Lars Björkman

Producer, Writer, Actor, Director

August 8, 1930 — April 18, 2016 (85 years)
Lars Erik Björkman, also known as Lasse Bjørkmann, born August 8, 1930, in St. Matthew's parish in Stockholm, died April 18, 2016, in Malmö, was a Swedish film producer, writer, and screenwriter.

Björkman has written radio plays such as "Trivselmyra story" in 1963; TV plays and stage plays such as "Skandalen" in 1971, "Pampen" in 1972, "I väntan på Bardot" (together with Sigvard Olsson) in 1975; the musicals "Röde Orm" in 1979 and "I vackra drömmars land" in 1980; the TV series "Profitörerna" in 1983 and the musical "Lycksalighetens ö" in 1984.

In 2003, together with author Henning Mankell and producer Ole Søndberg, he started the film company Yellow Bird and Ystad Studios in Ystad, which became the start of the Wallander production.

Known For

  • The White Lioness
    The White Lioness
  • The Dogs of Riga
    The Dogs of Riga
  • Wallander: Faceless Killers
    Wallander: Faceless Killers
    4 Episodes
  • Wallander
    Wallander
    3 Seasons
  • Beskyddarna
    Beskyddarna
  • Roland Hassel: Kidnapping
    Roland Hassel: Kidnapping
  • Offren
    Offren
  • Different Worlds
    Different Worlds
    6 Seasons
  • Profitörerna
    Profitörerna
    3 Episodes
  • Slavhandlarna
    Slavhandlarna
  • Säkra papper
    Säkra papper
  • Talk's cheap
    Talk's cheap