Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player. A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character ''Bjössi Bolla'' which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi Bjarnason and Þorgeir Ástvaldsson. With Sumargleðin, he sang the hit song '' Prins Póló'' in 1981.

Handball career

Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season, winning the Icelandic championship in 1974 and 1976 and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977. He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH.

Personal life

Ólafsson is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children. He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon and his

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was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson.

Partial filmography

*'' Land og synir'' (1980) * ''Óðal feðranna'' (1980) *'' Hvítir mávar'' (1985) – Pétur Kristjánsson * '' Children of Nature'' (1991) * ''Ingaló'' (1992) – Seli * ''

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'' (1994) – Hallur * '' Cold Fever'' (1994) – Hallur * '' The Viking Sagas'' (1994) – Bjorn * ''Agnes'' (1995) – Eyfi * ''

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'' (1996) – Hreggviður * '' Áfram Latibær'' (1996) - Bæjarstjórinn *'' Falcons'' (2002) – Lobbi * '' Metalhead'' (2013) – Erlingur

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* Living people 1946 births Magnús Ólafsson Magnús Ólafsson Magnús Ólafsson Magnús Ólafsson Magnús Ólafsson Magnús Ólafsson 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-actor-stub