Peder Falk
Peder Falk | |
|---|---|
 Falk in 2011 | |
| Born | 20 September 1947 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 19 May 2024 (aged 76)[1] |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Jan-Peder Falk (20 September 1947 – 19 May 2024) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and director. He worked for Stockholm's stadsteater for most of his career, and was most known for his role at Carl Gripenhielm in the soap opera Nya tider, he also did improvisation theater.
Biography[edit]
Falk was known for the role as cabinet secretary Peter Sorman in the show Fiendens fiende.[2] Falk studied in Umeå during the late 1960s, he during a period of time worked as a reporter for Västerbottens Folkblad newspaper.[3] After he had finished his studies at Scenskolan in Malmö between 1969 and 1973 he did children's theater in Norrköping.[4] In 1973, he started working for Stockholm's stadsteater, were his first role was in IK Kamraterna a play about football.[5] He has as well at times worked for Klara Soppteater and Vetenskapsteatern.[3] Since the early 1990s he wrote several plays and directed revue shows as well as plays.[2]
In the mid 1980s, Falk along with Helge Skoog brought improvisation theater to Stockholm's stadsteater, a form of theater that Falk would continue to work with also in other medias as a panel member of the Sveriges Radio show På minuten.[6]
In the late 1980s, he started to get roles in TV.-series and films. The film Svart gryning about the case of Dagmar Hagelin was the first[5][7]. TV-series like Fiendens fiende, Goltuppen and Nya tider would come next.[8][9] He acted as the character "Carl Gripenhielm" for 435 episodes of the soap opera Nya tider which was broadcast on TV4 .[2] On the show his character was the father of ”Anna Gripenhielm” who was played by Rebecca Ferguson. [10]
Death[edit]
Falk died on 19 May 2024, at the age of 76.[11] His death was announced by his workplace Kulturhuset Stadshuset on 24 May.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Källén, Matilda (24 May 2024). "Skådespelaren Peder Falk är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c AB), Peder Falk (Talarforum i Skandinavien. "Peder Falk". Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b Skådespelaren Peder Falk död. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024 – via Sveriges Radio.
- ^ "Peder Falk - Flowtalk". Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Skådespelaren Peder Falk död". Västerbottens-Kuriren. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. Panelen - På minuten. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Moderator, Underhållare, Föreläsare Peder Falk". holmbergstalare.se. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Fiendens fiende". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Moderator, Underhållare, Föreläsare Peder Falk". holmbergstalare.se. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Skådespelaren Peder Falk är död – skådespelaren blev 76 år". Aftonbladet. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Skådespelaren Peder Falk är död". Dagens Nyheter. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Skådespelaren Peder Falk död". 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024 – via Svenska Dagbladet.
External links[edit]
Media related to Peder Falk at Wikimedia Commons
