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Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (19 June 1941 – 13 June 2015) 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 in Norway, having starred in the 1990s sitcom Fredrikssons fabrikk, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile workshop.
Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several year long fight with cancer, six days before his 74th birthday.
Filmography
- Bamse and the Thief City (2014)
- Up (2009) - Narrator in Swedish version
- Vem tror du att du är? (2009)
- Göta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighet (2009)
- Stjärnorna på slottet (2007)
- Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen (2006)
- Cars (2006) - Swedish dub
- Sigillet (2006)
- Lite som du (2005)
- Muntergökarna (Theatre) (2005)
- The Incredibles (2005) - Swedish dub
- Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt (1999)
- Tarzan (1999) - Swedish dub
- Vuxna människor (1999)
- Bert: The Last Virgin (1995)
- Fredrikssons fabrik – The movie (1994)
- Jeopardy! (TV) (1991–2005) - Televsision host
- Fredrikssons fabrikk (1990–1993)
- Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice (1990)
- Card Sharks (TV) (1987–1990)
- Bombardemagnus (1985)
- Hemma hoz (1985)
- Två killar och en tjej (1983)
- Svenska Sesam (1981) - Swedish version of Sesame Street
- Sopor (1981)
- Tuppen (1981)
- Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen (1981)
- Sällskapsresan (1980)
- Magnus och Brasse Show (1980)
- Jag är med barn (1979)
- Skyll inte på mig! (TV) (1978)
- Det är serverat (Theatre) (1978)
- The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
- Kamrer Gunnarsson i skärgården (1976)
- Varning för barn (Theatre) (1976)
- When I Kissed the Teacher (1976)
- En kille och en tjej (1975)
- Levande på Nya Bacchi (Theatre) (1974)
- Fimpen (1974)
- Pappas pojkar (1973)
- Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter (TV) (1973–1975)
- Oj, är det redan fredag? (1970)
- Skratt (1968)