Erland Josephson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈæ̌ːɭand ˈjûːsɛfˌsɔn]; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author.[1] He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos.

Erland Josephson
Josephson as newly appointed director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1965.
Born	Erland Josephson (1923-06-15)15 June 1923 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	25 February 2012(2012-02-25) (aged 88) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Actor, author
Years active	1946–2006
Spouses	Kerstin Wahlbom ​ ​ (m. 1947⁠–⁠1951)​ Kristina Adolphson ​ ​ (m. 1959⁠–⁠1989)​ Ulla Åberg ​ (m. 2000)​
Partner(s)	Annika Tretow Barbro Larsson
Children	2 (with Tretow) 1 (with Larsson) 2 (with Adolphson)

Life and career

Josephson was born on the island of Kungsholmen, in Stockholm, Sweden, as the son of Maud Ellen Gabrielle (née Boheman) and Gunnar August Josephson, a bookseller of Jewish descent,[2] in 1923. His uncle (mother's brother) was diplomat Erik Boheman, and his maternal great-grandfather was entomologist Carl Henrik Boheman.[3]

Josephson was the leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1966 to 1975.[1] He also published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was the director of several films. In 1980, he directed and starred in the film Marmalade Revolution, which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[4][5] In 1986, he starred in The Sacrifice and won the award for Best Actor at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards.[6]

He was the Swedish voice of the Narrator in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Selected filmography

Bibliography

• Cirkel (1946)
• Spegeln och en portvakt (1946)
• Spel med bedrövade artister (1947)
• Ensam och fri (1948)
• Lyssnarpost (1949)
• De vuxna barnen (1952)
• Sällskapslek (1956)
• En berättelse om herr Silberstein (1957)
• Kungen ur leken (1960)
• Benjamin : Generalskan (1963)
• Doktor Meyers sista dagar och Kandidat Nilssons första natt (1964)
• Loppans kvällsvard (1986)
• Konrad på teatern (1987)
• Kameleonterna (1987)
• Färgen : den borgerliga kulturens envisa överlevande (1988)
• Peter åker traktor (1989)
• Rollen : antecknat på turné med Körsbärsträdgården 24/2 – 15/5 1989 (1989)
• Sanningslekar (1990)
• Konrad på gubbdagis : en bilderbok för vuxna (1991)
• Föreställningar (1991)
• Konrad tar semester : en bilderbok för omogna (1993)
• Självporträtt : en egocentrisk dialog (1993)
• Sanningslekar (1994)
• Gubbröra (1994)
• Vita sanningar (1995)
• Svarslös (1996)
• Stockholms Själ (1999)
• Kunskapens scen : ett urval texter (2007)
• Reskamrater : berättelser i all korthet (2009)
• En natt i den svenska sommaren (2011)

References

External links

• Erland Josephson at IMDb
• Erland Josephson at the Swedish Film Database
• "Josephson, Erland". Ett Binds Leksikon (3 ed.). 1990.

На других языках

[ru] Юзефсон, Эрланд