John Harryson

Acting

John Harryson

Born — Died

1926-04-17 — 2008-11-28

Place of birth

Katrineholm, Södermanlands län, Sweden

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

John Edvard Harryson (17 April 1926 – 28 November 2008) was a Swedish actor. He was the father of famous Swedish actor and television host Peter Harryson. Born in Katrineholm, Harrysson was a renowned actor in Sweden. For a younger generation John Harrysson was known as the Swedish voice of Scrooge McDuck, Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, Doctor Snuggles, and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (1973). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 6 titles

The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again poster
6.1

As always, Sickan has come up with a new plan. This time he wants to rob the IKEA furniture store. During their nightly break-in Sickan discovers that the store is used as a secret smuggling central for sending American computers to the Soviet Union. The computers are picked up by Soviet submarines sneaking into the Swedish archipelago. Naturally, it is their arch enemy Wall-Enberg who is behind all of this.

The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again

1986

No artwork available
7.0

Lydia Kowalenko is fired from the pharmaceutical company where she has worked for many years because she refused to help cover up the use of a dangerous chemical. Her daughter Katja, however, has no scruples and risks an operation which is more beneficial to her own medical research than to the convalescence of a young patient. Then Katja's only son dies after a car accident. Was he too the victim of a career-minded doctor?

Woman Doctors

1984

Höjdhoppar'n poster
6.8

35-year old Erik Engman, aka Pinnen, is the local fool. He picks up garbage and eats at the old people's home. One day he is asked to try the high-jump at the sport's field. He becomes fascinated and starts to train every day. Being fool-hardy, it doesn't take long before he is one of the best in the country and is asked to compete at the Stockholm Stadion.

Höjdhoppar'n

1981

Sverige åt svenskarna poster
3.2

This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the sidelines while watching the future King Gustav closely. No single king appears to possess the brains he was born with, so history seems to be made by default, as it were. Gustav does blunder around, but not enough to miss being crowned king. As a result, France, England, and Germany invade Sweden hoping to take by force what they could not gain by incompetence.

Sverige åt svenskarna

1980

Hassel - Slavhandlarna poster
6.4

A criminal gang use illegal immigrants as labor on the black market.

Hassel - Slavhandlarna

1989

The Moon God poster
6.5

A serial killer who slaughters campers is on the loose in Sweden. The lead detectives make a breakthrough when the killer, a cloaked figure wielding a sword and a strange mask, sends the police a video recording.

The Moon God

1988

1970s · 9 titles

Swedish Wildcats poster
4.7

The sadistic Madam Margareta is a talking side of beef that serves as the hostess and ring leader for a live sex tease show and whorehouse. Madam's shows always feature her bodacious nieces Susanna and Karen, who perform in everything from striptease to S&M acts. Karen meets and eventually runs away with a rich guy. Susanna falls in love with a deceptive airport cargo handler. After several more kinky shows and various soft core sex scenes, Karen is gone and Susanna and her man find out the truth behind each others lies.

Swedish Wildcats

1972

Dante: Beware of the Shark! poster
7.0

When teenager Dante's parents go on vacation, they give him strict instructions not to "make anything up" while they're away. But when Dante and his friend Tvärsan find a diamond ring in the snow, they're drawn into an exciting detective adventure.

Dante: Beware of the Shark!

1978

Karlar är karlar om sanningen ska fram poster
NR

Lunardo is an old fashioned patriarch who strictly forbids his wife and daughter to leave his house. When he decides to marry off his daugther Lucietta without allowing her to meet the man first the women around him conspire to allow the young couple to meet against his wishes.

Karlar är karlar om sanningen ska fram

1976

Gustav III poster
9.0

Based on play by famous swedish author/playwright August Strindberg adapted for swedish TV in 70's. It's about the real life assassination on swedish king Gustav III who was killed by a lieutenant Jacob Johan Anckarström who acted on behalf of a group conspirators.

Gustav III

1974

Nattens konung poster
NR

An old fisherman is feeling lonely and begins to long for death.

Nattens konung

1974

Anderssonskans Kalle poster
4.2

Anderssonskan's Kalle is the typical 'Söderkis'. It's a boy growing up on Söder in Stockholm and he is very fond of practical jokes. His mother sees him as a good natured boy but his victims, mostly the local policeman and two old crones in the same house, see him as the devil himself.

Anderssonskans Kalle

1972

Widower Jarl poster
9.0

When the old widower Andreas Jarl starts planning to marry his neighbour Gustava Hägg it starts a scandal in their small village.

Widower Jarl

1971

A Handful of Love poster
4.7

Set against the backdrop of the 1909 general strike, Hjördis is employed as a housemaid in a wealthy Stockholm family.

A Handful of Love

1974

Streber poster
NR

A man dreams of climbing society and begins to manipulate his business companions to get a sale to benefit him. - My companions are probably good and mean well, but they do not understand business. And yes, they have principles. I have that too. But mine are better.

Streber

1978

1950s · 6 titles

Series credits

Så ska det låta poster
6.3

Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006. Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.

Så ska det låta

1997

Hedebyborna poster
8.4

Hedeby is a sleepy village in the rich, agricultural province of Sörmland. On the face of it, not much has changed during the centuries. The count lives outside the village in his large ...

Hedebyborna

1978

Spanarna poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Spanarna

1983

Raskens poster
7.7

The year is 1872. After being to drunk the stooge Gustaf Karlsson hits his master. To avoid sentence he enlists to the army and get the name Rask. He meet his future wife and we then get to follow his life together with his wife and their children in the 19th century Småland (Sweden). Their subsistence features happiness, but also by horrible tragedies.

Raskens

1976

Barnen i höjden poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Barnen i höjden

1972

The Red Room poster
7.0

A young idealistic civil servant, Arvid Falk, leaves the drudgery of bureaucracy to become a journalist and author. As he explores various social activities—politics, publishing, theatre, philanthropy, and business—he finds more hypocrisy and political corruption than he thought possible. He takes refuge with a group of "bohemians", who meet in a red dining room in Berns Salonger to discuss these matters.

The Red Room

1970

Ärliga blå ögon poster
6.7

A young female scammer relying on her innocent blue eyes and ability to disguise herself tries to avoid the police that are getting ever closer.

Ärliga blå ögon

1977

Societetshuset poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Societetshuset

1963

Nu seglar Pip-Larssons poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nu seglar Pip-Larssons

1971