Frej Lindqvist
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Frej Lindqvist | |
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| Born | Frej Gunnar Volter Lindqvist 13 October 1937 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–2017 |
| Spouse | Christina |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Thalia Prize (1982) |
Frej Lindqvist (born 13 October 1937) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1961.
Early life
[edit]Frej Gunnar Volter Lindqvist, who is a Swedish-speaking Finn, was born in Helsinki, Finland on 13 October 1937.[1] During World War II, he was sent to Luleå, Sweden, as a Finnish war child.[2] Lindqvist studied philosophy and literary history at Lund University before moving back to Helsinki where he studied at Svenska Teaterns elevskola from 1958 to 1960. He moved back to Sweden in 1964.[3]
In 1982, he was awarded the Thalia Prize by Svenska Dagbladet.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Lindqvist and his wife Christina have two children.[5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Woman of Darkness (1966)
- A Handful of Love (1974)
- I Am Maria (1979)
- Den lilla björnen Paddington - kassettband (Berättarröst) (1979)
References
[edit]- ^ "Frej Lindqvist". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Lagerström, Robert (11 October 2017). "Frej har funnit styrka i sin dubbelidentitet". TTELA (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ Qvist, P.O. (2004). "Frej Lindqvist". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "SvD:s Thaliapristagare". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 August 2006. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Lite om: Frej Lindqvist". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via PressReader.
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Swedish male actors
- 21st-century Swedish male actors
- Swedish male film actors
- Swedish male television actors
- Male actors from Helsinki
- Finnish emigrants to Sweden
- Finnish refugees
- Naturalized citizens of Sweden
- Refugees in Sweden
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Swedish screen actor stubs