Jarl Kulle

Acting · Born 1927-02-27 in Ekeby, Malmöhus län, Sweden

Biography

Jarl Lage Kulle was a Swedish stage and screen actor, director and singer. He graduated from the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in 1949, was subsequently employed at the theatre and was a member of the ensemble till 1995. In total, Kulle played in 76 plays at the Royal dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 1959 he appeared as Henry Higgins in the musical "My Fair Lady" at Oscarsteatern, Stockholm. Thirteen years earlier, in 1946, Jarl Kulle made his film debut in a minor role. Ten years later he was offered major parts as first lover and prince charming. Internationally he's probably most known for his performances in Ingmar Bergman's "Smiles of a Summer Night" and "Fanny and Alexander".

Filmography

• Fanny and Alexander as Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
• Smiles of a Summer Night as Count Carl Magnus Malcolm
• Babette's Feast as General Lorens Löwenhielm
• Rasmus and the Vagabond as Hilding Lif
• Alfred as Immanuel Nobel
• The Devil's Eye as Don Juan
• Waiting Women as Kaj
• Herman as Panten
• A Dreamer's Journey as Dan Andersson
• Dear John as John Berndtsson

TV

• Fanny and Alexander as Gustav Adolf Ekdahl
• The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Actor winner
• The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Host