As Actor
Swedish and Underage
1969
3.2
Einar Axelsson
Acting
Birth Date
February 25, 1895
Place of Birth
Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Date of Death
October 30, 1971
Biography
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.
