Magnus Härenstam

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-06-19 (74 years old)

Deathday

2015-06-13

Place of Birth

Västervik, Småland, Sverige

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...

Acting

1981

Who Pulled the Plug?

as Peter Black

2006

1999

The Health Journey

as Dr. Levander

2009

1981

The Rooster

as Cederqvist

1980

Package Tour

as Dr. B. A:son Levander

2001

As Seen On Tv

as TV show host

1974

The Butt

as Mackan

1983

Happy We

as Klasse Wallin

1975

A Guy and a Gal

as gäst på partyt

1979

Father to Be

as De unga älskande - Bosse

2011

Viva la Greta

as Allan Mohlin

1981

SOPOR

as Ulf Adelsohn

2014

Bamse and the Thief City

as Reinard Räv (voice)

1994

2023

Året var 1973

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Sigillet

as Rektor Magnificus

1995

Bert: The Last Virgin

as Roland Ebert

1986

Glasmästarna

as Glazier 1

1982

1976

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