Brasse Brännström (real name Lars Erik Brännström; 27 February 1945 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Brännström attended

Adolf Fredrik's Music School Adolf Fredrik's Music School ( sv, Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser) is a general municipal junior high school ( sv, grundskola) in Stockholm, Sweden with a focus on choral music, and highly competitive admission based on audition in singing and mu ...

in Stockholm. In 1970, he gained fame alongside Magnus Härenstam and

Lasse Hallström Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Acade ...

, when they made their first television program ''Oj är det redan fredag''. During the 1980s, Brännström managed

Maximteatern , called ''"Maxim"'' in English or ''The Maxim Theatre'', has been a popular private theatre at Karlaplan in central Stockholm, Sweden since the 1960s. Originally named the Karlaplansstudion, it was designed as a theatre for film screenings. ...

in Stockholm with Magnus Härenstam, Lill Lindfors, and Aller Johansson, in a company called Limabrall. He is also known for hosting the children's TV-program ''

Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter ''Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter'' (''Five ants are more than four elephants'') is a 1973–75 Swedish TV-series for children, hosted by Magnus Härenstam, Brasse Brännström and Eva Remaeus. The TV-series included songs and sketche ...

'' (with Magnus Härenstam &

Eva Remaeus Eva Britt Remaeus (13 February 1950 - 29 January 1993) was a Swedish actress. Biography Born in Lund, Remaeus starred in the Swedish film '' Sven Klangs kvintett'', the thriller '' The Man on the Roof'', as well as the child television series ' ...

), which was popular and has been re-broadcast numerous times.

Selected filmography

*'' Åsa-Nisse – wälkom to Knohult'' (2011) *'' Kenny Begins'' (2009) *'' Hon och Hannes'' (TV) (2005–06) *'' Den bästa av mödrar'' (2005) *''

Paradiset ''Paradise'' (Swedish: ''Paradiset'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Ragneborn and starring Edvin Adolphson, Gunnel Broström and Eva Dahlbeck.Qvist & Von Bagh p.61 It was shot at the Stocksund Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets ...

'' (2003) *''

Swedenhielms ''Swedenhielms'' is a 1935 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Gustaf Molander. The film is based on the play by Hjalmar Bergman from 1923 and starrs Gösta Ekman, Karin Swanström, and Tutta Rolf. Plot The Swedenhielm family is an old proud ...

'' (TV) (2003) *''

Dieselråttor & sjömansmöss ''Dieselråttor & sjömansmöss'' (''"Diesel Rats & Sailor Mice"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 2002. Plot Two children and a group of rats are the main characters. The rats live on board a ship, and have shrunk the childr ...

'' (TV) (2002) *'' Sprängaren'' (2001) *''

En ängels tålamod En or EN may refer to: Businesses * Bouygues (stock symbol EN) * Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (reporting mark EN, but now known as Southern Railway of Vancouver Island) * Euronews, a news television and internet channel Language and writing * ...

'' (TV) (2001) *''

Gossip Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling. Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means ...

'' (2000) *''

Den bästa sommaren ''A Summer Tale'' is a 2000 comedy-drama. Its original Swedish title is ''Den bästa sommaren'', which means "The Best Summer". Written and directed by Ulf Malmros, the film stars Kjell Bergqvist, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson, and Brasse Brän ...

'' (2000) *'' Pelle Svanslös'' (TV,

julkalendern ''Swedish Television's Christmas calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Televisions julkalender) or ''Swedish Television's Advent calendar'' ( sv, Sveriges Televisions adventskalender) is a Christmas calendar TV series mainly for children, broadcast by Sve ...

) (1997) *''

Mitt sanna jag Mitt may refer to: *Mitten, a garment covering the whole hand *Baseball mitt, a leather glove worn by baseball players on defense *Mitt (name), a surname and given name *William Mitten (1819–1906), English authority on bryophytes and chemist, wh ...

'' (TV) (1995) *'' Sköna juveler'' (1984) *''

Två killar och en tjej ''Happy We'' ( sv, Två killar och en tjej) is a Swedish 1983 film directed by Lasse Hallström. Cast *Brasse Brännström - Thomas Bengtsson *Magnus Härenstam - Klasse Wallin * Pia Green - Anna Wallin *Lars Amble - Fredrik Wahlgren *Gös ...

'' (1983) *'' Kalabaliken i Bender'' (1983) *'' Mannen som blev miljonär'' (1980) *''

Magnus och Brasse Show Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...

'' (TV) (1980) *'' Skyll inte på mig!'' (TV) (1977) *''

En kille och en tjej ''A Guy and a Gal'' (Swedish: ''En kille och en tjej'') is a 1975 Swedish comedy film directed by Lasse Hallström, in his feature film directorial debut. It was the most popular film in Sweden in 1975 with receipts of 9,439,000 Swedish krona in ...

'' (1975) *''

Pappas pojkar Pappas or Papas ( el, Παππάς, ) is a Greek surname, which means "priest" (occupational surname). In the United States, it is often a shortened form of a longer surname like ''Papadopoulos'' or ''Papageorgiou''.Louis Adamic, ''What's Your Name ...

'' (TV) (1973) *''

'' (TV) (1973) *'' Oj är det redan fredag'' (TV) (1970)

References

External links

* * Swedish male television actors 1945 births 2014 deaths Best Supporting Actor Guldbagge Award winners Swedish male film actors Male actors from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish male actors 21st-century Swedish male actors Burials at Skogskyrkogården {{Sweden-actor-stub