Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt
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Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt was a Swedish
actor
. He grew up in Kungsholmen
in Stockholm
, where there now is a street named after him.
His father was a Social Democratic
politician and Carl-Gustaf started his acting in a socialist youth theater club. Since his parents were poor he had to start work at the age of 16 as a delivery boy. Meanwhile, he continued with acting, performing at weddings and stag parties doing comedy pieces.
Lindstedt is mostly known for being a comedian but he has also been in many dramas. His films include What Are You Doing After the Orgy? and The Man on the Roof
where he played the detective Martin Beck
. He was father to the actor Pierre Lindstedt.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He grew up in Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of Stockholm City. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, where there now is a street named after him.
His father was a Social Democratic
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
politician and Carl-Gustaf started his acting in a socialist youth theater club. Since his parents were poor he had to start work at the age of 16 as a delivery boy. Meanwhile, he continued with acting, performing at weddings and stag parties doing comedy pieces.
Lindstedt is mostly known for being a comedian but he has also been in many dramas. His films include What Are You Doing After the Orgy? and The Man on the Roof
The Man on the Roof
The Man on the Roof is a 1976 Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg, based on the 1971 novel The Abominable Man by Sjöwall and Wahlöö. The film is a crime thriller about the police officer Martin Beck trying to catch a killer, and it reaches its climax when the killer barricades himself on a roof...
where he played the detective Martin Beck
Martin Beck
Martin Beck is a fictional Swedish police detective who is the main character in a series of ten novels by Sjöwall and Wahlöö, collectively titled The Story of a Crime...
. He was father to the actor Pierre Lindstedt.