Einar Axelsson

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1895-02-25 · Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
- Died
- 1971-10-30
Known for
- The Phantom Carriage (1921) — David's Brother
- The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1917) — Courtroom audience
- Iris and the Lieutenant (1946)
- A Dream Play (1963)
- A Little Flirt (1934) — Henry Wallé
- A Crime (1940) — Dr. Bernhard Gilljams
- The Girl in Tails (1926) — Ludwig von Battwhyl
- Swedish and Underage (1969) — Editor-in-chief
- The Emperor of Portugallia (1944)
- Flottans överman (1958) — Rossling
- The Pilgrimage to Kevlaar (1921)
- The Red Room (1970) — Den gamle komikern
- Swing it, fröken (1956) — Fred
- On the Sunny Side (1936) — Olle Lagerberg
- Happiness Is on Its Way (1942) — Berger
- We Home Toilers (1942) — Baron Wolfgang