Magnús Ólafsson (actor)
Icelandic actor and former handball player
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Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player.[1][2] A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla[3][4] which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi Bjarnason and Þorgeir Ástvaldsson.[5][6] With Sumargleðin, he sang the hit song Prins Póló in 1981.[7][8]
Magnús Ólafsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1946 Siglufjörður, Iceland |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse | Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir |
| Children | 4, including Hörður Magnússon |
| Relatives | Stefán Karl Stefánsson (nephew) |
Handball career
| Magnús Ólafsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
197?–198? | FH | ||
Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season,[6][9] winning the Icelandic championship in 1974[10] and 1976[11] and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977.[12][13] He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH.[14][15]
Personal life
Magnús is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children.[16] He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon[17] and his nephew was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson.[6]
Partial filmography
- Land og synir (1980)
- Óðal feðranna (1980)
- Hvítir mávar (1985) – Pétur Kristjánsson
- Children of Nature (1991)
- Ingaló (1992) – Seli
- Bíódagar (1994) – Hallur
- Cold Fever (1994) – Hallur
- The Viking Sagas (1994) – Bjorn
- Agnes (1995) – Eyfi[18]
- Devil's Island (1996) – Hreggviður
- Áfram Latibær (1996) - Bæjarstjórinn
- Regina (2001) – Nonni
- Falcons (2002) – Lobbi
- Metalhead (2013) – Erlingur
