Stig Olin

Stig Olin (September 11, 1920 – June 28 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. Father of actress Lena Olin and Swedish singer Mats Olin.

Enjoyed a successful acting career when he acted in leading parts in a number of early Ingmar Bergman films, including "Torment" ( _sv. Hets) (1944; Bergman's script debut), "Crisis" (1946), "Kvinna utan ansikte (Woman Without a Face)" (1947; script by Bergman), "Port of Call" (1948), "Eva" (1948; script by Bergman), "Prison" (1949), "To Joy" (1950), "Summer Interlude" (1951) and "Divorced" (1951; script by Bergman).

Olin then moved on to direct some films himself but above all began successfully directing for the stage (in 1950s, 60s and 70s), mostly comedies and musicals (including the original Swedish staging of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" in 1978). In 1970 he became Director of Programmes at Swedish Radio, including the Swedish radio theatre, where he also directed a number of plays. He was also an acclaimed songwriter in Sweden with "En gång jag seglar i hamn", "På söndag", "Människors glädje", "Jag tror på sommaren" and "Karusellvisan", a.o.

Successful film parts also include his love-struck student in Sickan Carlsson-film "Klasskamrater" (Class Mates; 1952), Ernst in his own directed popular children's film "Rasmus, Pontus och Toker" (1956) and the scrubby old Potatoe-Algot in "Jim och piraterna Blom" (Jim and the Blom Pirates; 1987), directed by Hans Alfredson (from Hasseåtage).

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