Acting
Karl-Arne Holmsten
Born 1911-08-14
Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
Department: Acting
Biography
Karl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut in Ragnar Arvedson's "Kustens glada kavaljerer" in 1938. Karl-Arne Holmsten portrayed the elegant detective John Hillman in five films by Arne Mattsson, based on Folke Mellvig's novels. He also played Maria Lang's detective Christer Wijk in two films.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Karl-Arne Holmsten
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Waiting Women
1952
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Girl with Hyacinths
1950
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Gröna hissen
1944
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Mannequin in Red
1958
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The Lady in Black
1958
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Örlogsmän
1943
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The Yellow Squadron
1954
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Fröken Kyrkråtta
1941
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A Guest Is Coming
1947
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Lady in White
1962
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (83 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mördaren - en helt vanlig person | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Two Vikings | Olav | Movie | 1965 |
 | Älskling på vift | Knut Hammar | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Yellow Car | John Hillman | Movie | 1963 |
 | Det är hos mig han har varit | Lindgren | Movie | 1963 |
 | Lady in White | John Hillman | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ljuvlig är sommarnatten | Christer Wijk | Movie | 1961 |
 | When Darkness Falls | Christer Wijk | Movie | 1960 |
 | Sommar och syndare | Emil | Movie | 1960 |
 | Rider in Blue | John Hillman | Movie | 1959 |
 | Just a Waiter | Birger Norberg | Movie | 1959 |
 | Crime in Paradise | Einar Hansson | Movie | 1959 |
 | Swinging at the Castle | Conke Lundberg | Movie | 1959 |
 | Mannequin in Red | John Hillman | Movie | 1958 |
| Vi på Väddö | Bengt Wolinder | Movie | 1958 | |
 | Fridolf sticker opp! | Egon Lönn | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Lady in Black | John Hillman | Movie | 1958 |
 | Klarar Bananen Biffen? | Hamrin, direktör | Movie | 1957 |
 | Mamma tar semester | Gunnar Broms | Movie | 1957 |
 | My Passionate Longing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Den tappre soldaten Jönsson | 58 Jönsson | Movie | 1956 |
 | Sju vackra flickor | Stig Lindberg | Movie | 1956 |
 | Ljuset från Lund | Bengt Lundberg | Movie | 1955 |
 | Darling of Mine | Jack Harris | Movie | 1955 |
 | Flottans Muntergökar | Lt. Bob Björk | Movie | 1955 |
 | Skrattbomben | John | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Yellow Squadron | Colonel | Movie | 1954 |
 | Young Man Seeking Company | Erik | Movie | 1954 |
 | Dance on Roses | Stig Broman | Movie | 1954 |
 | Flottans glada gossar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Resan till dej | Staffan Bendix | Movie | 1953 |
 | Klasskamrater | Anders Björk | Movie | 1952 |
 | Waiting Women | Eugen Lobelius | Movie | 1952 |
 | Ubåt 39 | Herman Friberg | Movie | 1952 |
| Klackarna i taket | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 | |
 | One Fiancé at a Time | Arne Stockman, ingenjör, Lillans fästman | Movie | 1952 |
 | Säg det med blommor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Tull-Bom | Narrator | Movie | 1951 |
 | Puck heter jag | Roger Lindman | Movie | 1951 |
 | Kyssen på kryssen | James Deckert | Movie | 1950 |
 | Ung och kär | Freddie Rundhult | Movie | 1950 |
 | Fianceé for Hire | Allan Winkler | Movie | 1950 |
 | Girl with Hyacinths | Willy Borge | Movie | 1950 |
 | Love Wins Out | Bertil Burman | Movie | 1949 |
 | Lång-Lasse i Delsbo | Narrator | Movie | 1949 |
 | Kvinna i vitt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | Farlig vår | Bo Hagberg | Movie | 1949 |
 | Each to His Own Way | Doctor | Movie | 1948 |
 | Tappa inte sugen | Alla Berger | Movie | 1947 |
 | A Guest Is Coming | Ragnar af Ernstam | Movie | 1947 |
 | Försummad av sin fru | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
 | Daddy Wanted | Tom Hallman | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Bride Came Through the Ceiling | Ragnar Lejoncrona | Movie | 1947 |
| Hu! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 | |
| Apéritif de Stockholm | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 | |
 | Hotell Kåkbrinken | Åke Lundström | Movie | 1946 |
 | Females At Play | Klas Bergsten | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Director is Busy | narrator | Movie | 1945 |
 | Wandering with the Moon | Lieutenant Ekberg | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Emperor of Portugallia | August i Nol | Movie | 1944 |
 | Dolly tar chansen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 |
 | Like Everyone Else | Kurre Östberg | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Invisible Wall | Stefan Becker | Movie | 1944 |
 | Gröna hissen | Peter, Lillans man | Movie | 1944 |
 | När ungdomen vaknar | Tore | Movie | 1943 |
| En flicka för mej | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 | |
 | Life and Death | Löjtnant Lönnbäck | Movie | 1943 |
 | Örlogsmän | Arne Ramberg | Movie | 1943 |
| Kvinnan tar befälet | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 | |
 | Rospiggar | Karl-Erik Olovsson | Movie | 1942 |
 | We Home Toilers | Gunnar Andersson | Movie | 1942 |
 | Magistrarna på sommarlov | Gösta Holmgren | Movie | 1941 |
| Ung dam med tur | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Fröken Kyrkråtta | Lasse Berg | Movie | 1941 |
| A Sailor on Horseback | Karl Gustav | Movie | 1940 | |
 | Hanna in High Society | Gösta Björnberg | Movie | 1940 |
 | Blyge Anton | Arne Boman | Movie | 1940 |
| Frestelse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 | |
 | Emelie Högqvist | Christer Örnclou | Movie | 1939 |
 | To Help the Lady of the House | Åke Willman | Movie | 1939 |
| Spöke till salu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 | |
| Du gamla du fria ! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 | |
| Kustens glada kavaljerer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |