Alf Nilsson


Sven Alf Nilsson was a Swedish actor and artist.

Early life and education

Nilsson grew up in Boden, where he had roles in local revues from an early age. He went through the drama school connected to the Gothenburg City Theatre in 1952 – 1954.

Career

Throughout Nilsson's career as an actor, he primarily worked at the Gothenburg City Theatre, but also other theatres around the country including the Uppsala City Theatre and the Helsingborg City Theatre.
He made his film debut in Blånande hav. While he was not a prolific film actor, he appeared in feature films such as The Hunters from 1996 and Dalecarlians from 2004, where he had minor roles that received positive acclaim.
As a television actor, he appeared in the long-running TV series Hem till byn, where he played the role of Harald Eriksson from 1973 to 2006. He played the police inspector Bo Kronborg, one of the main roles in the comedy-drama television series Polisen i Strömstad throughout the run of the series.
As an artist, he exhibited together with his brother Rolf and Eric Ståhl.

Personal life

Nilsson had three children together with actor Ann-Christine Gry, who played Elsie Eriksson, wife of Alf Nilsson's character Harald, in Hem till Byn. Their eldest son Johan Gry is an actor, who works at the Gothenburg City Theatre.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1956Blånande havPlåtis
1966Adamsson i SverigeHoodlum
1968BadarnaClient at the Institution
1996The HuntersAssessor
1997VildängelVester
1999Lusten till ett livArthur Mörner
2004DalecarliansTore
2012Jävla pojkarElderly Man at Grave