Pontus Karl Fredrik Gustafsson (born 15 August 1955, in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

) is a

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actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He started his career when he was 12 years old, then he played Mowgli's Swedish voice in ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...

'' ("Djungelboken" in Swedish). Since 1977 he works at the

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. 2002–2004 he played the teddy bear Björne in the popular children's TV program ''

Björnes magasin Björnes magasin ("Björne's Warehouse") was a Sweden, Swedish Children's television series, children's TV program broadcast by Sveriges Television, SVT between 31 August 1987–29 August 2004. It was produced and created by Kerstin Hedberg and ...

''.

Selected filmography

*1968 - '' Farbror Blås nya båt'' *1977 - ''

Paradise Place ''Paradise (Coldplay song), Paradise Place'' () is a 1977 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnel Lindblom. Birgitta Valberg won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress at the 13th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * M ...

'' *1984 - '' Sömnen'' *1988 - ''

Xerxes (TV series) ''Xerxes'' is a comedy TV series based in Sweden, about the adventures of three young men. It originally aired over Kanal 1 from 21 October to 27 November 1988. It was also broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to- ...

'' *1990 - '' Kära farmor'' (TV) *1991 - '' Goltuppen'' *1992 - ''

Jönssonligan och den svarta diamanten ''Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten'' (English: ''The Johnson Gang & the Black Diamond'') is a Swedish film about the gang Jönssonligan made in 1992. It's the first film not to feature the original gang leader ''Sickan'' played by Gösta Ekman ...

'' *1993 - ''

Murder at the Savoy ''Murder at the Savoy'' (original title: ''Polis, polis, potatismos!'' literally "Police, Police, Mashed Potatoes!") is a 1970 crime novel by Swedish literature, Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. It is the sixth book out of ten in the ...

'' *1993 - ''

Drömkåken ''Drömkåken'' is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 28 October 1993, directed by Peter Dalle. The film is a remake of the 1986 Tom Hanks comedy film ''The Money Pit'', itself a remake of the 1948 Cary Grant comedy f ...

'' *1994 - '' Jönssonligans största kupp'' *1994 - '' Läckan'' (TV) *1995 - '' Snoken'' (TV) *1996 - '' The White Lioness'' *1997 - '' Persons parfymeri'' (TV) *1997 - '' Emma åklagare'' (TV) *1997 - ''

Skärgårdsdoktorn ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'' is a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced. In English, the title could be translated as ''The archipelago doctor'', and it came to be on ...

'' (TV) *2001 - '' Eva & Adam – fyra födelsedagar och ett fiasko'' *2002 - ''

Beck – Kartellen ''Beck – Kartellen'' (English: ''Beck – The Cartel'') is a 2002 Swedish police film about Martin Beck, directed by Kjell Sundvall. Cast * Peter Haber as Martin Beck * Mikael Persbrandt as Gunvald Larsson * Malin Birgerson as Alice Levander * ...

References

External links

Pontus Gustafsson on the website of the Royal Dramatic Theatre
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafsson, Pontus 1955 births Living people Male actors from Stockholm Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Swedish male voice actors Swedish male stage actors Swedish male child actors Litteris et Artibus recipients 20th-century Swedish male actors 21st-century Swedish male actors