John Melin

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Male

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18-May-1895

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(131 years old)

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Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden

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John Melin

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Synd Synd (1928) Character: Guest
A married writer's luck turns when he gets a play produced at Théâtre de Paris. He meets the femme fatale who should play the lead in his play. Passion and conflict occurs.
Vägen till Klockrike Vägen till Klockrike (1953) Character: Skötsamma Grisen
Bolle gets tired of working at the cigar factory and because of his desire for freedom he takes to the road. He and the other hobos have only one problem and that is the mounted policemen chasing vagrants.
Två konungar Två konungar (1925) Character: Boat passenger
The young adventurer Signature Hjelm meets one day a runaway carriage, and succeeds by a resourceful and daring intervention to avert an accident. The rig belongs to Gustav III's favorite, Baron Armfelt, and as a reward for his feat will Ture service of the king's guard. Conspirators trying maple certainly entice him over to the king's enemies, but Ture reports Gustaf receiving a grim and determined expression on his face: "Spies even here!" His confidence Signature increases.
Mordbrännerskan Mordbrännerskan (1926) Character: N/A
Ragnhild is a girl who enjoys dancing. Her school teacher forbids her to go to the dance hall. She rebels against the ban by setting the hall on fire. The outbreak of fire becomes extremely violent.
Hård klang Hård klang (1952) Character: N/A
A small Swedish village has transformed to an industrial center with exports to Germany. A German opened a quarry some 50 years ago, after realizing the value of granite. Now WW1 begins.
Folket i Simlångsdalen Folket i Simlångsdalen (1947) Character: N/A
Class struggle and love trouble in the woods between Halland and Småland.
Spökbaronen Spökbaronen (1927) Character: N/A
Baron Conrad Wirvelpihl get hit in the head and lose his memory.
Kungajakt Kungajakt (1944) Character: N/A
The film takes place in the 1780s. The Russians plan to overthrow Gustav III from the Swedish throne and Lieutenant Rehusen tries to stop them, while fighting for his king, he also fights for his love.
Flicka med melodi Flicka med melodi (1954) Character: N/A
The sisters Britta and Ellinor live with their grandfather, music professor Libergius, teacher and leader of the city's orchestra association. In the city there is also a youthful jazz band - to the professor's horror.
Uppsagd Uppsagd (1934) Character: N/A
Björn Kraft is an office clerk and one day his boss installs a new accounting machine that can do three mans job. A couple of days later Björn gets the termination letter.
Folket på Högbogården Folket på Högbogården (1939) Character: N/A
Mean farmer Ola Berg reigns at Högbogården and endures a loveless relationship with his wife Karin.
Äventyr på hotell Äventyr på hotell (1934) Character: N/A
At the Carlssons hotel in Stockholm we find unemployed actor Gunnar Berg, whose father owns Sundsvalls Steel mill and wants the son to enter the company. But the son prefers to sit and wait for roles together with his friend Jan Jansson.
Hin och smålänningen Hin och smålänningen (1927) Character: N/A
Gunnar works at a rail road in the woods and blasts a large boulder. Out of the ashes comes Satan himself - with cloven hoofs and a big mean grin.
Inled mig i frestelse Inled mig i frestelse (1933) Character: N/A
Lund is home to Qvillander and Schorn. There is also a gentleman who lives entirely in the world of books, Professor Möbius. The latter is dominated by his aunt, Miss Lundén, who manages the finances of the house.
Jagad Jagad (1945) Character: N/A
A smalltime businessman gets himself into finance problems. His bank requires tangible proof of ability to pay. The businessman makes a drastic decision.
Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt (1955) Character: Post office customer
Åsa-Nisse has a bad back and when he visits the doctor he gets an experimental medicine for horses by mistake. Suddenly Åsa-Nisse has super strengths and becomes an unbeatable athlete.
Åsa-Nisse jubilerar Åsa-Nisse jubilerar (1959) Character: Vicar
The local newspaper celebrates 50 years and are now looking for a citizen who has lived as long in the neighborhood. Our hero Åsa-Nisse seems to fit the profile.
När Bengt och Anders bytte hustrur När Bengt och Anders bytte hustrur (1950) Character: Hotell manager
Two neighbours, each with a small plot of land, hate each other. Both are dissatisfied with his wife.
