Magnus Härenstam

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2941

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Jun-1941

Age

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Västervik, Småland, Sverige

Also Known As
  • Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam

Magnus Härenstam

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.


Credits

Magnus och Brasse: Varning för barn Magnus och Brasse: Varning för barn (1976) Character: Magnus
Recorded in 1976 at Restaurang Trägår'n in Gothenburg. Härenstam and Brännström perform sketches such as "Bäst att ta sig ett glas" (Better Have a Drink), "Svordomsvisan" (The Swear Song), and "Flygkaptenerna" (The Airline Captains).
Magnus och Brasse: Det är serverat Magnus och Brasse: Det är serverat (1978) Character: Magnus
DET ÄR SERVERAT inspelad 1978 på Berns Salonger i Stockholm. Härenstam och Brännström framför sketcher som "Ouvertyr med arg servitör", "Goddag, God dag", "De ä bar å åk! I helvete heller!" "Kirurgerna".
Pappas Pojkar Pappas Pojkar (1973) Character: N/A
A comedy series about a Dad who finds himself in different kinds of trouble and calls in his two sons to help him out.
Jokerfejs Jokerfejs (1984) Character: N/A
A series of sketches with various Swedish comedians and artists.
I Stig Helmers Fotspår I Stig Helmers Fotspår (2004) Character: Self
In the Footsteps of Stig Helmer is a 66 minute documentary about the making of a series of comedy movies focusing on the character Stig Helmer and his vacationing trips, all filled with comical events and complications.
En liten film om Fimpen En liten film om Fimpen (2015) Character: N/A
Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's 1974 film 'Fimpen'.
Bo Widerberg Bo Widerberg (1977) Character: N/A
Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a failed theater production.
Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt 70 år (1991) Character: Self
Interviews with and about Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt interspersed with clips from his old performances. Recorded to celebrate his 70th birthday, which would be his last.
Sugar Sugar (1982) Character: Joe / Josephine
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in. A Swedish adaptation of Billy Wilder's iconic 1959 musical comedy Some Like It Hot.
Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården (1976) Character: Gunnarsson
Through a series of mishaps, the proper bank official Gunnarsson is forced to spend his first days of vacation in the archipelago of Stockholm, both in and out of the water.
Glasmästarna Glasmästarna (1986) Character: Glazier 1
Silent about two clumsy glaziers.
En kille och en tjej En kille och en tjej (1975) Character: gäst på partyt
Hypochondriac Lasse has finished his education but has trouble finding a job, instead he goes out trying to pick up girls. One morning he meets Lena in the stairwell.
Aud go'hjerta Aud go'hjerta (2006) Character: Self (archive footage)
Friends and colleagues remember Norwegian actress Aud Schønemann in a documentary celebrating her life. The documentary was broadcast on Norwegian public broadcasting network (NRK) less than three months after Schønemann's death.
ABBA-dabba-dooo!! - Historien om ABBA ABBA-dabba-dooo!! - Historien om ABBA (1976) Character: Self
This first documentary about the pop group ABBA was made around the time of the release of their fourth album 'Arrival'. It contains unique archive footage filmed at the secret location where they made the record, concert footage, specially made promotional videos, photos from the group members' private collection and interviews in Swedish with each of them: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Stig was also interviewed briefly and was shown playing and singing part of Tivedshambo on acoustic guitar.
Året var 1973 Året var 1973 (2023) Character: Self (archive footage)
At the end of August 1973, a robber takes hostages at the Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg. A week or so later, on September 15, King Gustaf VI Adolf dies in Helsingborg's hospital and Sweden gets a new king: Carl XVI Gustaf. In Chile, the military takes power and the popularly elected president Salvador Allende is overthrown. That and much more in this column about the year 1973.
Morfar och jag på semester Morfar och jag på semester (1982) Character: Magnus
An uptight man decides to take his grandfather with him on vacation.
Vuxna människor Vuxna människor (1999) Character: Frank's boss
Frank leads a respectable yuppie life working at a noted Stockholm law firm. He has also been married for eight years to his beautiful wife Nenne, who runs an upscale boutique. Yet Frank is deeply bored with his life and is supremely randy. He even fantasizes about the marriage counselor that he and Nenne visit weekly. Eventually, Frank shacks up with a young fetching art student named Sofia, though the experience wracks Frank with guilt. Meanwhile, Nenne's friend and co-worker Rosie suspects that Frank is having an affair, though she does not have the nerve to tell her. Little does Rosie suspect, however, that her friend is sleeping with her lover Georg, an uptight journalist with an ego the size of Finland. Soon wires get crossed, and all hell breaks loose.
Bamse och tjuvstaden Bamse och tjuvstaden (2014) Character: Reinard Räv (voice)
Bamse, Lille Skutt and Skalman embark on an adventure that takes them through the Troll Forest to the City of Thieves to save Grandma from the villainous fox Reinard.
En flicka på halsen En flicka på halsen (1982) Character: Korvgubben
A comedy about taxi driver Bengt, who finds himself in trouble when he is unable to repay a loan to loan shark Kurt. At the same time, researcher Johan receives an urgent assignment from his professor, which is complicated by the fact that he unexpectedly has to take care of Bengt's daughter Pia. Their lives become intertwined in a series of comical and dramatic events that take place in the same apartment building.
