Karl-Arne Holmsten
Acting
Biography
Karl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut in Ragnar Arvedson's "Kustens glada kavaljerer" in 1938. Karl-Arne Holmsten portrayed the elegant detective John Hillman in five films by Arne Mattsson, based on Folke Mellvig's novels. He also played Maria Lang's detective Christer Wijk in two films.
Born: August 14, 1911
Place of Birth: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
Known For
Hanna in High Society
When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hanna. But the colonel's relatives try everything to have the last will canceled.
Girl with Hyacinths
A young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who becomes determined to investigate her reasons for taking her life.
Just a Waiter
Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance and sing on a stage. He is madly in love with Matilda Roos, singer and diva. Fabian is too insensitive to notice that Annie, who works in the kitchen, is in love with him. Encouraged by Matilda, Fabian leaves the hotel and goes to Stockholm to become famous. But, as he soon learns, it is more difficult than he first thought.
Mannequin in Red
A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her.
Wandering with the Moon
Dan, aged 19, leaves his home after a quarrel with his father. At the side of the country road he meets a traveling theater company who has run out of money. He falls in love with the young actress Pia and together they leave, meeting a string of peculiar characters: a vagabond, a friendly vicar and a cynical adventurer.
Waiting Women
The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage.
The Emperor of Portugallia
The poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First, he sees the child as a burden, but when he receives the newborn child in his arms he is overjoyed. He does everything in his power for her during her. But when she as an adult leaves home, Jan can not come over the loss of her.
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
Someone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects...
Klasskamrater
Newly graduated teacher Anna-Greta is courted by a senior student.
Swinging at the Castle
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
Filmography
as Olav
as Knut Hammar
as John Hillman
as Lindgren
as John Hillman
as Christer Wijk
as Christer Wijk
as Emil
as John Hillman
as Birger Norberg
as Einar Hansson
as Conke Lundberg
as John Hillman
as Egon Lönn
as John Hillman
as Hamrin, direktör
as Gunnar Broms
as 58 Jönsson
as Stig Lindberg
as Bengt Lundberg
as Jack Harris
as Lt. Bob Björk
as John
as Colonel
as Stig Broman
as Staffan Bendix
as Anders Björk
as Eugen Lobelius
as Herman Friberg
as Arne Stockman, ingenjör, Lillans fästman
as Narrator
as Roger Lindman
as James Deckert
as Freddie Rundhult
as Allan Winkler
as Willy Borge
as Bertil Burman
as Narrator
as Bo Hagberg
as Doctor
as Alla Berger
as Ragnar af Ernstam
as Tom Hallman
as Ragnar Lejoncrona
as Åke Lundström
as Klas Bergsten
as narrator
as Lieutenant Ekberg
as August i Nol
as Kurre Östberg
as Stefan Becker
as Peter, Lillans man
as Tore
as Löjtnant Lönnbäck
as Arne Ramberg
as Karl-Erik Olovsson
as Gunnar Andersson
as Gösta Holmgren
as Lasse Berg
as Gösta Björnberg
as Arne Boman
as Christer Örnclou
as Åke Willman