = | caption = Stig Olin in Filmjournalen, 1947. | birth_name = Stig Högberg | birth_date = | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | death_date = | death_place = Stockholm, Sweden | nationality = Swedish | other_names = | occupation = Actor, theatre director, songwriter, singer | years_active = 1941–1991 | known_for = The Word Torment Crisis Flickan från tredje raden Klasskamrater | notable_works = | spouse = {{plainlist|

| children = 2, including Lena Olin

Stig Olin, né Högberg (11 September 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin (1947–2023). He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and Helena Kallenbäck. |accessdate=1 May 2019}}{{cite web|url= http://www.ingmarbergman.se/person/lena-olin |title=Lena Olin|publisher= ingmarbergman.se |accessdate=1 May 2019}}{{cite web|url= http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=PERSON&itemid=64404 |title= Mats Olin |publisher= svenskfilmdatabas.se |accessdate=1 May 2019}} |publisher= kallenback-trolle.com |accessdate=1 May 2019}}

Career

Acting

Olin had a successful acting career, appearing in lead roles in a number of early Ingmar Bergman films, including Torment/Frenzy () (1944; Bergman's script debut), Crisis (1946), Kvinna utan ansikte (Woman Without a Face) (1947; script by Bergman), Port of Call (1948), Eva (1948; script by Bergman), Prison (1949), To Joy (1950), Summer Interlude (1951), and Divorced (1951; script by Bergman). |publisher=bfi.org |accessdate=1 May 2019}}

Successful film roles also included a love struck student in the Sickan Carlsson film Klasskamrater (1952), Ernst in his own popular children's film Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (1956) and the scrubby old Potato-Algot in Jim och piraterna Blom (1987), directed by Hans Alfredson (from Hasse & Tage). |accessdate=1 May 2019}}

Film and play director

Olin then moved on to directing for both film and stage in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, focusing on comedies and musicals (including the original Swedish staging of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music in 1978). In 1970 he became Director of Programmes at Swedish Radio, including the Swedish radio theatre, where he also directed a number of plays.

Songwriter

He was also a songwriter with En gång jag seglar i hamn, På söndag, Människors glädje, Jag tror på sommaren and Karusellvisan, a.o.

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. [http://www.svd.se/kultur/skadespelaren-stig-olin-har-avlidit_1432331.svd Skådespelaren Stig Olin har avlidit] Svenska Dagbladet
  2. "The actor and artist Mats Olin is dead".
  3. (July 15, 2023). "Artisten Mats Olin har avlidit – fick en hit med ”Jag tror på sommaren”". Expressen.
  4. "Filmmaker Stig Olin". Variety.

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