About
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.
Known For
The Red Room
The Phantom Carriage
Don Juan
A Dream Play
Hanna in High Society
Divorced
Swedish and Underage
Flottans överman
The Marriage Game
Lyckliga Vestköping
En sjöman i frack
Swing it, fröken
Fransson the Terrible
Girl in Tails
The Emperor of Portugallia
Nygifta
On the Sunny Side
The Girl from the Marsh Croft
Black Roses
The Great Amateur