Torsten Lilliecrona (4 January 1921 – 15 October 1999) was a Swedish actor. He is mostly famous for his role as Melker Melkersson in the highly successful TV show Vi på Saltkråkan (Life on Seacrow Island) for which Astrid Lindgren wrote the script. He starred in over 100 productions in film and television before his death in 1999Torsten Lilliecrona at the Swedish Film Institute (Swedish) as well as in radio shows and theater productions, but eventually became identified with the character Melker Melkerson.
Selected filmography
Rid i natt! (1942) - Anders Månsson (uncredited) The Heavenly Play (1942) - Peasant (uncredited) Katrina (1943) - Man talking with Gustaf at the dance (uncredited) Kungsgatan (1943) - Villgott (uncredited) Natt i hamn (1943) - Pajen (uncredited) Kungajakt (1944) - Footman Den osynliga muren (1944) - Soldier (uncredited) Flickan och djävulen (1944) - Executioner (uncredited) The Emperor of Portugallia (1944) - Boy in the grocery store (uncredited) Jolanta the Elusive Pig (1945) - Folke Lindgren Krigsmans erinran (1947) - Mayer (cook) (uncredited) Jørund Smed (1948) Port of Call (1948) - Fighter with Mustache (uncredited) Private Bom (1948) - Inskrivningsofficeren (uncredited) Smeder på luffen (1949) - Strömmer, smith (uncredited) The Street (1949) - Undercover Police Officer (uncredited) Prison (1949) - Film Photographer (uncredited) Love Wins Out (1949) - Prison guard in Ravensbrück (uncredited) Andersson's Kalle (1950) - Helling's Companion (uncredited) The Quartet That Split Up (1950) - Rescuer (uncredited) Living on 'Hope' (1951) - Office clerk (uncredited) Customs Officer Bom (1951) - French prison guard (uncredited) Summer Interlude (1951) - Ljus-Pelle (uncredited) Secrets of Women (1952) - Waiter at the nightclub (uncredited) Han glömde henne aldrig (1952) - Policeman (uncredited) Love (1952) - Johan Johansson 69:an, sergeanten och jag (1952) - Edvin Rosenhjelm Summer with Monika (1953) - Chaufför på grönsakslagret Barabbas (1953) - Supervisor at Copper Mine on Cyprus (uncredited) I dur och skur (1953) - Sid's director All the World's Delights (1953) - Mickel Speed Fever (1953) - Lundkvist, lector Stupid Bom (1953) - Beppo Aldrig med min kofot eller... Drömtjuven (1954) - Bergman Taxi 13 (1954) - Police Lieutenant Johansson (uncredited) Girl Without a Name (1954) - Bo Ferne Seger i mörker (1954) - Policeman (uncredited) A Lesson in Love (1954) - Hotel Avsvik's Receptionist (uncredited) Karin Månsdotter (1954) - Jon Månsson - Guard at Gripsholm Castle (uncredited) The Yellow Squadron (1954) - Doctor Två sköna juveler (1954) - Bill Herr Arnes penningar (1954) - Jailer A Night at Glimmingehus (1954) - Jesper Stenswärd Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Bull (Swedish dubbing) Mord, lilla vän (1955) - Rune Gordon Darling of Mine (1955) - Man at Skansen Reading a Newspaper (uncredited) Blockerat spår (1955) - Torsten Lilliecrona Den glade skomakaren (1955) - Kalle Ljung Flicka i kasern (1955) - Corporal Laughing in the Sunshine (1956) - Policeman A Doll's House (1956) - Physician Egen ingång (1956) - Policeman (uncredited) Rätten att älska (1956) - Teacher Girls Without Rooms (1956) - Guest at Restaurant Johan på Snippen (1956) - Speaker Den långa julmiddagen (1956) - Brandon, cousin Mother Takes a Vacation (1957) - Director Broms Räkna med bråk (1957) - Stranded Admiral Lille Fridolf blir morfar (1957) - Patrik Night Light (1957) - Policeman Far till sol och vår (1957) - Trent The Koster Waltz (1958) - Reklambyrådirektör (uncredited) The Jazz Boy (1958) - Partygäst Swinging at the Castle (1959) - Driver (uncredited) Crime in Paradise (1959) - Torsten Lindgren Heart's Desire (1960)- Hans Mortimer On a Bench in a Park (1960) - Theater Director Do You Believe in Angels? (1961) - Stenman, staff manager Two Living, One Dead (1961) - The Doctor Svenska Floyd (1961) - Journalist Åsa-Nisse bland grevar och baroner (1961) - Patrik Segerclou Vi fixar allt (1961) - Oskarsson Briggen Tre Liljor (1961) - Skollärare Esberg Adam och Eva (1963) - Foreman at the Dream Factory Älskling på vift (1964) - The Chief Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses (1964) - Melker Melkersson Tjorven och Skrållan (1965) - Melker Melkersson Tjorven och Mysak (1966) - Melker Sarons ros och gubbarna i Knohult (1968) - Patrik Segerclou Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung (1968) - Gustaf Vikingson Vi på Saltkråkan (1968) - Melker Melkersson Ni ljuger (1969) - Prison inspector (uncredited) En och en (1978) - Gustav Höjdhoppar'n (1981) - Doctor
References
External links
NYTimes filmography Torsten Lilliecrona at the Swedish Film Institute (Swedish)