# Mac Ahlberg

Mac Ahlberg (12 June 1931 – 26 October 2012) was a Swedish film director and cinematographer.

## Biography

In the years 1952–1954 he was married to Ulla Olofsson (1923–2009) and 1955–1961 to the actress Anna-Greta Bergman. He had a daughter Annina Rabe (b. 1963) together with the script and TV producer Ruth Rabe (1934–1992). He was later married to Mary LaPoint Ahlberg until his death.
The first feature Ahlberg directed was the Danish erotic classic I, a Woman (Denmark, 1965) which went on to international success, especially in the United States. He quickly became identified with erotic fare, directing two sequels to I, a Woman as well as a Swedish version of Fanny Hill (Sweden, 1968), starring Diana Kjær and Oscar Ljung. During the 1970s, he developed a conspicuous collaboration with actress Marie Forså.
Ahlberg moved to the United States in the late 1970s and worked mostly as a cinematographer on American productions; he was frequently hired by producer Charles Band, and worked on such Band productions as Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond (1986), and Dolls (1987), all three of which were directed by Stuart Gordon.

## Death

Ahlberg died from complications of congestive heart failure on 26 October 2012. He was 81.

## Select filmography

| Year | Title | Cinematographer | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
| 1959 | Konstfack | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 1959 | Åke och hans värld | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 1961 | Gäst hos verkligheten | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 1963 | Hatten eller Trollkarlens melodier | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 1963 | Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie | Yes | No | No | |
| 1965 | The Cats | Yes | No | No | |
| 1965 | I, a Woman | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1966 | Ormen | Yes | No | No | |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Sadist | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1968 | I, a Woman – Part II | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1968 | Fanny Hill | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1970 | The Daughter: I, a Woman Part III | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1974 | Around the World with Fanny Hill | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 1980 | Hell Night | Yes | No | No | |
| 1982 | The Seduction | Yes | No | No | |
| 1982 | Parasite | Yes | No | No | |
| 1983 | My Tutor | Yes | No | No | |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Yes | No | No | |
| 1983 | The Graduates of Malibu High | Yes | No | No | Alternate title: Young Warriors |
| 1984 | The Dungeonmaster | Yes | No | No | |
| 1984 | Trancers | Yes | No | No | |
| 1985 | Ghoulies | Yes | No | No | |
| 1985 | Re-Animator | Yes | No | No | |
| 1985 | House | Yes | No | No | |
| 1986 | From Beyond | Yes | No | No | |
| 1987 | Dolls | Yes | No | No | |
| 1987 | House II: The Second Story | Yes | No | No | |
| 1988 | Ghost Town | Yes | No | No | |
| 1989 | DeepStar Six | Yes | No | No | |
| 1989 | House III | Yes | No | No | Alternate title: The Horror Show |
| 1990 | Robot Jox | Yes | No | No | |
| 1991 | Oscar | Yes | No | No | |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood | Yes | No | No | |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Yes | No | No | |
| 1993 | Striking Distance | Yes | No | No | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Yes | No | No | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Yes | No | No | |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Yes | No | No | |
| 1997 | Good Burger | Yes | No | No | |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Yes | No | No | |
| 2003 | Puppet Master: The Legacy | Yes | No | No | |