Jan-Olof Strandberg

Acting

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Born — Died

1926-09-09 — 2020-05-02

Place of birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Known for

The Sacrifice poster
7.7

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

The Sacrifice

1986

Only a Mother poster
6.8

A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her passion for two different men.

Only a Mother

1949

The Journey to Melonia poster
6.6

When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.

The Journey to Melonia

1989

The Red Room poster
7.0

A young idealistic civil servant, Arvid Falk, leaves the drudgery of bureaucracy to become a journalist and author. As he explores various social activities—politics, publishing, theatre, philanthropy, and business—he finds more hypocrisy and political corruption than he thought possible. He takes refuge with a group of "bohemians", who meet in a red dining room in Berns Salonger to discuss these matters.

The Red Room

1970

The Flight of the Eagle poster
7.0

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.

The Flight of the Eagle

1982

Beware of the Jönsson Gang poster
6.2

A botched burglary leads to the arrest of the Jönsson gang’s leader, Sickan. After serving ten months in prison, he is released and unexpectedly recruited by the enigmatic banker Wall-Enberg Jr. to steal the legendary Bedford Diamonds in Switzerland. Though Sickan successfully carries out the heist, he is betrayed and nearly captured. Returning to Sweden and reuniting with his old accomplices, he sets out to take calculated revenge on the man who double-crossed him.

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

1981

Film credits

2000s · 2 titles

1980s · 11 titles

The Sacrifice poster
7.7

Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.

The Sacrifice

1986

The Journey to Melonia poster
6.6

When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.

The Journey to Melonia

1989

The Flight of the Eagle poster
7.0

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.

The Flight of the Eagle

1982

Beware of the Jönsson Gang poster
6.2

A botched burglary leads to the arrest of the Jönsson gang’s leader, Sickan. After serving ten months in prison, he is released and unexpectedly recruited by the enigmatic banker Wall-Enberg Jr. to steal the legendary Bedford Diamonds in Switzerland. Though Sickan successfully carries out the heist, he is betrayed and nearly captured. Returning to Sweden and reuniting with his old accomplices, he sets out to take calculated revenge on the man who double-crossed him.

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

1981

During the Journey to Melonia poster
NR

Documentary about the production of Per Åhlin's feature film Resan till Melonia

During the Journey to Melonia

1989

Easter poster
7.0

Drama about a family going through a crisis during the Easter weekend.

Easter

1988

No artwork available
NR

Alf Sjöberg (1903-1980) was Swedens greatest theater director of the 20th century and as a film director the first of international importance since the silent film era. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice.

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren

1983

Duellantens ansikte poster
5.5

An old woman with unusual complaint visits a district medical officer.

Duellantens ansikte

1984

The Nervous Man poster
7.5

Sigvard has poor finances and a tangled marriage. He happens to come across a larger sum of money. Sigvard sees this money as a way out of his sad everyday life, but many other people are curious about his fortune.

The Nervous Man

1986

No artwork available
NR

A poetic portrait of the Russian writer, revolutionary, diplomat and feminist Alexandra Kollontai.

Hej du himlen!

1983

Ängslans boningar poster
6.2

A sick man asks his friend to help him dig a pit.

Ängslans boningar

1987

1970s · 6 titles

Waiting for Godot poster
7.5

Somewhere sits two men, Vladimir and Estragon, waiting for a man named Godot. Internationally acclaimed Swedish TV dramatized version of the classic stage play.

Waiting for Godot

1971

The Man Who Quit Smoking poster
6.3

The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits $17 million on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the $17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a private detective agency called Little Secret Service who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking, While his uncle, who has taken up smoking himself, also does everything he can to make Dante smoke again.

The Man Who Quit Smoking

1972

The Cherry Orchard poster
7.0

Television adaptation of Chekhov's story about the spoiled widow Madame Ranevskaya.

The Cherry Orchard

1970

Den beslöjade damen poster
9.0

Fredrik is a male feminist who has a big fight with his wife one morning. When a widow shows up in their home and starts telling his wife how great it is to be a widow he flees the apartment but finds himself constantly followed by a gang of women.

Den beslöjade damen

1977

Den perfekte tjuven poster
NR

A crime drama about a mysterious storehouse in the Hammarby harbor in Stockholm, based on a novel by Dan Tarchila.

Den perfekte tjuven

1979

Till Sex Do Us Part poster
3.0

This Swedish sex-comedy/drama explores the complications in the relationship of a couple who believe that if they make love to each other, they will die. They neck and are physically affectionate in public as well as in private, but have a big taboo against sexual consummation. Their situation drives them to distraction, and they unsuccessfully seek various extramarital outlets for their frustrations.

Till Sex Do Us Part

1971

1960s · 6 titles

1950s · 6 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera