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Curt Löwgren

actor (1908-1967)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ5970191
Source-derived summary

Curt Löwgren (20 December 1908 – 15 March 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1966.

Selected filmography

In Darkest Smaland (1943) - Conscript (uncredited)

Se opp för spioner! (1944) - Doorkeeper

I Roslagens famn (1945) - School Teacher (uncredited)

Jagad (1945) - Kurre (uncredited)

Försök inte med mej..! (1946) - Old Man (uncredited)

Möte i natten (1946) - Rosell, aka 'Hertigen' (uncredited)

Hotell Kåkbrinken (1946) - Alex Hermansson

Poker (1951) - Taxi driver (uncredited)

Divorced (1951) - Accordion Player (uncredited)

Kungen av Dalarna (1953) - Editor of Stockolm's magazin (uncredited)

Dance, My Doll (1953) - Hairdresser (uncredited)

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) - Blom

Men in the Dark (1955) - Village Idiot

Whoops! (1955) - Fritiof Andersson

Getting Married (1955) - Groom (uncredited)

The Unicorn (1955) - Waiter at the Operabaren (uncredited)

Bröderna Östermans bravader (1955) - Elof Elofsson

Så tuktas kärleken (1955) - Clerk in Clothes Store

The People of Hemsö (1955) - Norman

A Little Nest (1956) - His friend

Seventh Heaven (1956) - Frisör (uncredited)

The Girl in Tails (1956) - Karlsson

Lille Fridolf och jag (1956) - Uncle Knut

Johan på Snippen (1956) - Gusten

When the Mills are Running (1956) - Policeman Pettersson

Encounters in the Twilight (1957) - Disturbed Neighbor (uncredited)

Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet (1957) - Gusten

The Lady in Black (1958) - Erik

You Are My Adventure (1958) - Farmer (uncredited)

The Great Amateur (1958) - Messenger from the Mayor (uncredited)

Woman in a Fur Coat (1958) - Porter (uncredited)

The Phantom Carriage (1958) - Blind Man (uncredited)

Åsa-Nisse in Military Uniform (1958) - Postman (uncredited)

Musik ombord (1958) - Stadsbud

Miss April (1958) - Policeman (uncredited)

Mannequin in Red (1958) - Guard

Swinging at the Castle (1959) - Mr. Kaskegård (uncredited)

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Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Curt Löwgren” is actor (1908-1967). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Curt, Löwgren and actor, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1908, 1967, 1943, 1966—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Curt, Löwgren and actor is the immediate research focus.
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Why this record matters

The phrase “actor (1908-1967)” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5970191. The first chronological checks are 1908, 1967, 1943 and 1966.

Critical limits

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This entry incorporates text from Curt Löwgren” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.