Oscarsson was born , along with his twin brother Björn , on 28 January 1927 on Kungsholmen , Stockholm , to parents Einar Oscarsson , an engineer , and Therèse , née Küppers . The twins had two elder siblings . Their mother , who was German , died of cancer in 1933 . Oscarsson was best known for his role as Pontus , a starving writer , in the social realism drama '' Hunger '' , based on the Knut Hamsun novel by the same name , a role for which he won the 1966 Bodil , the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the 1966 Cannes Film Festival best actor awards . His most recent film role was as Holger Palmgren , the character Lisbeth Salander 's publicly appointed guardian , in the 2009 movies '' The Girl Who Played with Fire '' and '' The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets ' Nest '' , based on Stieg Larsson 's famous novels
1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
Per Oscarsson