Ingvar Kjellson


Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson was a Swedish stage and film actor. Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1946. He worked as an actor at various theatres, and was part of the permanent ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1964. He had notable roles in a number of plays including Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, The Beggars' Opera and Twelfth Night. In 2013, he played the old servant Firs in The Cherry Orchard at Stockholm City Theatre.
He also worked in films including Zorn, Raskenstam, and Jazzgossen.
Kjellson won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978. He died at the age of 91 on 18 December 2014 of pneumonia. He was married to actress Meta Velander until his death.

Selected filmography

Tre söner gick till flyget - Young Man Playing Piano Blåjackor - Aspirant Strid The [Bells of the Old Town] - Guest at the Party at 'Bristol' In the Arms of the Sea - Third MateDance in the Smoke - Snål-Jampe