Hans Wahlgren
Quick Facts
Biography
Hans Carl Gustav Wahlgren, (born 26 June 1937) is a Swedish actor.
Career
Wahlgren grew up in Smedslätten, and debuted in a film in 1945 in Ragnar Falcks shortfilm Indianer och blekansikten. His breakthrough came in the film Raggare in 1959. During eleven seasons he performed in the revue Hagges Revue in Gothenburg. In the revue he made imitations of famous people like Jan Malmsjö, Jarl Kulle, Carl XVI Gustafand Claes af Geijerstam. Wahlgren has also performed in several farces and comedies in Stockholm prive theaters, and plays like Oh! Calcutta! and Pippi Longstocking at Folkan. Charleys Tant and Spanska flugan at Vasateatern. During the summer of 2001 he along with Eva Rydberg performed in the comedy Kärlek och lavemang at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg. He has also done plenty of voice acting in several films such as Charlie and the chocolate factory and Nanny PcPhee,he provides the voice of Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönssons in the computer games Jönssonligan: Jakten på Mjölner and Jönssonligan går på djupet.
Since 2016, he has participated in his daughter Pernilla Wahlgren's reality series Wahlgrens värld which is broadcast on Kanal 5.
Personal life
He is the only child to actors Ivar Wahlgren and Nina Scenna. Since 1962 he is married to actress Christina Schollin, together they have four children,banker Peter Wahlgren, actor Niclas Wahlgren, singer Pernilla Wahlgren and actor Linus Wahlgren. Hans Wahlgren is of Italian descent on his mother's side.