John Botvid
Encyclopedia
John Botvid was a Swedish
actor
and comedian
. He appeared in over a hundred films between 1917
and 1955
. He often worked with fellow comedians Thor Modéen
and Nils Poppe
.
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
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...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He appeared in over a hundred films between 1917
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
and 1955
1955 in film
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
. He often worked with fellow comedians Thor Modéen
Thor Modéen
Thor Modéen was a Swedish actor and comedian. He appeared in 88 films between 1923 and 1950. He often worked with fellow comedians Åke Söderblom and John Botvid.-Selected filmography:* Två man om en änka...
and Nils Poppe
Nils Poppe
Nils Poppe was a Swedish actor, director and screenwriter. He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, but in Sweden he was much loved and participated in over 50 films on cinema and TV.He started as a serious stage actor in 1930, but quickly realised that...
.
Selected filmography
- Pensionat ParadisetPensionat ParadisetPensionat Paradiset is a 1937 Swedish film directed by Weyler Hildebrand.- Cast :*Thor Modéen as Julle Bergström*Maritta Marke as Lotta Bergström*Nils Ericson as Nisse*Julia Cæsar as Elvira Pettersson*Greta Ericsson as Margit...
(1937) - Landstormens lilla Lotta (1939)
- Swing it, magistern!Swing it, magistern!Swing it, magistern! is a 1940 Swedish film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Adolf Jahr and Alice Babs.- Synopsis :Young student Inga Danell secretly performs at nightclubs as Linda Loy.- Cast :*Adolf Jahr as "Susen" Bergman...
(1940) - Kyss henne! (1940)
- Med dej i mina armar (1940)
- Magistrarna på sommarlovMagistrarna på sommarlovMagistrarna på sommarlov is a 1941 Swedish film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Alice Babs.- Cast :*Alice Babs*Karl-Arne Holmsten*Thor Modéen*Carl Hagman*Viran Rydkvist*John Botvid*Dagmar Ebbesen*Marianne Aminoff*Åke Johansson...
(1941) - Tre glada tokar (1942)
- Lilla helgonet (1945)
- Blåjackor (1945)
- Kärlek och störtlopp (1948)
- Ballongen (1946)
- Greven från gränden (1949)