Spöke på semester Spöke på semester (1951) Character: N/A
"Ghost on Holiday" - Stockholm 1950 is experiencing a gold rush, after the discovery of gold during the building of the new underground. Assistant Borgkrona (Järrell) owns a plot in the gold area. The lawyer Målbrott informs Borgkrona that he has inherited a haunted castle and must stay there for a fortnight. However, once at the castle he meets his old relative who is a ghost (Järrell) and the two trade places
Kronblom Kronblom (1947) Character: Station Inspector (uncredited)
A couple of thieves are terrorizing the village of Vinkelboda, and Kronblom becomes a suspect and must clear his name. Based on the popular Swedish comic strip Kronblom, about the laziest man in town.
Drömsemester Drömsemester (1952) Character: N/A
The Danish school teacher Mogens Jensen is on his holiday through Sweden in a rickety T-Ford.
91:an Karlsson slår knockout 91:an Karlsson slår knockout (1957) Character: N/A
Privates 91 and 87 are ordered to carry a tube of explosive chemicals to a military depot, while prize fighter Ingemar Johansson tries to teach them how to throw a punch.
Den store amatören Den store amatören (1958) Character: N/A
Modern fairy tale about the small town of Fårtuna where the chief of police is also an amateur theater director. The local shop assistant Linda aspires to become an actress and gets discovered by a talent agent from Stockholm.
Stackars Ferdinand Stackars Ferdinand (1941) Character: N/A
Wholesaler Ferdinand wants his son to marry his firm partner's daughter, but the problem is they don't want to get married. The son turns to a friend for advice. It turns out that Ferdinand had a daughter from a previous marriage he didn't know nothing about, which leads to further confusion
Sexlingar Sexlingar (1942) Character: N/A
A local newspaper editor in northern Sweden starts to spread a rumor that sextuplets has been born. In reality it turns out that it's only two sets of twins.
Kronblom kommer till stan Kronblom kommer till stan (1949) Character: Mr. Andersson (uncredited)
Kronblom wins a little pig in a lottery and starts to build a sty for his new friend.
Påhittiga Johansson Påhittiga Johansson (1950) Character: N/A
Handyman "Inventive Johansson" from the popular swedish comics is now live in his own movie and can handle an oil can and a screwdriver as inventive as brushes and eggs.
Loffe som miljonär Loffe som miljonär (1948) Character: Skådespelare
The vagabond Loffe is drifting along the Swedish summer landscape.
Kärlek och kassabrist Kärlek och kassabrist (1932) Character: Olsson
Office clerk Margit suspects that the senior accountant is embezzling money from the company. Now the auditors are on their way to check the bookkeeping. It seems that the senior accountant isn't the only embezzler in the town, even the chief of police is a member of the Embezzler's Club. Margit decides to help the senior accountant.
Lattjo med Boccaccio Lattjo med Boccaccio (1949) Character: N/A
The theater director Sten Rampe, Svend Blom and Ulrik Blad are on their way to Sten's summer house and suddenly get a flat tire. The fate brings them together with seven young women whose car has fallen out for the same accident.
Brokiga blad Brokiga blad (1931) Character: N/A
Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's father Nils.
Litet bo Litet bo (1956) Character: N/A
Hasse has received a scholarship from the insurance company where he works together with his friend Lennart. They both travel to Vienna so that Hasse can take a few days off, while Lennart attends lectures about insurance. While away, Lennart has rented his room to a girl, Alva. When he returns home earlier than expected, they have to share the apartment a few days...
Kyssen på kryssen Kyssen på kryssen (1950) Character: N/A
Lasse Brenner is a serious filmmaker (spoof on Ingmar Bergman) who is forced to direct a lighthearted comedy. The filming takes place in different cities across Europe and North Africa so Brenner and the crew have to sail on a cruse ship. Brenner's wife suspects he has an affair with the lead actress, so she also boards the ship undercover to keep an eye on him.
Fia Jansson från Söder Fia Jansson från Söder (1944) Character: restauranggäst
Luft-Kalle and Kol-Jocke get into adventures in southern Stockholm around midsummer.
Regementets ros Regementets ros (1950) Character: N/A
To save intoxicated friend Boman from getting caught, two conscripts lock him up in the local jail and release a prisoner, Ivan Jansson, so that he can pretend to be Boman for a few hours. But when the real Boman is transported to the county jail, switching them back could be difficult.
Flickan i Frack Flickan i Frack (1956) Character: N/A
The beautiful student Katja shocks the conservative and rigid city of Wadköping by appearing in tail-coat on the big prom.
Än leva de gamla gudar Än leva de gamla gudar (1937) Character: N/A
Napolean Pettersson is a placid, contented small town storekeeper transplanted into a fashionable big-city home by his overly-ambitious family. He attempts to adjust himself to his new life, but everything he does is inevitably wrong...and funny. Finally he rebels at the members of his family who forced him into these situations, and leaves to take up where he left off at his store.
