Claes Sylwander was born on October 27, 1924 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Blomman från Hawaii (1992), Två man om en änka (1991) and Spanska flugan (1993). He was married to Birgitta Matsgård Berven and Ingrid Thulin. He died on February 10, 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden.