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Björn Andrésen
Björn Andrésen
70 years (Jan 26, 1955 – Oct 25, 2025)
Stockholm, Sweden
12 Movies
5 TV Shows

Björn Andrésen

Björn Andrésen is a globally known actor who has spent years at the top of cast lists. The early credits were nothing like the ones that followed. Whatever else turns up, drama runs through the filmography. Between cinema and television the tally comes to 17 credits. 'Midsommar' remains the anchor of the filmography, thanks to Dan. He appears in 'Death in Venice' too.
Björn Andrésen is a globally known actor who has spent years at the top of cast lists. The early credits were nothing like the ones that followed. Whatever else turns up, drama runs through the filmography. Between cinema and television the tally comes to 17 credits. 'Midsommar' remains the anchor of the filmography, thanks to Dan. He appears in 'Death in Venice' too.
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Is Björn Andrésen still alive?
Björn Andrésen passed away on October 25, 2025 at age 70.
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Björn Andrésen is best known for roles in Midsommar, Death in Venice, A Swedish Love Story.
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Over a 55-year career (since 1970), Björn Andrésen has appeared in 12 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Björn Andrésen's first movie?
The career of Björn Andrésen began with A Swedish Love Story (1970).
What is Björn Andrésen's most recent movie or series?
Björn Andrésen's most recent release is Two Sisters, which premiered on September 5, 2021.
What TV shows has Björn Andrésen appeared in?
On television, Björn Andrésen has appeared in Wallander, Springfloden, Agatha Christie's Hjerson, Two Sisters.
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Björn Andrésen
Björn Andrésen
1955-01-26 · Stockholm, Sweden

Björn Johan Andrésen (26 January 1955 – 25 October 2025) was a Swedish actor and musician. He was best known for playing the fourteen-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella Death in Venice.

Andrésen had only appeared in one film, En kärlekshistoria (1970) at the time he was cast in Death in Venice, which gained him international recognition. While the film performed relatively poorly at the box office, Andrésen was noted for his performance as Tadzio, the beautiful young Polish boy with whom the film's older protagonist Gustav von Aschenbach becomes obsessed. Film historian Lawrence J. Quirk commented in his study The Great Romantic Films (1974) that some shots of Andrésen "could be extracted from the frame and hung on the walls of the Louvre or the Vatican".

Rumors circulated in America at the time of the film's release as to whether or not Andrésen was homosexual (as the role demanded that he appear to exchange romantic glances with the protagonist, and on another occasion, be kissed and caressed by another teenage boy). Andrésen emphatically denied these, and later recounted his discomfort at being forced by director Luchino Visconti during filming to visit a gay bar, where he attracted the attention of a number of older men.  Eager to dispel the rumors regarding his sexuality and to shed his "pretty boy" image, Andrésen thereafter avoided homosexual roles and parts which he felt would play off of his good looks, and was angry when feminist writer Germaine Greer used a photograph of him on the cover of her book The Beautiful Boy (2003) without first obtaining his personal permission. Although Greer did consult photographer David Bailey (who owned the copyright for the image) before publishing the book, Andrésen maintained that it is common practice when a party uses an image of a person which has been copyrighted by a different individual to inform the individual and that he would not have given his consent for Greer to use his picture if she had informed him of her plans.

Andrésen has also appeared in several other films. These include Pelikaanimies (2004),  Kojan (1992) and Smugglarkungen (1985).

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