John Harryson Explained

John Harryson
Birthname:John Edvard Harryson
Birth Date:17 April 1926
Birth Place:Katrineholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Occupation:Actor, voice actor, singer
Yearsactive:1946–2002
Spouse:[1] [2]
Children:4,[3] including Peter Harryson (with Dahl)
Partner:Ulla-Britt Dahl

John Edvard Harryson (17 April 1926  - 28 November 2008) was a Swedish actor. He was the father of famous Swedish actor and television host Peter Harryson.

Born in Katrineholm, Harrysson was a renowned actor in Sweden. For a younger generation John Harrysson was known as the Swedish voice of Scrooge McDuck, Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, Doctor Snuggles, Bert in Svenska Sesam (The second Swedish version of Sesame Street), and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (1973).

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1992 . Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-914072-X . Swedish . 446.
  2. News: Kajsa Harryson. Lysande journalist, vällustig språkkonstnär . . Kajsa Harryson. Brilliant journalist, voluptuous language artist . Finn . Afzelius . Lena . Rydin . Harry . Strand . 2003-12-19 . 3 January 2016 . Swedish.
  3. News: John Harryson har avlidit . . John Harryson has died . Simon . Andréen . 4 December 2008 . 3 January 2016 . Swedish.