Karl-Arne Holmsten
Date of birth: 1911-08-14
Place of birth: Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
Known for: Acting
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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.
Movie Credits
The Yellow Squadron
1954-11-29
The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the boar
Rider in Blue
1959-10-16
When private eye John Hillman is on assignment in London his wife Kajsa visits the Army's riding sch
Dance on Roses
1954-08-09
Marianne is a dancer at the Lilla Teatern. The theatre has financial troubles and its existence is u
Girl with Hyacinths
1950-03-06
A young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who becomes
Secrets of Women
1952-11-03
The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in
Vi på Väddö
1958-10-13
Law graduate Ylva Markner spends the summer on the island of Väddö, where she gets involved in a qua
When Darkness Falls
1960-12-26
Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. S
Darling of Mine
1955-07-22
The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life. One of
Klasskamrater
1952-11-17
Newly graduated teacher Anna-Greta is courted by a senior student.
The Lady in Black
1958-02-01
The married detective couple John and Kajsa Hillman goes on a vacation to Holmfors mill where a frie
Mannequin in Red
1958-12-19
A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman i
The Yellow Car
1963-06-29
On a tourist trip abroad the passengers on the coach witness an assassination attempt on the Preside
Lady in White
1962-07-02
A ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is contacted
A Sailor on Horseback
1940-12-26
Two sailors, Lasse and Karl Gustav, float ashore after a shipwreck. Visiting a castle a baron ask th
Blyge Anton
1940-05-06
Anton, a very shy bookkeeper, must show his mettle when him and his colleagues at work ask for a rai
Rospiggar
1942-09-03
A lonely fisherman drowns and his elderly brother Efraim is left to do an inventory of the estate. H
Örlogsmän
1943-01-25
The trio Erik, Arne and Ingrid have been friends since childhood, the two boys always competing for
Swinging at the Castle
1959-03-08
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
Fridolf sticker opp!
1958-08-25
A comedy about the shunned office worker Fridolf who gets into trouble when a rationalization expert
Tull-Bom
1951-06-25
Bureacratic customs officer searching for a missing girl.
Each to His Own Way
1948-02-16
A drama about a doctor and his wife. She used to be an actress, but became a housewife when she marr
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
1961-08-17
Someone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects...
Two Vikings
1965-03-03
The viking chief Hjorvard has two wild sons, Glum and Garm, both notorious berserkers.
Puck heter jag
1951-03-05
Romance blossoms between single seamstress Puck and the art critic, Roger. He is engaged to Elsa, wh
Sju vackra flickor
1956-07-22
Unsuccessful composer Stig disguises himself as a woman to play in ex-fiancee Sonja's seven piece wo
Resan till dej
1953-12-19
The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a br
A Guest Is Coming
1947-11-03
It's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it. The fo
Farlig vår
1949-02-28
A young prostitute, Gullan Svan, is murdered one night. The police suspects that the murderer is a s
Mamma tar semester
1957-08-02
Sylvia returns to Sweden after having lived abroad for six years. She visits her sister Karin, and i
Försummad av sin fru
1947-10-19
Pelle (Karl-Arne Holmsten) and Siska (Irma Christenson) Hedberg are both journalists on the same new
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
1967-01-16
People on a train get murdered. Who is the murderer? Everybody on the train is a suspect. One of the
Kvinna i vitt
1949-09-05
Doctor Karin Lange arrives at a hospital to begin work but faces opposition from the head of surgery
Gröna hissen
1944-07-31
Ulla thinks her husband Billy is boring and starts dating other men. Lillans husband Peter is having
Like Everyone Else
1944-09-09
Kurre and Inga are engaged to be married. However, as they are very poor, they can't afford it just
My Passionate Longing
1956-11-19
The nurse Nina becomes sterile after an illegal abortion and keep it a secret from her husband.
We Home Toilers
1942-04-04
The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana from the country takes place as a maid with the Larsson famil
Älskling på vift
1964-09-21
What happens if a regular housewife picks up in a local beauty contest - and wins? How will it be wh
Spöke till salu
1939-08-16
The Creutzerhjelm's are in search of an authentic haunted castle. Therefore, the owner of the castle
Kvinnan tar befälet
1942-12-26
A story about a gang of youngsters living in a boarding house in Stockholm.
Du gamla du fria !
1938-12-26
A humorous story concerning the return of a prosperous Swedish native, Charlie Johnson, to his nativ
One Fiancé at a Time
1952-05-04
Lilian is engaged to engineer Arne. To make him more interested in her, she meets a few other men.
Säg det med blommor
1952-01-28
Kirre buys a flower for his fiancee Gun on the anniversary of their engagement. Gun's mother, an ill
Dolly tar chansen
1944-11-06
Dolly Holm work as a waitress, but her big dream is to stand on stage and act.
