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Beppe Wolgers

Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Died August 6, 1986 (57 years)
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John Bertil "Beppe" Wolgers (10 November 1928, Stockholm – 6 August 1986) was a Swedish author, poet, translator, lyricist, actor, entertainer and artist. Wolgers was born in Stockholm. He wrote about a thousand songs and specialized in putting Swedish lyrics to foreign tunes like "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "Waltz for Debby", "Dat Dere", "Take Five" and "Bachianas brasileiras" no 5. He also made several books and films for children, and did a famous series as a slightly crazy goodnight story teller for children in Swedish television 1968–74 and, as notable, the father of Pippi Longstocking in the 1969 TV series. He died in Östersund from a peptic ulcer.

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Known For
  • Dunderklumpen!
  • Pippi in the South Seas
  • Hugo and Josephine
  • Ur en kos dagbok
  • Between Us
  • Långtradarchaufförens berättelser
  • Julkalendern
  • Story of a Woman
  • The Children from Blue Lake Mountain

Filmography

2012
Julkalendern (TV Series) · as Långtradarchauffören
1980
1975
1970
Pippi in the South Seas · as Kapten Långstrump
1970
Story of a Woman · as Fahlen
1969
Pippi Goes on Board · as Kapten Efraim Långstrump
1969
Between Us · as Åge
1969
Pippi Longstocking · as Kapten Efraim Långstrump
1969
Pippi Longstocking (1969) (TV Series) · as Kapten Efraim Långstrump
1967
Hugo and Josephine · as Gudmarson
1965
1964
Swedish Portraits · as Shop Owner

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