Jan Edvard Carlsson (12 March 1937 – 31 August 2017), known professionally as Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson, was a Swedish actor, musician, composer and artist.

Early life

Carlsson was born on 12 March 1937 in

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, the son of Erik Carlsson (1893–1953) and Tyra Törnkvist (1901–1981). His older brother, Leopold Fare (1926–1996), was an artist. He also had one sister, Gerd Carlsson. Carlsson was the uncle of and paternal uncle of .

Career

Carlsson's debut as an actor came in 1950. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the comedies ''

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'' (1979) and '' Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?'' (1981). Carlsson is also well known for playing lead roles in several film adaptations of the Swedish writer

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's books, such as '' Vem älskar Yngve Frej'' (1973), '' På palmblad och rosor'' (1976) and '' Henrietta'' (1983). Carlsson was also a skilled

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and featured on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, notably for fellow Swede Doris on the album ''Did you give the world some love today Baby''. He was the 'Karlsson' of the Swedish

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duo Hansson & Karlsson that were active in the late 1960s, and performed together with musicians such as

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and

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Personal life

Carlson was from 1969 to 1988 married to the artist (born 1946). He was then in a relationship with Gurianne Sandven (born 1960). Carlsson had daughter Sara with Ljungdahl, who was in a relationship and had two children with Peter Settman.

Death

Carlsson died of

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on 31 August 2017 in

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at the age of 80. The funeral service was held on 25 September 2017 in

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, Stockholm. Among the funeral guests were

Lill-Babs Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers ...

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, Johan Hedenberg, , Bert-Åke Varg, and Joakim Nätterqvist.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

External links

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