Allan Edwall (25 August 1924, Rödön, Sweden--7 February 1997, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films such as Fanny and Alexander (1982). He also appeared in several of the film and TV adaptations of the children's stories by Astrid Lindgren. He attended Stockholm's Royal Daramatic Theatre School from 1949-1952. During his long career he appeared in over 400 works. In his songs, he frequently attackted the injustices of society. Edwall also owned a theatre called 'Brunnsgatan 4' in Stockholm, which he bought in 1986 and operated until his death in 1997 of prostate cancer. He is the father of photographer Mattias Edwall.