Beppe Wolgers

Beppe Wolgers

1928-11-10 – 1986-08-06 (age 57) Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Biography

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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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Known For

Pippi in the South Seas
Pippi in the South Seas

1970

as Kapten Långstrump

Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking

1969

as Kapten Efraim Långstrump

Dunderklumpen!
Dunderklumpen!

1974

as Beppe

Pippi Goes on Board
Pippi Goes on Board

1969

as Kapten Efraim Långstrump

Story of a Woman
Story of a Woman

1970

as Fahlen

Swedish Portraits
Swedish Portraits

1964

as Shop owner

Hugo and Josephine
Hugo and Josephine

1967

as Gudmarson

Minns ni?
Minns ni?

1993

as (archive footage)

Barna från Blåsjöfjället
Barna från Blåsjöfjället

1980

as Vattudals-Joel

Between Us
Between Us

1969

as Åge

De sista entusiasterna
De sista entusiasterna

1969

as Sadistas Dumrath

Fantasimissimo