| Tomas Pontén | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Axel Thomas Pontén (1946-01-29)29 January 1946 Skövde, Sweden |
| Died | 15 September 2015(2015-09-15) (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1975–2004 |
| Partner | Suzanne Reuter (1983–2000) |
| Children | 3 |
Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén; 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.
Biography
Pontén was born in Skövde, Sweden to Colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf. He was the younger brother to the Dr. Jan Pontén and fashion designer Gunilla Pontén. He was also the nephew of engineer Ruben Pontén and cousin of actor Gunvor Pontén. He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in Stockholm from 1969 to 1972. Pontén worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") from 1972.
Personal life
Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with Suzanne Reuter. They had three sons. Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.
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
- http://www.birthday.se/person/c073436c-9729-ae65-c60c-a9528377dd78
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 895. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1966). Vem är vem?. 4, Skåne, Halland, Blekinge [Who is Who?. 4, Scania, Halland, Blekinge] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 679.
- Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 1061.
- Frime, Monica (29 January 2006). "Tomas Pontén fyller 60 år den 29 januari" [Tomas Pontén turns 60 on January 29]. Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). TT Spektra. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- Öhrström, Kerstin; Andersson, Sigrid, eds. (1988). Vem är hon: kvinnor i Sverige: biografisk uppslagsbok [1988] [Who is she: women in Sweden: biographical reference book ] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 384. ISBN 91-1-863422-2.
- Elmervik, Linn (2015-09-16). "Skådespelaren Tomas Pontén är död" [The actor Tomas Pontén is dead]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links
- Tomas Pontén at IMDb
- Tomas Pontén at the Swedish Film Database
