John Harryson

For the Swedish sailor, see John Harrysson.

John Edvard Harryson (17 April 1926 – 28 November 2008) was a Swedish actor. He was the father of famous Swedish actor and television host Peter Harryson.

John Harryson
Harryson in 1986.
Born	John Edvard Harryson (1926-04-17)17 April 1926 Katrineholm, Sweden
Died	28 November 2008(2008-11-28) (aged 82) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, singer
Years active	1946–2002
Spouse	Kajsa Hultare ​ ​ (m. 1955; died 2003)​ [1][2]
Partner	Ulla-Britt Dahl
Children	4,[3] including Peter Harryson (with Dahl)

Born in Katrineholm, Harrysson was a renowned actor in Sweden. For a younger generation John Harrysson was known as the Swedish voice of Scrooge McDuck, Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, Doctor Snuggles, Bert in Svenska Sesam (The second Swedish version of Sesame Street), and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood (1973).

Selected filmography

• Desire (1946)
• Summer with Monika (1953)
• Voyage in the Night (1955)
• Darling of Mine (1955)
• Andersson's Kalle (1972)
• Woman Doctors (1984)