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

Swinging at the CastleSwinging at the Castle · 1959
Swinging at the Castle
7.01959
MovieComedy
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
Count on TroubleCount on Trouble · 1957
Count on Trouble
7.31957
MovieComedy
A common shoe-shiner inherits a castle. Something his mean relatives dislikes. They try to scare him away with the help of fictional ghosts and other pranks.
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.
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.
Höjdhoppar'nHöjdhoppar'n · 1981
Höjdhoppar'n
6.81981
MovieComedy
35-year old Erik Engman, aka Pinnen, is the local fool. He picks up garbage and eats at the old people's home. One day he is asked to try the high-jump at the sport's field. He becomes fascinated and starts to train every day. Being fool-hardy, it doesn't take long before he is one of the best in the country and is asked to compete at the Stockholm Stadion.
Darling of MineDarling of Mine · 1955
Darling of Mine
6.71955
MovieComedy
The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life. One of the journalist, Ingrid Billberg, is particularly interested in getting an interview with him. She finds out secret information about his next movie, and to stop her from revealing it, Jack Harris gets her alone with him on an isolated island in the archipelago. Romance blossoms... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
The Yellow SquadronThe Yellow Squadron · 1954
The Yellow Squadron
5.91954
MovieActionDrama
The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the boarder. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Fore Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.
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.

Filmography

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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