Torsten Lilliecrona

Acting

Torsten Lilliecrona

Born January 4, 1921 · Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden

Died October 15, 1999 · aged 78

Torsten Lilliecrona (4 January 1921 – 15 October 1999) was a Swedish actor. He is mostly famous for his role as Melker Melkersson in the highly successful TV show Vi på Saltkråkan (Life on Seacrow Island) for which Astrid Lindgren wrote the script.

Known For

Summer with MonikaSummer with Monika · 1953
Summer with Monika
★ 7.31953
MovieDramaRomance
One summer day, two teens begin a reckless affair and abandon their families to be with one another.
Tjorven, Batsman, and MosesTjorven, Batsman, and Moses · 1964
Tjorven, Batsman, and Moses
★ 6.01964
MovieComedyFamily
Vesterman has found a young seal in his fishing nets in the outskirts of the archipelago. When he comes back to the Saltkråkan island he gives the seal to Tjorven, who names it Moses. Peter Malm, a visitor who works at the Zoological Institute in Uppsala, wants to buy the seal, but Tjorven says it's not for sale. Vesterman is in need of money and tries to get the seal back, to sell it to Peter. The children have to hide the seal, so he won't find it. Pelle's rabbit Jocke and one of Söderman's lambs are found bitten to death. The dog Båtsman is accused of those evil deeds, which means that Tjorven's father has to shoot her dog. In the last minute Söderman finds out that a fox is the perpetrator. Peter Malm says he won't buy the seal. Vesterman is disappointed and the seal stays with the children.
Blocked trackBlocked track · 1955
Blocked track
★ 7.01955
MovieThrillerDrama
A train stops at a station in a small town. An accident has occurred and some freight cars have overturned, which stops the railway traffic. At the same time, some young people are breaking into a weapons depot, something that will have fatal consequences.
A Lesson in LoveA Lesson in Love · 1954
A Lesson in Love
★ 6.71954
MovieComedyRomance
After fifteen years of marriage and mutual infidelity, a couple on the brink of divorce unexpectedly confront their unresolved love during a journey to Copenhagen. Blending farce with emotional reflection, the film is Ingmar Bergman’s first sustained venture into marital comedy.
Waiting WomenWaiting Women · 1952
Waiting Women
★ 6.41952
MovieDramaComedy
The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.
The Devil's MessengerThe Devil's Messenger · 1962
The Devil's Messenger
★ 4.71962
MovieHorror
In this feature version of the Swedish TV series "13 Demon Street," a 50,000-year-old woman is found frozen in an ice field, and a man's death is foretold in dreams.
PrisonPrison · 1949
Prison
★ 7.11949
MovieDrama
A filmmaker sets out to create the greatest film in history, but finds out that human abilities have limits.
Summer InterludeSummer Interlude · 1951
Summer Interlude
★ 7.41951
MovieDramaRomance
During a brief summer vacation, a lonely woman recalls her first love thirteen years earlier.

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Tjorven, Batsman, and MosesTjorven, Batsman, and Moses · 1964
Tjorven, Batsman, and Moses
★ 6.01964
MovieComedyFamily
Vesterman has found a young seal in his fishing nets in the outskirts of the archipelago. When he comes back to the Saltkråkan island he gives the seal to Tjorven, who names it Moses. Peter Malm, a visitor who works at the Zoological Institute in Uppsala, wants to buy the seal, but Tjorven says it's not for sale. Vesterman is in need of money and tries to get the seal back, to sell it to Peter. The children have to hide the seal, so he won't find it. Pelle's rabbit Jocke and one of Söderman's lambs are found bitten to death. The dog Båtsman is accused of those evil deeds, which means that Tjorven's father has to shoot her dog. In the last minute Söderman finds out that a fox is the perpetrator. Peter Malm says he won't buy the seal. Vesterman is disappointed and the seal stays with the children.

Melker Melkersson

Far till sol och vårFar till sol och vår · 1957
Far till sol och vår
★ 6.71957
MovieCrimeComedy
Martin Wide inherits a bus from his dying grandfather. He restores it from being a hen house into a tourist bus. He puts an ad in the newspaper about "travels to the sun" and also advertises for a stewardess at the same time. The female reporter Vera Boman signs up for the job, in order to expose the "tourist travel hoax". The two, together with passengers of various kinds set off from a snowy Sweden towards Paris. During the trip, Vera starts to realize that Martin is not a "tourist cheater" but a kind and thoughtful travel arranger, who tries to tend to all his passengers as best as he can, even when the situations become difficult to handle. In addition, a famous Swedish diamond has just been stolen and it turns out that both the thieves and the private detectives who are after them, are passengers on the bus.

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