Stig Olin
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Stig Olin in Filmjournalen, 1947.
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| Born |
Stig Högberg 11 September 1920 , Sweden |
| Died | 28 June 2008 (aged 87) Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–1991 |
| Known for |
The Word Torment Crisis Flickan från tredje raden Klasskamrater |
| Spouse(s) |
Britta Holmberg (m. 1944; div. 1980) Helena Kallenbäck |
| Children | Mats Olin Lena Olin |
Stig Olin (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. He was married to Britta Holmberg and Helena Kallenbäck.
Olin had a successful acting career, appearing in lead roles in a number of early Ingmar Bergman films, including Torment/Frenzy (Swedish: Hets) (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).
Successful film roles also included a lovestruck student in the Sickan Carlsson film Klasskamrater (Class Mates; 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 (Jim and the Blom Pirates; 1987), directed by Hans Alfredson (from Hasse & Tage).
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.
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