John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

– 25 October 1984 in

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) was a

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actor.

Family

He was nephew to

Frank Heller Frank Heller was the pen name of the Swedish writer Gunnar Serner (20 July 1886 - 14 October 1947), (aged 61). He wrote a string of light books about shady business transactions in an international milieu. His best known works concerned the recur ...

, and stepfather to

Malin Gjörup Eva Malin Maria Gjörup (28 April 1964 – 20 May 2020) was a Swedish actress and mezzo-soprano. She was sister to the actress, Fanny Gjörup (1961–2001), and stepdaughter to actor Håkan Serner. Gjörup was born in Luleå. She studied at ...

Awards

In 1977 Serner received the award for Best Actor at the

13th Guldbagge Awards The 13th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1976 and 1977, and took place on 5 September 1977. ''The Man on the Roof'' directed by Bo Widerberg was presented with the award for B ...

for his roles in the films ''

The Man on the Roof ''The Man on the Roof'' ( sv, Mannen på taket) is a 1976 Swedish police procedural- thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the 1971 novel ''The Abominable Man'' by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The film stars Carl-Gustaf Lindste ...

'' (1976) and '' Bang!'' (1977).

Death

Serner committed suicide by hanging himself on 25 October 1984, aged 51.

Partial filmography

*1953: ''

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'' - Marianne's Class Mate *1953: '' Speed Fever'' - Gunnar Norén *1955: ''

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'' - Officer (uncredited) *1958: '' The Goat in the Garden'' - Smörgåsnissen på Horn (1958) (uncredited) *1958: ''

The Great Amateur ''The Great Amateur'' (Swedish: ''Den store amatören'') is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Martin Ljung, Marianne Bengtsson and Yngve Gamlin. It was shot at the Råsunda in Stockholm. The film's sets were design ...

'' - Actor (uncredited) *1958: ''

Playing on the Rainbow ''Playing on the Rainbow'' (Swedish: ''Lek på regnbågen'') is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Mai Zetterling, Alf Kjellin and Birger Malmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in ...

'' - The chairman of the film studio (uncredited) *1958: ''

The Jazz Boy ''The Jazz Boy'' (Swedish: ''Jazzgossen'') is a 1958 Swedish musical film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Ekman, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Elof Ahrle and Georg Funkquist.Gustafsson p.118 The film was an attempt to make a nostalgical cavalcade of th ...

'' - Telegrambudet *1959: ''

Raggare! ''Raggare!'' (in the UK released as ''Blackjackets'') is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 13 November 1959, directed by Olle Hellbom. Plot A gang of car driving youngsters (raggare) hang out in a café outside Stoc ...

'' - Sven-Erik *1959: '' Fridolfs farliga ålder'' *1964: '' Dear John'' - Erwin *1965: ''Calle P.'' - Criminal *1966: '' The People of Hemsö'' (TV Mini-Series) - Norman *1967: ''

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'' - John *1968: '' Bombi Bitt och jag'' (TV Series) - Lantmannen *1968: ''Het snö'' - Klas Bergström *1969: '' Som natt och dag'' - Gustav *1969: ''Mej och dej'' - Policeman *1969: ''Ni ljuger'' - An inmate (uncredited) *1969: ''Kameleonterna'' - Bertil Broström *1970: '' Pippin on the South Seas'' - Franko *1970: ''Ministern'' - Schering *1971: ''Niklas och Figuren'' - Niklas' Father *1971: ''

The Apple War ''The Apple War'' ( sv, Äppelkriget) is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle be ...

'' - Eberhard Lindberg *1971: ''Smoke'' - Foreman *1973: ''

Den vita stenen ''Den vita stenen'' ("The White Stone") is a 1964 Swedish children's book written by Gunnel Linde. In 1965, Linde received the Nils Holgersson Plaque for this book. In 1973, a TV version of the story was produced. Plot The book takes place in a ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) - Skomakaren Sivert Kolmodin *1974: ''

Dunderklumpen! ''Dunderklumpen!'' is a 1974 Swedish family film directed by Per Åhlin, which combines animation and live action. The story involves several musical numbers. It was released on 26 September 1974. At the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Åhlin won a Special ...

'' - Lionel (voice) *1975: ''Ungkarlshotellet'' - Blomman *1976: ''

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'' - The Girl's Ex-man *1976: ''

'' - Einar Rönn *1977: ''Bang!'' - Hinder *1979: '' Trolltider'' (TV Series, ''

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 ...

'') - Vätten *1980: '' Flygnivå 450'' - Andre *1981: ''Snacka går ju...'' - Acke *1981: ''

Rasmus på luffen ''Rasmus på luffen'' is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Olle Hellbom, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1981. It is based on the 1955 film ''Luffaren och Rasmus'' by Astrid Lindgren, the book '' Rasmus på luffen'' by Lindgr ...

'' - Liander *1984: ''Sömnen'' - The Father *1984: ''

The Man from Majorca ''The Man from Majorca'' ( sv, Mannen från Mallorca) is a 1984 Swedish crime thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel ''The Pig Party'' by Leif G. W. Persson. The film stars Sven Wollter and Tomas von Brömssen. The nove ...

'' - Inspector Andersson

References

External links

* * 1984 suicides 1933 births Actors from Malmö Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners 20th-century Swedish male actors Suicides by hanging in Sweden {{Sweden-actor-stub