Hu!
1947-01-01
Documentary on workers with dangerous jobs.
Kustens glada kavaljerer
1938-11-05
The comic misadventures of two young boys and an anti-militaristic grocer who are recruited under pr
En flicka för mej
1943-08-25
The story about Klas Ekengren, the mayor of a small Swedish town, and his mother Alma.
Frestelse
1940-02-09
A young Norwegian woman lives in a remote fishing village Dreaming of life in the big city, she send
Ung dam med tur
1941-09-29
The office worker Eva is told that she has inherited a massive amount of money in the United States.
Daddy Wanted
1947-06-01
Holger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist, Lydia.
Klackarna i taket
1952-06-09
A collection of funny scenes from Swedish comedies.
Young Man Seeking Company
1954-11-15
A lonely young man falls in love with a girl he has observed from a distance. One day he stops her o
Females At Play
1945-10-23
A musical comedy about Kalle Svensson, a sergeant in the navy, and his loved one Nanette Raquette wh
Klarar Bananen Biffen?
1957-09-02
Biffen and Bananen compete in a walking race between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
Apéritif de Stockholm
1947-01-01
A rhapsody of music and images in Stockholm.
Flottans glada gossar
1954-02-16
When Ludvig Ekman is ordered to do his military rehearsals course, he sends one of his employees, La
Crime in Paradise
1959-09-07
While four men blow up a safe, a night watchman is accidentally killed. They get away with the loot.
Ljuset från Lund
1955-12-26
A horse wanders from town to the countryside. Here lives Sten Stensson Steen, a bachelor at law and
Wandering with the Moon
1945-08-07
Dan, aged 19, leaves his home after a quarrel with his father. At the side of the country road he me
Emelie Högqvist
1939-12-26
Emelie Högqvist is an actress at the Royal Theatre who gets involved in an intimate relationship wit
Lång-Lasse i Delsbo
1949-10-29
it's the 1840s and a rural parish plagued by drinking and fighting gets a new vicar who has decided
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
1947-03-24
The police is looking for a female burglar all dressed in white.
Det är hos mig han har varit
1963-02-04
"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is
The Director is Busy
1945-09-29
About hobbies. The Swedish King Gustaf V enjoys embroideres. The CEO Arvid Öhlin plays with his toy
Den tappre soldaten Jönsson
1956-10-21
About a love triangle between the soldiers 32 Svensson and 58 Jönsson and the girl Blenda. Both men
Fröken Kyrkråtta
1941-04-07
Banking director Anders Berg in Gothenburg has found reason to terminate his former secretary Vivi L
The Emperor of Portugallia
1944-12-26
The poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First, he s
Sommar och syndare
1960-09-25
Emil and Ove are two happily married men. Both are currently bachelorssince their wives are on holid
Ubåt 39
1952-08-25
About U-Boat 39 the first U-Boat sunk in WW2 by the UK Carrier Ark Royal.
När ungdomen vaknar
1943-11-01
Liv and Kåre both come from broken families bursting with frustration and aggression's. Having found
Skrattbomben
1954-12-26
Gus and Holger are inventors in their free time. One day they realize that they have invented a laug
The Invisible Wall
1944-08-21
In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the r
Just a Waiter
1959-09-28
Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance
Magistrarna på sommarlov
1941-11-22
Inga Danell's summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad gra
Hanna in High Society
1940-11-04
When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hann
Hotell Kåkbrinken
1946-12-26
Laban Lundström is the porter at Hotell Kåkbrinken. The hotel is threatened by wholesaler Sjökvist,
Life and Death
1943-07-16
Thriller set in northern Sweden during WWII where a regiment of ski-borne soldiers and guests in a t
Flottans Muntergökar
1955-01-01
Bob and Bernard serve as lieutenants on a cruiser. They intend to enjoy themselves.
Ung och kär
1950-11-11
The two young attachées Freddie Rundhult and Rutger af Utterfeldt at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tappa inte sugen
1947-12-22
In a movie studio, a fight scene is underway. The hero, played by Allan Bergner, will make an impres
Love Wins Out
1949-12-26
The year is 1946. Dr. Bertil Burman works at a Red Cross Hospital in Vienna. One day, a barely teena
Kyssen på kryssen
1950-12-16
Lasse Brenner is a serious filmmaker (spoof on Ingmar Bergman) who is forced to direct a lighthearte
To Help the Lady of the House
1939-09-24
Ingrid Eriksson, a social worker, decides to find out something about the problems facing housemaids
Fianceé for Hire
1950-08-28
A secretary transforms their defunct legal agency into a service where you can get anything, from ch