Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén;[1] 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.
Tomas Pontén | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Axel Thomas Pontén 29 January 1946 Skövde, Sweden |
| Died | 15 September 2015 (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1975–2004 |
| Partner | Suzanne Reuter (1983–2000) |
| Children | 3 |
Biography edit
Pontén was born in Skövde, Sweden and was the son of colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf.[2] He was younger brother to the doctor Jan Pontén and fashion designer Gunilla Pontén. He was also the nephew of engineer Ruben Pontén and cousin of actor Gunvor Pontén.[3][4] He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in Stockholm from 1969 to 1972.[2] Pontén worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") from 1972.[5]
Personal life edit
Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with Suzanne Reuter.[6] They had three sons. Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.[7]
Selected filmography edit
Film edit
- 1975 - The White Wall
- 1976 - Near and Far Away
- 1979 - Gå på vattnet om du kan
- 1994 - Sommarmord
- 1999 - Dödsklockan
- 2001 - Sprängaren
- 2002 - Olivia Twist (TV)
- 2004 - Hotet
TV edit
- 1977 - Ärliga blå ögon
- 1979 - Selambs
- 1980 - Zoo Story
- 1983 - Colombe
- 1983 - Profitörerna
- 1989 - Det var då...
- 1992 - The Emperor of Portugallia
- 1995 – Radioskugga (also in 1997)
- 1999 - Browalls
- 2000 - Skärgårdsdoktorn
- 2002 - Olivia Twist
Plays edit
- 2005 – The Provost in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Yannis Houvardas, Royal Dramatic Theatre
References edit
- ^ http://www.birthday.se/person/c073436c-9729-ae65-c60c-a9528377dd78 [dead link]
- ^ a b Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 895. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- ^ Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1966). Vem är vem?. 4, Skåne, Halland, Blekinge [Who is Who?. 4, Scania, Halland, Blekinge] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 679.
- ^ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 1061.
- ^ Frime, Monica (29 January 2006). "Tomas Pontén fyller 60 år den 29 januari" [Tomas Pontén turns 60 on January 29]. Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). TT Spektra. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Öhrström, Kerstin; Andersson, Sigrid, eds. (1988). Vem är hon: kvinnor i Sverige: biografisk uppslagsbok [1988] [Who is she: women in Sweden: biographical reference book [1988]] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 384. ISBN 91-1-863422-2.
- ^ Elmervik, Linn (2015-09-16). "Skådespelaren Tomas Pontén är död" [The actor Tomas Pontén is dead]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links edit
- Tomas Pontén at IMDb
- Tomas Pontén at the Swedish Film Database
