Magnus Härenstam
Born: 1941-06-19 in Västervik, Småland, Sverige
Died: 2015-06-13
Known For: Acting
Biography
Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam was a Swedish television host, actor and comedian. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy! for 14 years before being replaced by Adam Alsing. Härenstam is also known for hosting the children's TV-program Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter (with Brasse Brännström & Eva Remaeus), which was very popular and has been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam participated in the music video for ABBA's hit song "When I Kissed the Teacher" where he played the teacher who got kissed by Agnetha Fältskog. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he was almost equally popular in Norway, having starred in the 1990s sitcom Fredrikssons fabrikk, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop. Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several year long fight with cancer.
Filmography
2023
- Året var 1973 as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Bamse och tjuvstaden as Reinard Räv
2015
- Svenska tv-historier as Magnus Härenstam
- A Short Movie About the Butt
2014
- Bamse and the Thief City as Reinard Räv (voice)
2012
- Sam tar över as Gunnar
2011
- Viva la Greta as Allan Mohlin
2010
- Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Himself
- Who Pulled the Plug? 3 as Peter Black
2006
- Stjärnorna på slottet as Self
- Who Pulled the Plug? 2 as Peter Black
- Aud go'hjerta as Self (archive footage)
- Sigillet as Rektor Magnificus
2005
- Winners and Losers as Self
- Ultimate Comedy 2 as Self
2004
2002
- Karlsson on the Roof as Fille
- Karlsson on the Roof as Fille
2001
- As Seen On Tv as TV show host
1999
- Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind as Frank's boss
- The Health Journey as Dr. Levander
1998
- C/o Segemyhr as Magnus Härenstam
1996
- Omaka par ... (Writer)
1995
- Agnetas Nyårskarameller as Guest
- Bert: The Last Virgin as Roland Ebert
1994
- Fredrikssons fabrikk – The movie as Hasse Fredriksson
1991
- Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år as Self
1990
- Fredrikssons fabrikk as Direktør Hasse Fredriksson
- Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice as Edvard
1988
- Omaka par ... (Writer)
1987
- På spåret as Tävlande
1986
- Glasmästarna as Glazier 1
1984
- Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter as Magnus
- Zvampen as Various
- Joker Face
1983
- Happy We as Klasse Wallin
1982
- Sugar as Joe / Josephine
- Saddled With a Girl as Korvgubben
- Morfar och jag på semester as Magnus
1981
- Who Pulled the Plug? as Peter Black
- The Rooster as Cederqvist
- SOPOR as Ulf Adelsohn
1980
- Package Tour as Dr. B. A:son Levander
1979
- Father to Be as De unga älskande - Bosse
1978
- The Adventures of Picasso as Hitler
- Don't Blame Me! as Magnus
- Magnus och Brasse: Det är serverat as Magnus
1977
1976
- ABBA-dabba-doo as Self
- Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården as Gunnarsson
- Magnus och Brasse: Varning för barn as Magnus
1975
- A Guy and a Gal as gäst på partyt
1974
- The Butt as Mackan
1960
- Julkalendern as Magnus