Björn Andrésen, who as a teen starred in the controversial film "Death in Venice" and later spoke movingly of his conflicted feelings over being sexualized at such a young age, has died. The Swedish actor died at 70 on October 25, Dagens Nyheter reports. No cause was offered. Andrésen created a sensation in Luchino Visconti's film adaptation of Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" (1971). He had been 15 at the time it was shot. In it, he played Tadzio, a boy who would becom...
Björn Andrésen, Star of 'Death in Venice' Who Denounced Its Director, Dies at 70
Extra - 26 Oct 2025 22:20
Björn Andrésen, who as a teen starred in the controversial film "Death in Venice" and later spoke movingly of his conflicted feelings over being sexualized at such a young age, has died. The Swedish actor died at 70 on October 25, Dagens Nyheter reports. No cause was offered. Andrésen created a sensation in Luchino Visconti's film adaptation of Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" (1971). He had been 15 at the time it was shot. In it, he played Tadzio, a boy who would becom...
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