Tomas Pontén Explained

Tomas Pontén
Birth Name:	Carl Axel Thomas Pontén
Birth Date:	29 January 1946
Birth Place:	Skövde, Sweden
Death Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation:	Director
Years Active:	1975–2004
Partner:	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

• 1975 - The White Wall
• 1976 - Near and Far Away
• 1979 - Gå på vattnet om du kan
• 1994 - Sommarmord
• 1999 - Dödsklockan
• 2001 - Sprängaren
• 2002 - Olivia Twist (TV)
• 2004 - Hotet

TV

• 1977 - Ärliga blå ögon
• 1979 - Selambs
• 1980 - Zoo Story
• 1983 - Colombe
• 1983 - Profitörerna
• 1989 - Det var då...
• 1992 - The Emperor of Portugallia
• 1995 – Radioskugga (also in 1997)
• 1999 - Browalls
• 2000 - Skärgårdsdoktorn
• 2002 - Olivia Twist

Plays

• 2005 – The Provost in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare, directed by Yannis Houvardas, Royal Dramatic Theatre

Notes and References

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