Born 1895 (age 76) · Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Appears in 57 titles

Einar Axelsson (25 February 1895 – 30 October 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journalist George Axelsson (1898–1966). After playing at the Folkteatern in Gothenburg (1913–1914), he joined the theater company of Karin Swanström which was active until the early 1920s. From 1925 to 1941, Axelsson was one of the leading names in various theater companies associated with Ernst Eklund. He died at Stocksund in Stockholm and was buried at Danderyds kyrkogård in Stockholm.

Filmography

The Phantom Carriage
7.8
The Phantom Carriage
1921
as David's Brother
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
6.1
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
1917
as Courtroom audience
A Dream Play
7.0
A Dream Play
1963
Iris and the Lieutenant
A Little Flirt
5.0
A Little Flirt
1934
as Henry Wallé
A Crime
5.4
A Crime
1940
as Dr. Bernhard Gilljams
The Girl in Tails
7.0
The Girl in Tails
1926
as Ludwig von Battwhyl
Swedish and Underage
3.7
Swedish and Underage
1969
as Editor-in-chief
The Emperor of Portugallia
Flottans överman
4.8
Flottans överman
1958
as Rossling
The Pilgrimage to Kevlaar
Swing it, fröken
6.7
Swing it, fröken
1956
as Fred
On the Sunny Side
5.8
On the Sunny Side
1936
as Olle Lagerberg
Happiness Is on Its Way
6.3
Happiness Is on Its Way
1942
as Berger
We Home Toilers
7.0
We Home Toilers
1942
as Baron Wolfgang
Magistrarna på sommarlov
Fattiga riddare
5.3
Fattiga riddare
1944
as Gunnar
Hanna in High Society
8.3
Hanna in High Society
1940
as Baltzar Hummerberg
The Ghost at Bragehus
6.0
The Ghost at Bragehus
1936
as Arnell