Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (19 June 1941 – 13 June 2015) was a

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and

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. Härenstam hosted the Swedish version of the game-show ''

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'' 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 ''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

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), which was very popular and has been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam participated in the music video for

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's hit song " When I Kissed the Teacher" where he played the teacher who got kissed by

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. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he was almost equally popular in

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, 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

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, six days before his 74th birthday.

Partial filmography

*'' Skratt'' (1968, TV Short) *'' Oj, är det redan fredag?'' (1970, TV Series) *''

'' (1973, TV Series) - Magnus *'' Pappas pojkar'' (1973, TV Series) - Martin Bengtsson *''

Fimpen ''Fimpen'' (lit. "the cigarette butt", UK ''Stubby'', international ''The Butt'') is a 1974 Swedish family film written and directed by Bo Widerberg and starring Johan Bergman. Plot Six-year-old Johan, nicknamed "Fimpen", is an extraordinarily ...

'' (1974) - Mackan *''Levande på Nya Bacchi'' (1974,

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) *'' En kille och en tjej'' (1975) - Party Guest *'' Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården'' (1976, TV Movie) - Kamrer Gunnarsson *''Varning för barn'' (1976, Theatre) *'' When I Kissed the Teacher'' (1976, Video short) - The Teacher *'' Skyll inte på mig!'' (1978, TV Series) - Magnus *''Det är serverat'' (1978, Theatre) *''

The Adventures of Picasso ''The Adventures of Picasso'' ( sv, Picassos äventyr) is a 1978 Swedish surrealist comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter. The film had the tag-line ''Tusen kärleksfulla lögner av Hans Alfredso ...

'' (1978) - Hitler *'' Jag är med barn'' (1979) - De unga älskande - Bosse *'' Magnus och Brasse Show'' (1980, TV Series) *''

Sällskapsresan ''Sällskapsresan eller Finns det svenskt kaffe på grisfesten?'' ( en, The Charter Trip, or: Is there Swedish Coffee at the Pig-Festival?) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 22 August 1980, and the first in a f ...

'' (1980) - Dr. B. A:son Levander *''

Sopor Sopor may refer to: * Sopor (sleep) * Sopor Aeternus, musical project * Methaqualone, by the trade name ''Sopor'' See also * Sopore Sopore, known as Suyyapur in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It i ...

'' (1981) - Ulf Adelsohn *''

Tuppen ''Tuppen'' is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström. Cast *Magnus Härenstam - Cederqvist * Lill-Anna Andersson - Lisa * Ellionor Bille- Barbro Karlsson * Åsa Bjerkerot - Gerda Skogsberg *Ing-Marie Carlsson - Karin Petrén * Annika ...

'' (1981) - Cederqvist *''

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'' (1981) - Kronofogden *'' Svenska Sesam'' (1981, Swedish version of Sesame Street) *''En flicka på halsen'' (1982) - Hot Dog Vendor *''

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) - Klasse Wallin *''Jokerfejs'' (1984) *'' Hemma hoz'' (1985, TV Mini-Series) *'' Bombardemagnus'' (1985) *''

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'' (1987–1990, TV Series) *'' Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice'' (1990) - Edvard *'' Fredrikssons fabrikk'' (1990–1993, TV Series) - Direktør Hasse Fredriksson *''

'' (1991–2005, TV Series) - Television host *'' Fredrikssons fabrik – The movie'' (1994) - Fredriksson *'' Bert: The Last Virgin'' (1995) - Roland Ebert *''

Vuxna människor ''Adult Behavior'' ( sv, Vuxna människor) is a 1999 Swedish comedy film directed by Felix Herngren and Fredrik Lindström. Cast * Felix Herngren - Frank Philgren * - Nenne Philgren * Cecilia Ljung - Rosie * Mikael Persbrandt - Georg * Käll ...

'' (1999) - Frank's boss *''

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'' (1999, Swedish dub) *'' Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt'' (1999) - Dr. Levander *''Karlsson på taket'' (2002) - Filip, thief (voice) *''

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'' (2005, Swedish dub) *''Winners and Losers'' (2005) - Himself *'' Muntergökarna'' (2005, Theatre) *''

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'' (2005-2006, TV Series) - Ralf Sundin *'' Sigillet'' (2006) - Rektor Magnificus *''

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'' (2006, Swedish dub) *'' Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen'' (2006) - Peter Black *'' Stjärnorna på slottet'' (2007) *'' Göta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighet'' (2009) - Peter Black *'' Vem tror du att du är?'' (2009) *'' Up'' (2009, Narrator in Swedish version) *''

Bamse and the Thief City ''Bamse and the City of Thieves'' ( sv, Bamse och Tjuvstaden) is a 2014 animated feature film featuring Bamse. Voice cast * Tomas Bolme - Narrator * Peter Haber - Bamse * Morgan Alling - Lille Skutt * Steve Kratz - Skalman * Magnus Häre ...

'' (2014) - Reinard Räv (voice)

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