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Peter Stormare

ACTOR · BORN 1953

Peter Stormare

Born
27 August 1953, Arbrå, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Known for
Fargo (1996), Clown (2014), Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

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Peter Stormare (born 27 August 1953) is an actor best known for Fargo, Clown and Hitler: The Rise of Evil.

20 Interesting Facts About Peter Stormare

Interesting Facts (13)

  1. #001

    Peter Stormare was accidentally hit by Mark Hamill during a fight scene in Commander Hamilton (1998). He broke his nose four times, the last time while filming Unknown. In 2008 he had nose surgery so that his right eye would not go blind.

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  2. #002

    Has played a German, (The Big Lebowski (1998)), a Frenchman (Chocolat (2000)), three Russians (Bad Boys II (2003)), Armageddon (1998) and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008)), an Italian (Prison Break (2005)), a Dane (Echo (2007)), a Norwegian (Switch (2007)) and a Swede (Minority Report (2002)) (The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)).

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  3. #003

    In addition to being a stage and screen actor, Peter Stormare was also highly prolific as a playwright and theatre director.

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  4. #004

    Peter Stormare was discovered by Ingmar Bergman.

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  5. #005

    Peter Stormare became an American citizen in the late 1990s.

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  6. #006

    Peter Stormare plays in a band called Blonde From Fargo.

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  7. #007

    Peter Stormare owns a record company: StormVox.

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  8. #008

    Peter Stormare began using the name Stormare because there were two Peter Storms at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden.

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  9. #009

    Peter Stormare avoids watching himself in series or films whenever possible.

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  10. #010

    Peter Stormare's surname is pronounced Stor-mar-e.

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  11. #011

    Peter Stormare released his first album in 2002: "Dallerpölsa och småfåglar".

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  12. #012

    Peter Stormare was offered the role of Dane Eddie (originally called Swedish Eddie) in Miller's Crossing (1990), but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.

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  13. #013

    Peter Stormare is one of two Swedish actors to play a Russian character (Bad Boys II (2003) and Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece (2008) (#6.14)). The other is Dolph Lundgren, who played Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985).

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Characters & Cast (1)

  1. #014

    Peter Stormare was a friend of Ethan Coen and Joel Coen long before he was cast in the role in Fargo (1996).

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Career & Awards (2)

  1. #015

    Peter Stormare appeared in two films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Fargo (1996) and The Big Lebowski (1998).

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  2. #016

    Peter Stormare began his career at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden.

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Life & Family (4)

  1. #017

    Peter Stormare is the best friend of the Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard and is the godfather of Stellan's son Gustaf.

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  2. #018

    Peter Stormare's favorite actor is Gary Oldman.

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  3. #019

    Peter Stormare is the son of Karl Ingvar Storm and Gunhild Storm.

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  4. #020

    When Peter Stormare moved to Los Angeles, he became friends with the actress Signe Hasso. Along with other friends and relatives, he spent time with Hasso in her final days and sat beside her holding her hand when she passed away.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb IMDb name page (biography and trivia)

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