Name Olof Thunberg Role Actor | Children Svante Thunberg | |
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Movies Winter Light, The Jungle Book, Snow White and the Seve, Lilla Jonssonligan pa styva li, Amorosa Similar People Stig Grybe, Malena Ernman, Mai Zetterling, Walt Disney, Larry Morey | ||
Olof thunberg imiterar och l ser bamse
Olof Fritz Thunberg (born 21 May 1925) is a Swedish actor and director.
Contents
- Olof thunberg imiterar och l ser bamse
- Duet malena ernman och olof thunberg
- Life and career
- Private life
- Selected filmography
- Selected television appearances
- Selected direction
- References
Duet malena ernman och olof thunberg
Life and career
Thumberg was born Fritz-Olof Thunberg in Västerås, where he formed a theatre club called Scenklubben that also included Lars Ekborg and the poet Bo Setterlind. He studied at Calle Flygare's drama school in Stockholm and then from 1950 to 1952 at Dramatens elevskola; between the two, in the late 1940s, he performed in public parks.
After finishing drama school he joined the Östgötateatern regional theatre, where he directed in addition to acting, then became a free-lance actor. In the 1950s he became known for his work on the radio programme Mannen i svart (The Man in Black), where he presented all kinds of stories of horror and the supernatural in his deep voice, accompanied by a variety of sound effects.
He has appeared in a variety of films, often in a supporting role as a confident charmer, and is the voice of both Bamse and Agaton Sax in children's films and recordings. He also voiced Shere Khan in the Swedish dubbed versions of both the 1967 Disney The Jungle Book and its 2003 sequel, The Jungle Book 2.
In 2006 he was a host of Sommar on Sveriges Radio P1.
He has also directed for television.
Private life
Thunberg was previously married to Mona Andersson. He is the father of the actor Svante Thunberg and father-in-law of the opera singer Malena Ernman.