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).