John Botvid

John Botvid (12 September 1889 – 20 February 1964) was a Swedish actor and comedian. [1]

John Botvid
Born(1889-09-12)12 September 1889
Göteborg, Sweden
Died20 February 1964(1964-02-20) (aged 74)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActor
Comedian
Years active1917–1955

Biography

John Botvid Börjesson was born at Gothenburg, Sweden. Botvid debuted as a film actor in 1917. He was frequently featured on the movie screen during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He appeared in over a hundred films between 1917 and 1955. He often worked with fellow comedians Thor Modéen and Nils Poppe.[2] [3]

In 1945, he married actress Marianne Gyllenhammar (1891–1979). His children were film actors Rolf Botvid (born 1915) and Gerd Botvid (born 1918).[4] [5]

Selected filmography
gollark: I did try that some time ago, but it turned out to be annoying to get it to work consistently.
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gollark: Persistence somewhat bad.
gollark: Although it never actually got much use beyond as a fun toy, sadly.

References
  1. "John Botvid". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. "Thor Modéen". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. "Nils Poppe". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. "John Botvid (1889–1964)". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. "Rolf Botvid (1915–1998)". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2020.


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