Sven Melander

• Name — Sven Melander • Birth Name — Sven Alarik Melander • Born — 30 October 1947 • Died — 31 March 2022 • Birthplace — Malmö, Sweden • Occupation — Journalist, TV host, actor • Years Active — 1970–2022 • Spouse — Karin Melander Hassler (divorced) • Children — 3

Melander grew up in Malmö with his parents, Alrik Melander (1907–1977) and Alice Melander (née Mattsson; 1911–1986). By 1965, Melander was part of the Malmö FF ice hockey team, which won the SDS-Pucken competition of that year. Two of his teammates were future national-team footballers Staffan Tapper and Roy Andersson. During his high school years, he befriended musician Björn Afzelius. In 1967, both Melander and Afzelius were part of a hootenanny band called Lille Mats. Melander studied engineering, but after graduation, he soon became interested in journalism and attended the School of Journalism in Gothenburg. In 1970, Melander interned at the newspaper Expressen in Malmö, and after graduating in 1971, he found a substitute job at the newspaper. After his period at the newspaper ended, he obtained a full-time job at the newspaper Aftonbladet. Between working at the newspapers, he worked for Radio Stockholm and also filmed his first big movie role.

Along with Åke Cato, Melander acted in the show En rökare på Tobaksbolaget in Malmö in 1991. Along with Eva Rydberg, he acted in the comedy play Allo Allo Emliga armén and in Lilla fransyskan at the Palladium in Malmö. He also acted in Eva Rydberg's production of Hemvärnets glada dagar at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg in 2005. Between 2007 and 2008, he acted in the play Little Shop of Horrors in Halmstad. He also appeared in the revue Två bröder emellan. In 2016, Melander returned to the role of Berra in the musical version of Sällskapsresan at Nöjesteatern in Malmö and Chinateatern in Stockholm. He also worked as a translator of scripts, including translation of Ray Cooney's revues Hotelliggaren, Det stannar i familjen, and Kuta och kör.

Melander died of esophageal cancer at the age of 74 on 31 March 2022.