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Björn Andrésen
Acting
26 Jan 1955
† 25 Oct 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Biography
Björn Johan Andrésen (26 January 1955 – 25 October 2025) was a Swedish actor and musician. He was best known for playing the fourteen-year-old Tadzio in Luchino Visconti's 1971 film adaptation of the Thomas Mann novella Death in Venice. Andrésen had only appeared in one film, En kärlekshistoria (1970) at the time he was cast in Death in Venice, which gained him international recognition. While the film performed relatively poorly at the box office, Andrésen was noted for his performance as Tadz...
Also Known As
Björn Johan Andrésen, Björn Andresen, Бьорн Йохан Андресен, Бьорн Андресен, ビヨルン・アンドレセン



























