  erland josephson (; 15 june 1923 â 25 february 2012) was a swedish actor and author. he was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by ingmar bergman, andrei tarkovsky and theodoros angelopoulos. ==life and career== josephson was born on the island of kungsholmen, in stockholm, sweden, as the son of maud ellen gabrielle (nÃ©e boheman) and gunnar august josephson, a bookseller, in 1923. his uncle (mother's brother) was diplomat erik boheman, and his maternal great-grandfather was entomologist carl henrik boheman.http://www.moll.nu/site/07_matrikel/wc06/wc06_086.htm josephson was the leader of the royal dramatic theatre in stockholm from 1966 to 1975. he also published novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and was the director of several films. in 1980 he directed and starred in the film marmalade revolution, which was entered into the 30th berlin international film festival. in 1986 he starred in the sacrifice and won the award for best actor at the 22nd guldbagge awards. ==filmography==  * it rains on our love (1946) * to joy (1950) * brink of life (1958) * the magician (1958) * the girls (1968) * hour of the wolf (1968) * the passion of anna (1969) * cries and whispers (1972) * [[scenes from a marriage
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