Actor, Comedian. Born Karl Erik Abrahamsson in Stockholm, he appeared in over 50 films in a career that spanned from 1917 until his death in 1942. In 1917, he made his debut in Swedish director Victor Sjöström's silent picture "A Man There Was". The film tells the story of a sailor named 'Terje Vigen' (also played by Victor Sjöström), who suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. In the years that follow, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on the sailor's beneficence, he must decide whether to avenge himself. The film which was shot at the Svenska Bigrafteatern AB in Lansdort, Sweden, and cost an estimated $60,000 to make was released to the general public on January 29, 1917. Abrahamsson's other films include, "Dante's mysterieur" (1931), "Trötte Teodor " (1931), "En kärleksnatt vid Öresund" (1931), "Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr " (1932), "Kanske en diktare " (1933), "Kärleksexpressen" (1933), "Kärlek och dynamit" (1933), "Eva går ombord" (1934), " The Count of the Old Town" (1935), "Smålänningar" (1935), "Ebberöds bank" (1935), "Kärlek och monopol" (1936), "Pappas pojke" (1937), "Styrman Karlssons flammor" (1938), "Goda vänner och trogna grannar" (1938), " Landstormens lilla Lotta" (1939), "Spökreportern" (1941), "Stackars Ferdinand" (1941), "En trallande jänta" (1942), and "Det är min musik" (1942). He was also a comedian who often worked with fellow comedian Ludde Gentzel. He was married to the Swedish actress Lili Ziedner. He passed away in his native Stockholm at the age of 52.
Actor, Comedian. Born Karl Erik Abrahamsson in Stockholm, he appeared in over 50 films in a career that spanned from 1917 until his death in 1942. In 1917, he made his debut in Swedish director Victor Sjöström's silent picture "A Man There Was". The film tells the story of a sailor named 'Terje Vigen' (also played by Victor Sjöström), who suffers the loss of his family through the cruelty of another man. In the years that follow, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on the sailor's beneficence, he must decide whether to avenge himself. The film which was shot at the Svenska Bigrafteatern AB in Lansdort, Sweden, and cost an estimated $60,000 to make was released to the general public on January 29, 1917. Abrahamsson's other films include, "Dante's mysterieur" (1931), "Trötte Teodor " (1931), "En kärleksnatt vid Öresund" (1931), "Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr " (1932), "Kanske en diktare " (1933), "Kärleksexpressen" (1933), "Kärlek och dynamit" (1933), "Eva går ombord" (1934), " The Count of the Old Town" (1935), "Smålänningar" (1935), "Ebberöds bank" (1935), "Kärlek och monopol" (1936), "Pappas pojke" (1937), "Styrman Karlssons flammor" (1938), "Goda vänner och trogna grannar" (1938), " Landstormens lilla Lotta" (1939), "Spökreportern" (1941), "Stackars Ferdinand" (1941), "En trallande jänta" (1942), and "Det är min musik" (1942). He was also a comedian who often worked with fellow comedian Ludde Gentzel. He was married to the Swedish actress Lili Ziedner. He passed away in his native Stockholm at the age of 52.
Bio by: The Silent Forgotten
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