Alf Kjellin

Alf Kjellin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈalf ˈɕɛ̌lːɪn]; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows.[1][2]

Alf Kjellin
Kjellin with Barbara Bain in an episode of Mission:Impossible, 1969.
Born(1920-02-28)28 February 1920
Lund, Sweden
Died5 April 1988(1988-04-05) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1985
Spouse(s)Karin Nordgren
Gun Hellberg (1958-1973) (divorced)

Biography

Kjellin was well established as a film actor when he occasionally took on roles in television shows. For example, in 1965 he prominently guest-starred as Stalag Luft Kommandant Colonel Max Richter in the two-part episode "P.O.W." (Episodes 30 and 31) of Twelve O'Clock High.[3] He also directed the 1974 Columbo episodes Negative Reaction and Mind Over Mayhem and an episode of the 1976 series Sara.[4]

Kjellin was born in Lund, Sweden and died in Los Angeles, California of a heart attack.

Stig Järrel and Alf Kjellin (right) in Torment (1944)

Selected filmography
Kjellin in Summer Place Wanted (1957)
  • The Great John Ericsson (1937) - Young man on Delamater's office (uncredited)
  • Med folket för fosterlandet (1938) - Young Man Who Receives Soccer Scores (uncredited)
  • Gläd dig i din ungdom (1939) - Henning
  • Kadettkamrater (1939) - Greggy Ståhlkrantz
  • Stål (1940) - Erik, young worker
  • Juninatten (1940) - Assistant Physician (uncredited)
  • Hans nåds testamente (1940) - Jacob
  • Bright Prospects (1941) - Åke Dahlberg
  • The Fight Continues (1941) - Dr. Georg Hammar
  • Night in the Harbor (1943) - Arnold
  • Jag dräpte (1943) - Harris
  • Herre med portfölj (1943) - Lennart Dalén
  • Appassionata (1944) - Eric
  • Den osynliga muren (1944) - Ivan Levy
  • Torment (1944) - Jan-Erik Widgren
  • Prince Gustaf (1944) - Prince Gustaf
  • Vandring med månen (1945) - Dan Killander
  • Affairs of a Model (1946) - Erik Lunde
  • Iris and the Lieutenant (1946) - Robert Motander
  • Sunshine Follows Rain (1946) - Jon
  • Tösen från Stormyrtorpet (1947) - Gudmund Erlandsson
  • Woman Without a Face (1947) - Martin Grande
  • Madame Bovary (1949) - Leon Dupuis
  • Singoalla (1949) - Knight Erland Månesköld
  • This Can't Happen Here (1950) - Björn Almkvist
  • The White Cat (1950) - The Man Without Identity
  • Bärande hav (1951) - Martin Winner
  • Summer Interlude (1951) - David Nyström
  • Divorced (1951) - Dr. Bertil Nordelius
  • My Six Convicts (1952) - Clem Randall
  • The Iron Mistress (1952) - Philippe de Cabanal
  • The Juggler (1953) - Daniel
  • Ingen mans kvinna (1953) - Arne Persson
  • Göingehövdingen (1953) - Lieutenant Henrik Wrede
  • Flicka utan namn (1954) - Erland Ljung
  • Flickan i regnet (1955) - Martin Andreasson
  • Blockerat spår (1955) - Himself
  • Egen ingång (1956) - Arvid Stenman
  • Främlingen från skyn (1956) - Stig Hallman
  • Het är min längtan (1956) - Mikael
  • Gäst i eget hus (1957) - Age Dahl
  • Summer Place Wanted (1957) - Arne Forsman, Artist
  • The Mysterians (1957) - Yamamoto (voice)
  • Lek på regnbågen (1958) - Björn Rådström
  • Panic in Paradise (1960) - Frederik
  • The Pleasure Garden (1961, director)
  • Karneval (1961) - Ragnar Ennart
  • Two Living, One Dead (1961) - Rogers
  • The Victors (1963) - Priest
  • Min kära är en ros (1963) - P.G. Nilsson
  • Ship of Fools (1965) - Freytag
  • Assault on a Queen (1966) - Eric Lauffnauer
  • Ice Station Zebra (1968) - Col. Ostrovsky
  • Midas Run (1969 - directed)
  • The McMasters (1970 - directed)
  • Zandy's Bride (1974) - Avery (uncredited)
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References
  1. "Alf Kjellin". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. "Alf Kjellin | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  3. "12 O'clock High | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  4. "Alf Kjellin". BFI.
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