Göran Nils Robert Stangertz (19 July 1944 – 27 October 2012) was a Swedish actor, director and artistic leader at Helsingborgsteatern. He won Sweden's most prestigious film award Guldbagge Award twice in the category best male leading role for his roles in Det sista äventyret ("The Last Adventure")[1] and Spring för livet ("Run for Your Life").[2] From 2009 and until his death he was married to actress Kajsa Ernst.

Göran Stangertz
Göran Stangertz in 2009.
Born
Göran Nils Robert Stangertz

(1944-07-19)19 July 1944
Died27 October 2012(2012-10-27) (aged 68)
Helsingborg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, theater director
Years active1969–2012
Spouses
Birgitta Zetterberg
(m. 1965⁠–⁠1977)
(m. 1980⁠–⁠1984)
Jeanette Nevrin
(m. 1986⁠–⁠2006)
(m. 2009⁠–⁠2012)
Children7

Göran Stangertz received his theatrical education in Scenskolan and Göteborg during the years 1964-1967. His first work as an actor was in the film based on Fritiof Nilsson Piraten's novel "Bokhandlaren som slutade bada" ("The bookseller that stopped taking baths") in 1969. In 1977 he played the role of Jack in a film of one of Ulf Lundell's novels. He was participating in the humorous show "Köp mjölk, Skriv bok" ("Buy milk, write book") when he was diagnosed with cancer, and left the work not long before the premiere.[3]

Filmography

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List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1969 Bokhandlaren som slutade bada Rikard
1974 The Last Adventure (Det sista äventyret) Jimmy Mattsson
1976 Buddies (Polare) Kent Fredrikson
1976 Face to Face Rapist
1977 Paradise Place (Paradistorg) Puss
1977 Jack Jack
1982 Flight of the Eagle (Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd) Nils Strindberg
1988 PS sista sommaren Bertil
1993 Spring of Joy (Glädjekällan) Mick Pierson
1994 Summer murder (Sommarmord) J-son
1995 Höst i paradiset Mikael
1997 Run for Your Life (Spring för livet) Mikael
1998 Ögat Mikael
1999 Där regnbågen slutar Mikael
2000 Födelsedagen Mikael
2013 Faro Polismannen / The Police Man (final film role)

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References

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  1. ^ "The Last Adventure". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. ^ "Göran Stangertz" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Göran Stangertz död", translated from Swedish Retrieved on 29 Jan 2018
  4. ^ Göran Stangertz, Filmography Retrieved on 29 Jan 2018
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