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Per Wahlöö(1926-1975)

  • Writer
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Per Wahlöö
Per Wahlöö was born on 5 August 1926 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Man on the Roof (1976), Mördaren - En helt vanlig person (1967) and Nattmara (1965). He was married to Sylvia Nilsson and Inger Andersson. He died on 22 June 1975 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.
BornAugust 5, 1926
DiedJune 22, 1975(48)
BornAugust 5, 1926
DiedJune 22, 1975(48)
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Known for

Man on the Roof (1976)
Man on the Roof
7.2
  • Writer(as Wahlöö)
  • 1976
Mördaren - En helt vanlig person (1967)
Mördaren - En helt vanlig person
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1967
Nattmara (1965)
Nattmara
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1965
Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Kamikaze 89 (1982)
Kamikaze 89
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1982

Credits

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  • Peter Haber and Kristofer Hivju in Beck (1997)
    Beck
    7.5
    TV Series
    • characters
    • 1997–2023
  • Stockholm Marathon (1994)
    Stockholm Marathon
    5.4
    • novel "Terroristerna": freely adapted from
    • 1994
  • Gösta Ekman in The Police Murderer (1994)
    The Police Murderer
    5.8
    • novel
    • 1994
  • Mannen på balkongen (1993)
    Mannen på balkongen
    6.2
    • novel
    • 1993
  • Gösta Ekman in Roseanna (1993)
    Roseanna
    6.2
    • novel
    • 1993
  • Gösta Ekman in Murder at the Savoy (1993)
    Murder at the Savoy
    5.9
    • novel
    • 1993
  • Kjell Bergqvist, Gösta Ekman, Niklas Hjulström, and Rolf Lassgård in Brandbilen som försvann (1993)
    Brandbilen som försvann
    5.9
    • novel
    • 1993
  • Beck - De gesloten kamer (1992)
    Beck - De gesloten kamer
    5.7
    • novel "Det slutna rummet"
    • 1992
  • Beck - De gesloten kamer (1992)
    Záhada zamceného pokoje
    TV Movie
    • novel "Det slutna rummet"
    • 1986
  • Hövdingen
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1986
  • Skály mé vyprahlé zeme
    TV Movie
    • novel "Uppdraget"
    • 1983
  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder in Kamikaze 89 (1982)
    Kamikaze 89
    5.8
    • novel "Mord på 31:a våningen"
    • 1982
  • Gyilkosság a 31. emeleten (1981)
    Gyilkosság a 31. emeleten
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel "Mord på 31:a våningen"
    • 1981
  • 31. osakonna hukk (1981)
    31. osakonna hukk
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • novel "Mord på 31:a våningen"
    • 1981
  • Derek Jacobi in The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980)
    The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
    5.4
    • novel "Mannen som gick upp i rök"
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Per Wahlhoo
  • Born
    • August 5, 1926
    • Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
  • Died
    • June 22, 1975
    • Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Sylvia Nilsson1957 - 1968 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Novel (w/Maj Sjöwall): "Polis, polis, potatismos" (aka "Murder at the Savoy"; 6th novel in the Martin Beck series; filmed as Murder at the Savoy (1993))
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    • 1 Article

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    He had a thirteen-year relationship with his colleague Maj Sjöwall but never married her.

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