From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Per Axel Daniel Rank Arosenius November 7 1920 March 21 1981 was a Swedish actor of mostly supporting parts His most prominent film role was that of Soviet defector Boris Kusenov in Alfred Hitchcocks 1969 film Topaz After a dispute with the Swedish taxation authorities on March 21 1981 Arosenius protested by setting himself on fire outside their office in Nacka He died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital He was 60 years old Description above from the Wikipedia article PerAxel Arosenius licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia