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Nils Poppe

Nils Poppe
Photo: original work: uncredited; cropped by Elinnea · Public domain

About

Nils Poppe (31 May 1908 - 28 June 2000) was a Swedish actor, comedian, director and theatre manager who became the leading film comedian in Sweden during the 1940s. He is internationally best known for playing the jester Jof in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957) - a casting choice that surprised many but revealed a dramatic depth beyond his comic persona. From 1966 he ran the open-air Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg, whose productions were broadcast nationally on Swedish television, and he continued performing on stage until the age of 85.

50+
films in cinema and television
7
films from the Bom series
93%
rating of The Seventh Seal on Rotten Tomatoes

Tracks

Det sjunde inseglet (Sedmá pečeť, 1957)Bergman's film in which Poppe played the comedian Jofa - his most famous role
Soldat Bom (1948)first film from the Bom series, ran in Stockholm for 48 weeks in a row
Pengar - en tragikomisk saga (1946)Poppe's film debut, which he also directed himself
Djävulens öga (Ďáblovo oko, 1960)Poppe's second collaboration with Bergman
Sten Stensson Stéen (filmová série)four comedies with the beloved character of a Scanian student

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

Past · 1

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