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Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (November 10, 1956 – May 24, 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.[1]

Peter Rangmar
Born	Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (1956-11-10)November 10, 1956 Annelund, Sweden
Died	May 24, 1997(1997-05-24) (aged 40) Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupation	Actor, comedian, singer, voice actor, director, screenwriter
Years active	1979–1997

Biography

Born in Annelund, Rangmar attended the Chalmers University of Technology where he majored in mechanical engineering. After completing his education, he became one of the primary founders of the barbershop quartet After Shave along with Jan Rippe, Knut Agnred and Per Fritzell. In 1982, the group merged with the comedy group Galenskaparna, becoming Galenskaparna och After Shave. They appeared in the television show Macken.

As an actor, Rangmar often portrayed temperamental or nervous characters. He has starred in several films alongside Galenskaparna och After Shave such as Leif and The Shark Who Knew Too Much. As a voice actor, Rangmar provided the voice of Timon in the Swedish-Language version of the animated film The Lion King.[2] One of his last major film performances was in The Little Jönsson Gang and the Cornflakes Heist.

Death

In 1994, Rangmar was diagnosed with melanoma cancer. He kept the details about his illness fairly subtle, and received treatment. He was set to be the host of Melodifestivalen 1997, but Janne Jingryd hosted instead. He died on May 24, 1997 at 40 years old, due to complications caused by the disease.[3]

Filmography

Cinema

• The Castle Tour – Guide
• Leif – Inspector Mård / Taxi driver / Bishop
• The Lion King – Timon
• The Little Jönsson Gang and the Cornflakes Heist – Sigvard Jönsson
• Monopol – Sune Finåker
• Peter Pan - Cubby Bear (1992 dub)
• The Shark Who Knew Too Much – Lennart Cumberland-Brons

Television

• Macken

References

External links

Media related to Peter Rangmar at Wikimedia Commons

• Peter Rangmar at IMDb
• Peter Rangmar at Find a Grave
• Peter Rangmar discography at Discogs

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