Far och flyg Far och flyg (1955) Character: N/A
The young Peder is a baggage loader at Bromma Airport and in love with the flight attendant Agneta.
Två hjärtan och en skuta Två hjärtan och en skuta (1932) Character: N/A
Young Gustaf Svensson has been warned by his father that he should stop chasing girls.
För min heta ungdoms skull För min heta ungdoms skull (1952) Character: Man smoking cigar
A high school in a small city. Torben and Ninni are deeply infatuated with each other but their parents dislike the pair seeing each other. After graduation Torben joins the army and when Ninni discovers that she is pregnant her parents send her to a farm in Denmark to bear her child.
Förtrollad vandring Förtrollad vandring (1954) Character: The Theatre Director
A traveling theatre company comes to a small town and performs to a packed house. But during the show the theatre director decides to run away with the money.
Kärlek efter noter Kärlek efter noter (1935) Character: N/A
The Karlsson family has a grocery store, but the son Bertil wants to set up an operetta on stage.
Lördagskvällar Lördagskvällar (1933) Character: N/A
Nappe and Johan are two friends who gets cheated by the trickster Johnny.
Synnöve Solbakken Synnöve Solbakken (1957) Character: Verger
From Bjørnson's novels about romance in 19th century Norway. Thorbjörn Granliden is raised severely by his parents who notice that he is drawn to the sinister farmhand Aslak. After a fight with Thorbjörn's father, Aslak leaves the farm. Thorbjörn grows up and falls in love with the beautiful Synnöve.
Hemliga Svensson Hemliga Svensson (1933) Character: Café owner
The little town Västerköping needs a new police man - but the only applicant is the small and tiny Fridolf. He gets the job but has to work with the big and strong police inspector Göransson. The town is visited by a crook who has specialized in stealing from local councils. Can this unusual pair stop him?
Ett drömspel Ett drömspel (1963) Character: N/A
A television adaptation of August Strindberg’s A Dream Play, the film follows Agnes, the daughter of the god Indra, as she descends to Earth to witness the conditions of human existence. Through a succession of loosely connected scenes, she encounters individuals from different walks of life, with events unfolding according to dream logic rather than linear narrative.
Motorkavaljerer Motorkavaljerer (1950) Character: N/A
An inventive store assistant becomes a major motorcycle racing star.
Här kommer vi ... Här kommer vi ... (1947) Character: N/A
The actor Robert Berg is just about to get his dream role on the big stage in Stockholm when he gets called to the military service.
Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) Character: N/A
Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.
Damen i svart Damen i svart (1958) Character: Bus driver
The married detective couple John and Kajsa Hillman goes on a vacation to Holmfors mill where a friend of Kajsa's lives with her husband. When a young woman is found murdered it is clear that this is another case for the Hillmans.
Landstormens lilla argbigga Landstormens lilla argbigga (1941) Character: Guest at the hotel
Spoiled upper class girl must join a home defense unit to learn military drill and fall in love with a lieutenant.
Hon dansade en sommar Hon dansade en sommar (1951) Character: N/A
The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estate of Göran's uncle Persson and fall in love. But their relationship is watched suspiciously by the jammed adult world. While Persson has an understanding of the youth, Kerstin's parents and the pastor of the village rant against the alleged immorality of the young people. Despite all the malice, Göran and Kerstin decide for their love. But this love should last only one summer.
Hon dansade en sommar Hon dansade en sommar (1951) Character: Hospital patient
The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estate of Göran's uncle Persson and fall in love. But their relationship is watched suspiciously by the jammed adult world. While Persson has an understanding of the youth, Kerstin's parents and the pastor of the village rant against the alleged immorality of the young people. Despite all the malice, Göran and Kerstin decide for their love. But this love should last only one summer.
Farlig vår Farlig vår (1949) Character: Customer in Barber Shop
A young prostitute, Gullan Svan, is murdered one night. The police suspects that the murderer is a student, since she had a lot of students as customers. The murderer stole a picture of Gullan after he killed her, a picture which later is found in a rented tuxedo when the tuxedo is returned. Four students decide to solve the case, but it seems that the truth is even closer than they first suspected...
Elvira Madigan Elvira Madigan (1943) Character: barberaren
The tragic love story between a line dancer and an army officer.