Göta Kanal 3 - kanalkungens hemlighet Göta Kanal 3 - kanalkungens hemlighet (2009) Character: Peter Black
Years after winning a race down the Göta Canal, life for a family of shipbuilders gets complicated when they get entangled with the mafia.
Göta Kanal 2 - kanalkampen Göta Kanal 2 - kanalkampen (2006) Character: Peter Black
Andersson's boatyard remains after 25 years, still chased by the same stringent, but misfortuned debt collector. TV producer Vonna Jigert wants Andersson to compete against an Italian company and their boat Fortuna in a race on Göta Kanal – live on TV. The race is broadcasted as a reality show. Same gangly canoer like 25 years ago also has a canoeing vacation on the canal when the race starts.
Känd från tv Känd från tv (2001) Character: TV show host
Alexander is a talk show host on TV and a partying bachelor privately with an awful love life even though he dreams of settling down. One day his old friend Ralf brings him a manuscript for a book that he can't get published and asks Alexander to put his name on it for some more publicity. Alexander agrees without reading and finds himself in trouble when the book comes out and the views expressed in it are opposite to his own.
Picassos äventyr Picassos äventyr (1978) Character: Hitler
A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before and in-between that.
Vinnare och förlorare Vinnare och förlorare (2005) Character: Self
Fredrik, the single father of Magda, is too occupied with his race horse Kisa to see that his daughter has problems in school. But one day Magda brings home a new friend, Helena, caller at the local bingo hall. Fredrik is soon smitten by the frank and outspoken 29-year-old. Helena and a self-confident Magda help Fredrik to see why his horse never wins the races.
Karlsson på taket Karlsson på taket (2002) Character: Fille
A beautiful, wise and fairly fat man at his best age — that’s Karlsson on the Roof. And he isn’t very shy. His door sign says "The world’s best Karlsson". One day he just flew threw the window into Little Brothers bedroom.
Hälsoresan - En smal film av stor vikt Hälsoresan - En smal film av stor vikt (1999) Character: Dr. Levander
The film is about the health resort Granhedsgården in Dalarna, Sweden, and they have a problem. They don't have many guests at all and something must be done. At the same time, Stig-Helmer is a little depressed after his girlfriend has left him, and so he lives on junk food. His best friend Ole invites him to come along to the health resort Granhedsgården. Now, the craziness begins.
Sällskapsresan eller Finns det svenskt kaffe på grisfesten Sällskapsresan eller Finns det svenskt kaffe på grisfesten (1980) Character: Dr. B. A:son Levander
Stig-Helmer and Ole Bramserud on a trip to the Canary Islands for Christmas.
Två killar och en tjej Två killar och en tjej (1983) Character: Klasse Wallin
Three friends who haven't seen each other for seventeen years reunite and have a lot to tell about what has happened in the meantime. The film follows the friends for some time afterwards and then moves another twenty years in the future...
SOPOR SOPOR (1981) Character: Ulf Adelsohn
One Monday morning, a thousand children leave the suburb of Farsta and go to Stockholm to occupy the Royal Castle. The children have formed a group called S.O.P.O.R. as a protest against the way adults treat them and have destroyed their future. They demand that the robots in the industry are replaced by humans to create job opportunities. They take the royal family as hostages.
Jag är med barn Jag är med barn (1979) Character: De unga älskande - Bosse
Bosse works at an advertising agency while working on the novel of the century. At a burger restaurant he meets Lena, and before he knows it, she is pregnant. Bosse starts thinking that his life is all over, he won't get any more career opportunities, and never again will he have time for late night parties.
Fimpen Fimpen (1974) Character: Mackan
6-year-old Johan (nicknamed 'Fimpen') loves football. One day, his talents are discovered, and it doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and the media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.
Tuppen Tuppen (1981) Character: Cederqvist
In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a car it becomes much easier, especially since he has the power to relocate people to an easier line of work. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Göta Kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? Göta Kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? (1981) Character: Peter Black
To secure an order for 1 000 cabin cruisers from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenburg. A small family owned company on the brink of bankruptcy is pitted against a much larger competitor and both resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first.
Bert - den siste oskulden Bert - den siste oskulden (1995) Character: Roland Ebert
The film is based on a series of immensely popular Swedish children's books, about the boy Bert, who is just hitting puberty and having the usual problems with it. But that's where the usual ends abruptly.
Fredrikssons fabrikk – The movie Fredrikssons fabrikk – The movie (1994) Character: Hasse Fredriksson
Newly divorced factory manager Fredriksson has found a new partner, and has hired her as chief designer at the factory. Her role models are the top fashion houses in Paris, and she has plans ready for renovations. But how do the employees react? Pia, Kari, Oddveig, Margit and Tommy? And what happens when everyone is laid off due to declining order intake?
Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice (1990) Character: Edvard
Roy and Roger decide to close their gasstation for the summer, to try to find where, what and how their lost father is. Roger also falls in love and much more.



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