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.

Known For

Package Tour

as Dr. B. A:son Levander

Who Pulled the Plug?

as Peter Black

The Adventures of Picasso

as Hitler

The Health Journey

as Dr. Levander

Bert: The Last Virgin

as Roland Ebert

Adult Behaviour… It's All in the Mind

as Frank's boss

Who Pulled the Plug? 2

as Peter Black

The Rooster

as Cederqvist

Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice

as Edvard

SOPOR

as Ulf Adelsohn