
Ingvar Kjellson is dead
DN.Kultur
By Emma Lofgren
December 20, 2014
A "unque" voice has been silenced and one of
the largest Swedish actors has passed away. Ingvar
Kjellson have fallen asleep,
91 years old. "He should have gotten a lot more recognition than he
actually did," says Kristina Calm DN.
Low-key, discreet and warm. Ingvar Kjellson will be
remembered as one of the biggest actors. To theRoyal Dramatic Theatre, he came
in 1964, and the total was over 140 roles on the national stage.
Ingvar Kjellson played in including Henrik Ibsen's
"Hedda Gabler" and "The Wild Duck".
He also made contributions in the comedy and farce and
directed in recent years.
- He passed away quietly at Danderyd Hospital, there was
no drama, says his son Jan Kjellson to news agency TT.
Ingvar Kjellson was 91 years.
Benny Fredriksson manage Kulturhuset. He arranged Ingvar
Kjell's 90th birthday at the City Theatre last year and committed Kjellson of
the last great role in The Cherry Orchard at the City Theatre, directed by Erik
Stubø.
- Ingvar Kjellson belongs in the true sense of the
greatest actors Sweden had. He could portray all possible roles and was a true
character actor.
- The heat he had burned through, in a way that made him
loved and beloved by the people.
Fredriksson call Ingvar Kjellson for "an amazing
person and a role model."
- He was a very shy person. Listening and empathetic and
sounded rather be talking than he talked himself. He met his wife, Meta
Velander when she was fourteen and he was fifteen, and they admired and
respected each other all their lives.
Playwright Kristina Calm remember especially when
Kjellson and his wife Meta made her piece Rut and Ragnar at the City Theatre.
- It was so incredibly funny, because he belonged to the
same generation as Allan Edwall, as I wrote the piece from the beginning. He
was jättejättebra. He was like one of those classic actor. The generation that
he and Allan Edwall and Margareta Krook belongs, it is as unique. It is really
really sad, but maybe you could not ask people to live all the time. I was
really sad.
Kristina Calm describes it as a great experience to work
with the couple Kjellson.
- It was such an odd occurrence in any way. I saw him in
all all the sets at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He should have gotten a lot
more recognition than he received. He has done many great things with Ingmar
Bergman.
Yvonne Lombard played long against Ingvar Kjellson at the
Stockholm City Theatre.
- He was one of the first gang, when the City Theatre was
on Wallingatan. It was a close-knit bunch, a permanent ensemble unlike now, when
you do not recognize anyone in the hallways. He was wonderful to play against,
a very good boy. We were very good friends, I have played a lot with Meta and
met him very much.
Dramatic chief dramaturge Magnus Florin remember in
Ingvar Kjellson a quiet, discreet and diligent person with an incredible
dramatic breadth.
- It feels like he gave his voice and body to the theater
for an unimaginably long time. At the same time, he was a very discreet and
quiet person with great integrity and a world of its own. He was so amazing
diligent and always active, it was like he always stood on stage, in a
rehearsal room or wherever with the radio or television. It is difficult to
understand how he could do so very much.
Florin's personal favorite is when Kjellson did the
father of the Night is the mother 1983rd
- It was an outstanding remarkable role interpretation of
a father figure.
Helena Bergström played by Ingvar Kjellson in his last
great role in The Cherry Orchard at the City Theatre.
- I am proud that I got to play with this fantastic
actor. He took very seriously his profession, and had a pride in speaking well,
to his lines already on collation, which he did in "The Cherry
Orchard". I feel truly humbled the knowledge and experience he had.
- And I hope we can evaluate all this and talk about how
we can preserve it for future generations. To manage this vast knowledge.
Ingvar Kjellson also did a lot of film and television.
Many may remember him as the eccentric Mon Cousin in "Hedebyborna",
or from movies like "Raskenstam", "Swing it, ma'am" or
Lasse Ã…berg "The involuntary Golfer". In addition, he made his voice
to characters in animated films such as Prince John in Robin Hood.
- I will remember his voice as absolutely outstanding.
When I was young, I admired him. I think it was one of the actors that made me
start with the theater - I was so fascinated by his voice and his way of
playing, says director Tobias Theorell.
- His voice had an incredibly own connotation and was a
mix between precision, clarity, and at the same time wonderful DRAG. It's one
of those voices that one would immediately recognize. He was truly one of our
biggest actor, I think.
KJELLSON, Ingvar (Anders Ingvar Kjell)
Born: 5/20/1923, Kärna, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Died: 12/18/2014, Djursholm, Sweden
Ingvar Kjellson’s western – actor:
Wild West Story – 1963 (judge)