Tre glada tokar Tre glada tokar (1942) Character: gäst på Mariannes födelsedagsfest
The wealthy Rudolf Trane helps the unsuccessful vacuum-cleaner salesman Rhuter to find a girl called Marianne. Trane, Rhuter and Trane's manservant John pretend to be waiters when Marianne's family is having a large dinner.
Kungen kommer Kungen kommer (1936) Character: Guest at the Royal Ball (uncredited)
A travelling theater-company performs Offenbach's "The Beautiful Helene" when an officer in the audience notices the similarity in appearance between the leading actor Leonard Pettersson and the king Charles XV. With Pettersson dressed as the king and the other actors as the royal suite, they all go to Herrsunda castle where the officer is trying to make an impression on his fiance.
Körkarlen Körkarlen (1958) Character: N/A
The third film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel of the same name. The drinker David Holm gets killed right on the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve will face the death coachman, which happens to be his old friend Georges. Together, reliving the events of the past, and David becomes aware that he ruined the lives of two women who both loved him.
Det svänger på slottet Det svänger på slottet (1959) Character: Major Klacke
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han) 91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han) (1959) Character: N/A
In the last film of the original 91 film series two letters - one written in spite and another in love - end up in the wrong hands, while 91 and 87 as usual try to avoid ending up in military arrest.
Storm över Tjurö Storm över Tjurö (1954) Character: Man
Karl Oskar Bohm looks back at his life, his estranged daughter Augusta and his wife Sofia.
Sjunde himlen Sjunde himlen (1956) Character: Balloon salesman
"Seventh Heaven" - Famous radio personality Willy Lorens has a big success with the radio series "Seventh Heaven." The amount of fan mail and attention eventually becomes too much for Willy, who suffers a minor collapse. Taken to a hospital where he meets Dr. Lovisa Sundelius, virtually the only woman in Sweden who do not admire the radio idol.
Mannekäng i rött Mannekäng i rött (1958) Character: Westman
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.
Alla tiders Karlsson Alla tiders Karlsson (1936) Character: Hamlet
Åke is employed as a singer in a revue tour and his uncle Karlsson becomes the tour bus driver.
Det kom en gäst... Det kom en gäst... (1947) Character: Pettersson, godsägare
It's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it. The following morning he's found murdered.
Hon trodde det var han Hon trodde det var han (1943) Character: Bomben
The famous author Mark Storm's publisher is unhappy with his books and asks him to write books in a more popular genre, crime for example. When Mark Storm comes to his apartment, he finds a burglar, Kurre. He notices that they have a physical similarity and they change identity, which makes it possible for Storm to make empirical studies in the world of crime.
Vi tre debutera Vi tre debutera (1953) Character: Artist at Mosebacke torg
Three young poets are about to make their debuts.
Suss gott Suss gott (1956) Character: N/A
The jack of all trades Pekka is having financial trouble and is being hunted by a debt collector.
Sången om Stockholm Sången om Stockholm (1947) Character: vaktmästare på soarén
Knatten and Janne, just released from the prison of Långholmen, meet a romantic Stockholm in the 40s. Knatten tries to earn money while Janne is looking for the music.
Fröken Chic Fröken Chic (1959) Character: Vicar
Buster Carell, a talent agent is threatened by bankruptcy when his only real talent, a singing lumberjack, runs off with the company funds. Watching a TV quiz show, Carell discovers a prodigal singer, Isabella Linder, and offers her a contract. But she is unwilling and would like to remain a school teacher.
91:an Karlsson 91:an Karlsson (1946) Character: N/A
The Squadron leader throws big a party where one of his colleagues is going to demonstrate a new type of explosive substance.
Vi fixar allt Vi fixar allt (1961) Character: N/A
Carl-Gustaf and Arne are employed to do a commercial photography for director Oskarsson, but they fall into a bathtub and get fired. Anita Linbloms breakthrough film.
Karl Fredrik regerar Karl Fredrik regerar (1934) Character: N/A
A man goes from the tough life as a hired worker all the way into the Swedish government.
Sussie Sussie (1945) Character: Butcher's Delivery Man (uncredited)
A self centered author are having a word feud in a news paper column with a journalist called Sussie. The author has just divorced and now need a new house keeper. Sussie sees her chance to go undercover and takes the job with the intent to dig up some dirt. However, love intervenes.
Hemsöborna Hemsöborna (1955) Character: Rapp
The widow Anna Eva Flod at Hemsö needs help on the farm and hire the new boy Carlsson, who quickly wins the heart of Anna Eva.
Äktenskapsbrottaren Äktenskapsbrottaren (1964) Character: Herr Portiern
Stockholm 1912. Site for the Olympic Games. Love entanglements and eroticism at hotel Eros.
