John Melin

Characters played by John Melin

Westman — Mannequin in Red (1958)

Official or local figure with a small screen presence.

Bus driver — The Lady in Black (1958)

Local transit worker providing transportation or incidental clues during investigations.

Vicar — Åsa-Nisse jubilerar (1959)

Local clergyman officiating village ceremonies

Åberg — Rider in Blue (1959)

Official or local contact in the Blue Rider investigation.

Career Overview

John Melin has 85 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Privatdetektiv Hillman with 3 titles. Signature works include Far och flyg, Äventyr på hotell, Två hjärtan och en skuta. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 85
Birth Date: 1895-05-18
Birth Place: Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

Privatdetektiv Hillman (3 titles)
№ 91 Karlsson (3 titles)
Åsa-Nisse (2 titles)
Åsa-Nisse Compilation (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Georg Adelly (2 collaborations)
Rut Holm (2 collaborations)
Sven Holmberg (2 collaborations)
Fridolf Rhudin (2 collaborations)
Dirch Passer (1 collaborations)
Åke Grönberg (1 collaborations)
Iréne Söderblom (1 collaborations)
Arne Källerud (1 collaborations)
Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist (1 collaborations)
Gösta Bernhard (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (85 credits)
- A Dream Play
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- That's Life
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- When Darkness Falls
  Cantor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- The Devil's Eye
  The Beauty Doctor (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Rider in Blue
  Åberg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Åsa-Nisse jubilerar
  Vicar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- 91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han)
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Swinging at the Castle
  Major Klacke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Miss Chic
  Vicar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Mannequin in Red
  Westman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Phantom Carriage
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Great Amateur
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Lady in Black
  Bus driver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- A Girl of Solbakken
  Verger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- 91:an Karlsson slår knockout
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Girl in Tails
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- The Staffan Stolle Story
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Suss gott
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Litet bo
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Smiles of a Summer Night
  Butler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Hemsöborna
  Rapp
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Åsa-Nisse ordnar allt
  Post office customer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Far och flyg
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Salka Valka
  Katrinus
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Karin Månsdotter
  Servant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Flicka med melodi
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Storm over Tjurö
  Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Enchanted Journey
  The Theatre Director
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Sju svarta "Be-Hå"
  Burglar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- We Three Debutantes
  Artist at Mosebacke torg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- The Road to Klockrike
  Skötsamma Grisen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth
  Man smoking cigar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Drömsemester
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Hård klang
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- One Summer of Happiness
  Hospital patient
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Spöke på semester
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Regementets ros
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- When Bengt and Anders Swapped Wives
  Hotell manager
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Kyssen på kryssen
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Inventive Johansson
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Motorkavaljerer
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Kronblom kommer till stan
  Mr. Andersson (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Farlig vår
  Customer in Barber Shop
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Hur tokigt som helst
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Loffe som miljonär
  Skådespelare
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1948
- The People from Simlång Valley
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- A Guest Is Coming
  Pettersson, godsägare
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- Här kommer vi ...
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- Kronblom
  Station Inspector (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- Song of Stockholm
  vaktmästare på soarén
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- Private Number 91-Karlsson
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- Crisis
  Concert flute player at the ball
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- Jagad
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Sussie
  Butcher's Delivery Man (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Fia Jansson från Söder
  restauranggäst
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- Kungajakt
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- Kajan går till sjöss
  Fat man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Hon trodde det var han
  Bomben
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Elvira Madigan
  barberaren
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1943
- Sextuplets
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Tre glada tokar
  gäst på Mariannes födelsedagsfest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Stackars Ferdinand
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Hemtrevnad i kasern
  Johansson, teatervaktmästare
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Landstormens lilla argbigga
  Guest at the hotel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Folket på Högbogården
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Old Titans Are Still Here
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Alla tiders Karlsson
  Hamlet
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Kungen kommer
  Guest at the Royal Ball (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1936
- Kärlek efter noter
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935
- Uppsagd
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Karl Fredrik Reigns
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Äventyr på hotell
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Atlantäventyret
  Ship's Crew (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1934
- Hemliga Svensson
  Café owner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Inled mig i frestelse
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Saturday Nights
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1933
- Två hjärtan och en skuta
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Love and Deficit
  Olsson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1932
- Scattered Pages
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1931
- Sin
  Guest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1928
- Old Nick and the Smålander
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1927
- The Ghost Baron
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1927
- The Lady Incendiary
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1926
- Two Kings
  Boat passenger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1925
- The Fairy of Solbakken
  Church visitor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1919