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Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell

Writer · 1948–2015 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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Biography

Henning Georg Mankell (3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.

Wrote 55

2020s

  1. 2026

    Wallander - Steget efter

    Characters

  2. 2020

2010s

  1. 2017

    Afternoon Encounter

    Screenplay

  2. 2013

    Wallander: The Sad Bird

    Story, Characters

  3. Wallander: The Loss

    Story, Characters

  4. Wallander: The Betrayal

    Characters

  5. Wallander: Missing

    Story, Characters

  6. Wallander: The Troubled Man

    Novel, Characters

  7. 2011

    The Chinese Man

    Novel

  8. 2010

    Wallander: The Witness

    Story, Characters

  9. Wallander: The Heritage

    Story, Characters

  10. Kennedy's Brain

    Author

  11. Wallander: The Ghost

    Story, Characters

  12. Wallander 22 - Angel of Death

    Writer, Characters

2000s

  1. 2009

    Wallander: The Sniper

    Story, Characters

  2. Wallander: The Leak

    Story, Characters

  3. Wallander: The Priest

    Story, Characters

  4. Wallander: The Cellist

    Story, Characters

  5. Wallander: The Thief

    Story, Characters

  6. Wallander: The Courier

    Story, Characters

  7. Wallander: The Guilt

    Story, Characters

  8. Wallander: The Revenge

    Story, Characters

  9. 2008
  10. 2007

    The Pyramid

    Novel

  11. Wallander - Firewall

    Novel

  12. 2006

    Wallander: The Secret

    Story, Characters

  13. Wallander: The Joker

    Story, Characters

  14. Wallander: Blood Line

    Story, Characters

  15. Wallander: The Castle Ruins

    Story, Characters

  16. Wallander: The Container Lorry

    Story, Characters

  17. Wallander: The Photographer

    Story, Characters

  18. Wallander: The Trickster

    Story, Characters

  19. 2005

    Wallander: Mastermind

    Story, Characters

  20. Wallander: The African

    Story, Characters

  21. Wallander: The Overdose

    Story, Characters

  22. Wallander: The Brothers

    Story, Characters

  23. Wallander: The Village Idiot

    Story, Characters

  24. One Step Behind

    Writer, Novel

  25. Wallander: Before the Frost

    Novel

  26. 2004

    The Return of the Dancing Master

    Author

  27. 2003

    Mannen Som Log

    Novel

  28. 2002

    The Fifth Woman

    Novel

  29. 2001

    Wallander: Sidetracked

    Screenplay, Writer, Novel

1990s

  1. 1998

    Chronicler of the Winds

    Writer

  2. 1997

    Etterfølgeren

    Writer

  3. 1996

    The White Lioness

    Novel

  4. Hundarna i Riga

    Writer, Novel

  5. 1995

    The Dogs of Riga

    Writer, Novel

  6. Wallander: Faceless Killers

    Novel

1980s

  1. 1981

    The Race

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1973

    A Tiny Fright?

    Adaptation

Created 3

1990s

  1. 1996

    Hundarna i Riga

    Creator

Directed 2

1980s

  1. 1981

    The Race

    Director

1970s

  1. 1973

    A Tiny Fright?

    Director

Appearances6

2010s

  1. 2016

    Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

    Self

  2. 2015

    The dead still have a name

    Himself

  3. 2012
  4. 2011

    Lone Wolves & Dragon Tattoos: How Scandinavian Crime Fiction Conquered the World

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

1990s

  1. 1996

    Nattbok

    Thanks