Magnús Ólafsson (actor) explained

Magnús Ólafsson
Birth Date:	df=y 1946-02-17
Birth Place:	Siglufjörður, Iceland
Nationality:	Icelandic
Occupation:	Actor, comedian, singer
Years Active:	1962–present

Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player.^{[1] [2]} A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla^{[3] [4]} 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.^[5] With Sumargleðin, he sang the hit song Prins Póló in 1981.^{[6] [7]}

Handball career

Magnús Ólafsson
Position:	Goalkeeper
Years1:	197?–198?
Clubs1:	FH

Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season,^[8] winning the Icelandic championship in 1974^[9] and 1976^[10] and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977.^{[11] [12]} He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH.^{[13] [14]}

Personal life

Ólafsson is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children.^[15] He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon^[16] and his nephew was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson.^[17]

Partial filmography

• Land og synir (1980)
• Óðal feðranna (1980)
• Hvítir mávar (1985) – Pétur Kristjánsson
• Children of Nature (1991)
• Ingaló (1992) – Seli
• Bíódagar (1994) – Hallur
• Cold Fever (1994) – Hallur
• The Viking Sagas (1994) – Bjorn
• Agnes (1995) – Eyfi^[18]
• Devil's Island (1996) – Hreggviður
• Áfram Latibær (1996) - Bæjarstjórinn
• Falcons (2002) – Lobbi
• Metalhead (2013) – Erlingur

Notes and References

1. News: Gamanleikari af guðsnáð . 11 July 2021 . . 17 February 2016 . 26–27 . Icelandic.
2. News: Viktoría Hermannsdóttir . Konan er stærsti lottóvinningurinn . 11 July 2021 . . 20 June 2014 . 32–34 . Icelandic.
3. News: Viktoría Hermannsdóttir . Þetta er svo skemmtilegt . 11 July 2021 . . 13 June 2014 . 62 . Icelandic.
4. News: Prakkarinn Bjössi bolla með bók . 11 July 2021 . . 3 November 2014 . 23 . Icelandic.
5. News: Sumargleðin endurtekin . 11 July 2021 . . 25 September 1980 . 13 . Icelandic.
6. News: Borðum milljónir af Prins Póló árlega . 11 July 2021 . . 10 June 1995 . 24 . Icelandic.
7. News: Syngur Prins Póló á pólsku . 11 July 2021 . . 30 July 2005 . 46 . Icelandic.
8. News: Erfitt að vera á varamannabekk . 11 July 2021 . . 1 December 1979 . 30 . Icelandic.
9. News: Íslandsmeistarar í 10. sinn . 11 July 2021 . . 11 February 1974 . Icelandic.
10. News: Íslandsmeistarar FH 1976 . 11 July 2021 . . 24 February 1976 . 15 . Icelandic.
11. News: Örþreyttir Framarar misstu bikarinn til FH-inga í lokin . 11 July 2021 . . 24 April 1975 . 38 . Icelandic.
12. News: Leikreynsla FH færði þeim þriðja bikarsigurinn í röð . 11 July 2021 . . 5 May 1977 . 13 . Icelandic.
13. News: Hallur Símonarson . Hjalti lokaði markinu og FH vann auðveldan sigur! . 12 July 2021 . . 17 July 1973 . 8–9 . Icelandic.
14. News: FH varð Íslandsmeistari . 12 July 2021 . . 18 July 1973 . 8 . Icelandic.
15. News: Leiklistin er eins og gott sumarfrí . 11 July 2021 . . 17 February 2004 . 16 . Icelandic.
16. News: Hörður Snævar Jónsson . Sonur Bjössa Bollu og Höddi Skinka –,,Yrði kæft í fæðingu í dag . 11 July 2021 . . 16 November 2018 . Icelandic.
17. News: Orri Páll Ormarsson . Lífið er bara ein tilviljun . 11 July 2021 . . 6 March 2011 . 13–15 . Icelandic.
18. News: Við fífluðumst alla daga . 11 July 2021 . Helgarpósturinn . 21 December 1995 . 25 . Icelandic.