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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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Birth Name
John Bertil Wolgers
Born
Saturday, 10 November 1928
Died
Wednesday, 06 August 1986
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Children from Blue Lake Mountain | Vattudals-Joel | 1980 |
Dunderklumpen! | Self | 1974 |
Story of a Woman | Fahlen | 1970 |
Pippi in the South Seas | Kapten Långstrump | 1970 |
Pippi Goes on Board | Captain Långstrump / Kapten Efraim Långstrump | 1969 |
Between Us | Åge | 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking | Kapten Efraim Långstrump | 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking | Efraim Långstrump (credit only) / Captain Efraim Långstrump | 1969 |
Hugo and Josephine | Gudmarson | 1967 |
Swedish Portraits | Mr. Bassplayer / Shop owner | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Children from Blue Lake Mountain | Vattudals-Joel | 1980 |
Dunderklumpen! | Self | 1974 |
Story of a Woman | Fahlen | 1970 |
Pippi in the South Seas | Kapten Långstrump | 1970 |
Pippi Goes on Board | Captain Långstrump / Kapten Efraim Långstrump | 1969 |
Between Us | Åge | 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking | Kapten Efraim Långstrump | 1969 |
Pippi Longstocking | Efraim Långstrump (credit only) / Captain Efraim Långstrump | 1969 |
Hugo and Josephine | Gudmarson | 1967 |
Swedish Portraits | Mr. Bassplayer / Shop owner | 1964 |
Hylands hörna | Self | 1962 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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