Tomas Pontén
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Tomas Pontén | |
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Born | Carl Axel Thomas Pontén 29 January 1946 Skövde, Sweden |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Stockholm, Sweden |
Occupation | Director |
Years active | 1975-2004 |
Partner(s) | Suzanne Reuter (1983–2000) |
Children | 3 |
Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén;[1] 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.
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Biography
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
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
Film
- 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
- 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
- 2005 – The Provost in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Yannis Houvardas, Royal Dramatic Theatre
References
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External links
- Tomas Pontén at the Internet Movie Database
- Tomas Pontén at the Swedish Film Database