Hans Wahlgren
Swedish actor (1937–2024)
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Key Takeaways
- Hans Carl Gustav Wahlgren (26 June 1937 – 10 May 2024) was a Swedish actor.
- As a voice actor, he dubbed for several children's films.
- Career Wahlgren grew up in Smedslätten, and debuted in 1945 in Ragnar Falck's short film Indianer och blekansikten .
- During eleven seasons he performed in the revue Hagges Revue in Gothenburg.
- He performed in several farces and comedies at Stockholm's private theatres, and plays like Oh!
Hans Carl Gustav Wahlgren (26 June 1937 – 10 May 2024) was a Swedish actor. During his career, Wahlgren appeared in films and television series, as well as his work in revues and farces such as Oh! Calcutta! As a voice actor, he dubbed for several children's films. In Wahlgren's later years, he was in his daughter Pernilla's reality series on television (2016-2024).
Career
Wahlgren grew up in Smedslätten, and debuted in 1945 in Ragnar Falck's short film Indianer och blekansikten. His breakthrough came in the film Raggare in 1959. During eleven seasons he performed in the revue Hagges Revue in Gothenburg. In the revue he did impressions of famous people like Jan Malmsjö, Jarl Kulle, Carl XVI Gustaf and Claes af Geijerstam.
He performed in several farces and comedies at Stockholm's private theatres, and plays like Oh! Calcutta! and Pippi Longstocking at Folkan, and in Charleys tant and Spanska flugan at Vasateatern.
During the summer of 2001, he, along with Eva Rydberg, performed in the comedy Kärlek och lavemang at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg. He also did plenty of voice acting in several films such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Nanny McPhee. He provided Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson's voice in the computer games Jönssonligan: Jakten på Mjölner and Jönssonligan går på djupet.
Between 2016 and 2024, Wahlgren participated in his daughter Pernilla Wahlgren's reality series Wahlgrens värld which is broadcast on Kanal 5 and the streaming service MAX.
On 22 May, after his death a frew days prior a special episode of Wahlgrens värld was aired, dedicated to Hans Wahlgren showing his best scenes from all seasonsof the series.
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