Stig Olin was a renowned Swedish actor, director, and composer who achieved immense success in the 1940s and 1950s.
As an actor, he excelled in playing boyish characters and naive students on film, eventually becoming Ingmar Bergman's alter-ego in many of his early films, including Torment (1944),Crisis (1946),Woman Without a Face (1947),Port of Call (1948),Prison (1949),To Joy (1950),and Summer Interlude (1951).
Stig Olin also ventured into directing, writing, and composing his own films, including the beloved children's classic Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (1956),for which he composed the music score and acted as the suspicious antique dealer "Ernst".
Despite having no formal music training, Stig Olin showcased his talent as a composer by writing many songs, including "På söndag", "Karusellvisan", "En gång jag seglar i hamn", "Jag tror på sommaren", and "Människors glädje", which are now considered Swedish evergreens.
Stig Olin frequently worked at the Swedish Radio, becoming a respected director for the Swedish Radio Theatre (Radioteatern) and later serving as Director of Programmes at Swedish Radio from 1970.
Throughout his career, Stig Olin directed several plays and musicals, including the original Swedish staging of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music", and wrote numerous theatre sketches and music arrangements for various revues and musicals.
Some of his most notable on-screen performances include Torment (1944),Woman Without a Face (1947),To Joy (1950),Summer Interlude (1951),En fästman i taget (1952),Klasskamrater (1952),The Yellow Squadron (1954),Sceningång (1956),Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (1956),and Jim & Piraterna Blom (1987).
