Håkan Serner
John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor.
Håkan Serner
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- Name
- Håkan Serner
- Birth Name
- John Gunnar Håkan Serner
- Born
- 1 September 1933
- Birthplace
- Malmö, Sweden
- Died
- 25 October 1984
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Spouse
- Gunilla Rönnow Anneli Helenius Annette Gjörup
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages
- Swedish
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John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor.
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Håkan Serner (1933–1984) was a Swedish actor. Born in Malmö, the actor died in Stockholm. Languages used include Swedish.
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• Name — Håkan Serner • Birth Name — John Gunnar Håkan Serner • Born — 1 September 1933 • Birthplace — Malmö, Sweden • Died — 25 October 1984 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Years Active — 1953–1984 • Spouse — Gunilla Rönnow Anneli Helenius Annette Gjörup • Relatives — Frank Heller (uncle)
Family
Family
He was nephew to Frank Heller, and stepfather to Malin Gjörup.
Death
Death
Serner committed suicide by hanging himself on 25 October 1984, aged 51.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• 1953: Marianne - Marianne's Class Mate • 1953: Speed Fever - Gunnar Norén • 1955: Violence - Officer (uncredited) • 1958: The Goat in the Garden - Smörgåsnissen på Horn (1958) (uncredited) • 1958: The Great Amateur - Actor (uncredited) • 1958: Playing on the Rainbow - The chairman of the film studio (uncredited) • 1958: The Jazz Boy - Telegrambudet • 1959: Raggare! - Sven-Erik • 1959: Fridolfs farliga ålder • 1964: Dear John - Erwin • 1965: Calle P. - Criminal • 1966: Hemsöborna (TV Mini-Series) - Norman • 1967: Hugs and Kisses - John • 1968: Bombi Bitt och jag (TV Series) - Lantmannen • 1968: Het snö - Klas Bergström • 1969: Som natt och dag - Gustav • 1969: Mej och dej - Policeman • 1969: Ni ljuger - An inmate (uncredited) • 1969: Kameleonterna - Bertil Broström • 1970: Pippin on the South Seas - Franko • 1970: Ministern - Schering • 1971: Niklas och Figuren - Niklas' Father • 1971: The Apple War - Eberhard Lindberg • 1971: Smoke - Foreman • 1973: Den vita stenen (TV Mini-Series) - Skomakaren Sivert Kolmodin • 1974: Dunderklumpen! - Lionel (voice) • 1975: Ungkarlshotellet - Blomman • 1976: Hello Baby - The Girl's Ex-man • 1976: The Man on the Roof - Einar Rönn • 1977: Bang! - Hinder • 1979: Trolltider (TV Series, Julkalendern) - Vätten • 1980: Flygnivå 450 - Andre • 1981: Snacka går ju... - Acke • 1981: Rasmus på luffen - Liander • 1984: Sömnen - The Father • 1984: The Man from Majorca - Inspector Andersson
Identity
Identity
Håkan Serner is recorded with the occupation voice actor. Recorded as a citizen of Sweden.
Foto taget inför pjäsen "O" på Lilla Teatern i Stockholm. Fr.v. Olof Thunberg, Lena Söderblom, Nils Eklund, Lena Granhagen, Håkan Serner och Gerd Hagman.
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Life and career
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1933
Håkan Serner was born on 1 September 1933.
1984
Håkan Serner died on 25 October 1984.
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Malmö.
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Stockholm.
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Awards
In 1977, Serner received the award for Best Actor at the 13th Guldbagge Awards for his roles in the films The Man on the Roof (1976) and Bang! (1977).
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