# Peter Lindgren (actor)

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{{Short description|Swedish actor (1915–1981)}}
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| image              = Ulla Andréasson och Peter Lindgren, Lång-Lasse i Delsbo.jpg
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| caption            = Lindgren with [Ulla Andréasson](/source/Ulla_Andr%C3%A9asson) in 1949
| birth_name         = Peter Edvin Lindgren
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1915|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [Lidingö](/source/Liding%C3%B6), Sweden
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1981|5|30|1915|12|13|df=y}}
| death_place        = [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm), Sweden
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| spouse             = Marianne Nielsen {{married||1937|1941}}<br>Anna-Stina Osslund {{married||1941|1945}}<br>Topsy Håkansson {{married||1946|1951}}<br>Gunnel Eklund {{married||1972|1981}}
| relatives          = [Lars-Magnus Lindgren](/source/Lars-Magnus_Lindgren) (brother)
| children           = Monica Nielsen<br>Hans Lindgren
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'''Peter Edvin Lindgren''' (13 December 1915 – 30 May 1981) was a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) actor. His many roles include the part of Lena's father in ''[I Am Curious (Yellow)](/source/I_Am_Curious_(Yellow))'' (1967) and ''[I Am Curious (Blue)](/source/I_Am_Curious_(Blue))'' (1968). He won the award for [best actor](/source/Guldbagge_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role) at the [16th Guldbagge Awards](/source/16th_Guldbagge_Awards) for his role in ''[I Am Maria](/source/I_Am_Maria)''.<ref name="16thGuldbagge">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=5049&iv=Awards |title=Jag är Maria (1979) |accessdate=9 March 2014 |work=The Swedish Film Database}}</ref>

He was the father of actress [Monica Nielsen](/source/Monica_Nielsen_(actress)).

==Selected filmography==
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* ''Med folket för fosterlandet'' (1938) - Striker (uncredited)
* ''Du gamla du fria!'' (1938) - Lundström (uncredited)
* ''Frun tillhanda'' (1939) - Young Man (uncredited)
* ''[With Open Arms](/source/With_Open_Arms_(1940_film))'' (1940) - Student (uncredited)
* ''Snapphanar'' (1941) - Guerilla soldier (uncredited)
* ''[Meeting in the Night](/source/Meeting_in_the_Night)'' (1946) - Filarn
* ''[Evening at the Djurgarden](/source/Evening_at_the_Djurgarden)'' (1946) - Nicke
* ''[Iris and the Lieutenant](/source/Iris_and_the_Lieutenant)'' (1946) - Svante (engineer)
* ''[A Ship Bound for India](/source/A_Ship_Bound_for_India)'' (1947) - Foreign sailor (uncredited)
* ''Det kom en gäst...'' (1947) - Pastorn
* ''[Bill Bergson, Master Detective](/source/Bill_Bergson%2C_Master_Detective_(film))'' (1947) - Tjommen
* ''[The People of Simlang Valley](/source/The_People_of_Simlang_Valley_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Tattar-Jan
* ''Hammarforsens brus'' (1948) - Anders
* ''[The Street](/source/The_Street_(1949_film))'' (1949) - Bertil 'Berra' Wiring
* ''[Big Lasse of Delsbo](/source/Big_Lasse_of_Delsbo)'' (1949) - Klas Hägglund
* ''[The Realm of the Rye](/source/The_Realm_of_the_Rye_(1950_film))'' (1950) - Markus
* ''[To mistenkelige personer](/source/To_mistenkelige_personer)'' (1950) - Ekstrøm
* ''[Stronger Than the Law](/source/Stronger_Than_the_Law)'' (1951) - Manuel
* ''[Encounter with Life](/source/Encounter_with_Life)'' (1952) - Gun's Friend
* ''Flottare med färg'' (1952) - Ivar Persson
* ''Ursula - Flickan i Finnskogarna'' (1953) - Arne
* ''[Barabbas](/source/Barabbas_(1953_film))'' (1953) - Soldier which Assaulted Gang (uncredited)
* ''[Our Father and the Gypsy](/source/Our_Father_and_the_Gypsy)'' (1954) - Mickel
* ''[The Vicious Breed](/source/The_Vicious_Breed)'' (1954) - Inmate
* ''[Voyage in the Night](/source/Voyage_in_the_Night)'' (1955) - Berra
* ''[Savnet siden mandag](/source/Savnet_siden_mandag)'' (1955)
* ''[The Summer Wind Blows](/source/The_Summer_Wind_Blows)'' (1955) - Gustav-Adolf Hållman
* ''[Mord, lilla vän](/source/Mord%2C_lilla_v%C3%A4n)'' (1955) - Valter Smitt
* ''[Night Child](/source/Night_Child_(1956_film))'' (1956) - Bruno (uncredited)
* ''Swing it, fröken'' (1956) - Bi
* ''[A Dreamer's Journey](/source/A_Dreamer's_Journey_(film))'' (1957) - Anders Kolare
* ''Blondin i fara'' (1957) - Night Club Customer
* ''[Never in Your Life](/source/Never_in_Your_Life)'' (1957) - Ärtan
* ''[Do You Believe in Angels?](/source/Do_You_Believe_in_Angels%3F)'' (1961) - Poker player (uncredited)
* ''[Hide and Seek](/source/Hide_and_Seek_(1963_film))'' (1963) - Intellektuelle Johansson (uncredited)
* ''Träfracken'' (1966) - Grevén
* ''[I Am Curious (Yellow)](/source/I_Am_Curious_(Yellow))'' (1967) - Rune Nyman
* ''[I Am Curious (Blue)](/source/I_Am_Curious_(Blue))'' (1968) - Lena's Father
* ''Vindingevals'' (1968) - Söder
* ''[We Are All Demons](/source/We_Are_All_Demons)'' (1969) - First Mate
* ''[The New Land](/source/The_New_Land_(1972_film))'' (1972) - Samuel Nöjd
* ''Maria Marusjka'' (1973) - Ewert, fyrvokter
* ''Ebon Lundin'' (1973) - Fyllo
* ''[Gangsterfilmen](/source/Gangsterfilmen)'' (1974) - Hans Nilsson
* ''Lejonet och jungfrun'' (1975) - Blomberg
* ''Garaget'' (1975) - Adolphson
* ''[City of My Dreams](/source/City_of_My_Dreams_(film))'' (1976) - Storsäcken
* ''Drömmen om Amerika'' (1976) - Per-Olov
* ''Kejsaren'' (1979) - Sjökapten
* ''Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet'' (1979) - Medlem av stråkkvartett
* ''[Lucie](/source/Lucie_(1979_film))'' (1979) - Rapist
* ''[I Am Maria](/source/I_Am_Maria)'' (1979) - Jon
* ''Blomstrande tider'' (1980) - Joel
* ''Lyckliga vi...'' (1980) - The Old Swedish Man
* ''Sverige åt svenskarna'' (1980) - Swedish soldier
* ''Arme, syndige menneske'' (1980) - Swedish sailor
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0511856|name=Peter Lindgren}}
* {{cite web | title=Peter Lindgren | url=http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-film/Filmdatabasen/?type=PERSON&itemid=60507 | language=Swedish | publisher=[Swedish Film Institute](/source/Swedish_Film_Institute) | accessdate=2010-01-31}}

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