Tomas Pontén

Tomas Pontén
Born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén
(1946-01-29)29 January 1946
Skövde, Sweden
Died 15 September 2015(2015-09-15) (aged 69)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Director
Years active 1975-2004
Partner(s) Suzanne Reuter (1983–2000)
Children 3

Tomas Pontén (born Carl Axel Thomas Pontén;[1] 29 January 1946 – 15 September 2015) was a Swedish actor and director.

Biography

Pontén was born in Skövde, Sweden and was the son of colonel Birger Pontén and Ellen, née Nordlöf.[2] He was younger brother to the doctor Jan Pontén and fashion designer Gunilla Pontén. He was also the nephew of engineer Ruben Pontén and cousin of actor Gunvor Pontén.[3][4] He passed his student examination in 1967 and studied at Statens scenskola in Stockholm from 1969 to 1972.[2] Pontén worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") from 1972.[5]

Personal life

Pontén never married but was partners from 1983 to 2000 with Suzanne Reuter.[6] They had three sons. Pontén died on 15 September 2015 after a long illness.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

TV

Plays

References

  1. ↑ http://www.birthday.se/person/c073436c-9729-ae65-c60c-a9528377dd78
  2. 1 2 Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 895. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
  3. ↑ Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1966). Vem är vem?. 4, Skåne, Halland, Blekinge [Who is Who?. 4, Scania, Halland, Blekinge] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 679.
  4. ↑ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 1061.
  5. ↑ Frime, Monica (29 January 2006). "Tomas Pontén fyller 60 år den 29 januari" [Tomas Pontén turns 60 on January 29]. Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). TT Spektra. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Öhrström, Kerstin; Andersson, Sigrid, eds. (1988). Vem är hon: kvinnor i Sverige: biografisk uppslagsbok [1988] [Who is she: women in Sweden: biographical reference book [1988]] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 384. ISBN 91-1-863422-2.
  7. ↑ Elmervik, Linn (2015-09-16). "Skådespelaren Tomas Pontén är död" [The actor Tomas Pontén is dead]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2015.

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