Sextetten Karlsson Sextetten Karlsson (1945) Character: poliskonstapel Bäckström aka Bonnbagarn
The story about Karlsson's six boys, who makes mischief in the fictional town of Östköping.
Hur tokigt som helst Hur tokigt som helst (1949) Character: N/A
"How crazy!" A man and a woman watch episodes from Nils Poppe movies outside a cinema Maxim in Stockholm. Poppe represents, among other things, a poor composer who vainly tries to get a tune adopted by a publisher. The failure makes him depressed, but he is living it up by meeting a good friend Calle, who invites him home. Poppe stays for a few days as a male housewife. Calle has a music store and there the two friends can go crazy among all the instruments.
Hemtrevnad i kasern Hemtrevnad i kasern (1941) Character: Johansson, teatervaktmästare
Eva Cullberg (Annalisa Ericson) wants to sing in a cabaret the local military company are arranging. But her mother (Tollie Zellman) and father (Carl-Gunnar Wingård) won't let her, so she pretends to be the nanny of her sister's child. Along the way she falls in love with Lt. Mandell (Björn Berglund).
Kajan går till sjöss Kajan går till sjöss (1943) Character: Fat man
Kajan, a young boy, spends the summer with his friends working on a barge, earning extra money in the ports with their song and dance number. A young countess runs away from home and joins Kajan and his friends.
Sommarnattens leende Sommarnattens leende (1955) Character: Butler (uncredited)
Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.
När mörkret faller När mörkret faller (1960) Character: Cantor
Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes to the small village to find the murderer. He soon discovers the puzzle of evidence that makes almost everybody a suspect.
Atlantäventyret Atlantäventyret (1934) Character: Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Theatre director Freddy Alsterberg has failed with his latest operetta. He decides to work his way over the Atlantic. His niece Tusse also stows away on the ship disguised as a boy.
Djävulens öga Djävulens öga (1960) Character: The Beauty Doctor (uncredited)
Don Juan is sent from Hell to Earth with a mission: to seduce a virgin in order to spoil her pure wedding. The mission becomes frantic when Don Juan falls in love for the first time in centuries.
Ryttare i blått Ryttare i blått (1959) Character: Åberg
When private eye John Hillman is on assignment in London his wife Kajsa visits the Army's riding school at Strömsholm, Sweden. She gets involved in the strange murder of the Blue Rider. Unknown to everyone at Strömsholm.
Kris Kris (1946) Character: Concert flute player at the ball
A small-town piano teacher is shocked by the arrival of her foster daughter's biological mother, whose young lover soon follows and causes further disruption.
Synnöve Solbakken Synnöve Solbakken (1919) Character: Church visitor
Synnöve lives with her parents at the farm Solbakken on a sunny hill. Thorbjörn, who lives at Granliden in the shadow of a big mountain, often looks wistfully up to Solbakken. As teenagers they meet and fall in love. Another boy, Knud Nordhaug, is also yearning for Synnöve.
Salka Valka Salka Valka (1954) Character: Katrinus
A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She is doing well for herself as a partner in a small fishing boat, but people believe she is financed by her deceased mother's former fiance, Steinthór, who disappeared on their wedding day many years ago. Salka becomes infatuated with the idealistic Arnaldur who wants to start a workers union, much to the opposition of local entrepreneur Bogesen. The past comes to haunt her in the return of Steinthór but Salka fends off his advances only to lose the restless Arnaldur away. http://www.icelandicfilmcentre.is
Sju svarta Sju svarta "Be-Hå" (1954) Character: Burglar
The scam artist Jens Nielsen is in prison. In exchange for a cigarette, he is told by fellow prisoner, Sture Kaxe, that he has a precious jewel worth SEK 100,000 hidden away.
Karin Månsdotter Karin Månsdotter (1954) Character: Servant
Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and becomes queen of Sweden. The king's skilled counsellor Göran Persson wants a royal policy supporting the people and supported by it. But in relation to the nobility the king oscillates between provocative strength and unpredictable weakness. Göran arranges that some very powerful noblemen are killed. Subsequently the king tries to have them convicted of high treason by the parliament. He forgets the manuscript, mixes up all facts, and the noblemen are acquitted. But Göran speedily gathers another parliament and has them convicted. Meanwhile Erik apologises because of the unjust murders. Hence Erik is dethroned and imprisoned. Göran is executed. Karin is restricted to a castle in Finland. In the prison Erik believes that he is still the king and gives the guards presents such as all fishes in the Baltic Sea.



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