Magnús Ólafsson (actor)
{{short description|Icelandic actor and former handball player}}
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{{Icelandic name|Magnús|male}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Magnús Ólafsson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946-02-17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Siglufjörður, Iceland
| nationality = Icelandic
| occupation = Actor, comedian, singer
| years_active = 1962–present
}}
Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player.{{cite news |title=Gamanleikari af guðsnáð |url=https://timarit.is/page/6753541 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=17 February 2016 |pages=26–27 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Viktoría Hermannsdóttir |title=Konan er stærsti lottóvinningurinn |url=https://timarit.is/page/6407586 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=20 June 2014 |pages=32–34 |language=Icelandic}} A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla{{cite news |author1=Viktoría Hermannsdóttir |title=Þetta er svo skemmtilegt |url=https://timarit.is/page/6407304 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=13 June 2014 |page=62 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Prakkarinn Bjössi bolla með bók |url=https://timarit.is/page/6462533 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=3 November 2014 |page=23 |language=Icelandic}} which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi Bjarnason and Þorgeir Ástvaldsson.{{cite news |title=Sumargleðin endurtekin |url=https://timarit.is/page/3444571 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Vísir |date=25 September 1980 |page=13 |language=Icelandic}} With Sumargleðin, he sang the hit song Prins Póló in 1981.{{cite news |title=Borðum milljónir af Prins Póló árlega |url=https://timarit.is/page/2728998 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=10 June 1995 |page=24 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Syngur Prins Póló á pólsku |url=https://timarit.is/page/3857852 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=30 July 2005 |page=46 |language=Icelandic}}
Handball career
{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Magnús Ólafsson
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| position = Goalkeeper
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| years1 = 197?–198?
| clubs1 = FH
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Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season,{{cite news |title=Erfitt að vera á varamannabekk |url=https://timarit.is/page/3410224 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Vísir |date=1 December 1979 |page=30 |language=Icelandic}} winning the Icelandic championship in 1974{{cite news |title=Íslandsmeistarar í 10. sinn |url=https://timarit.is/page/3253013 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Vísir |date=11 February 1974 |language=Icelandic}} and 1976{{cite news |title=Íslandsmeistarar FH 1976 |url=https://timarit.is/page/1471678 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=24 February 1976 |page=15 |language=Icelandic}} and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977.{{cite news |title=Örþreyttir Framarar misstu bikarinn til FH-inga í lokin |url=https://timarit.is/page/1462564 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=24 April 1975 |page=38 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Leikreynsla FH færði þeim þriðja bikarsigurinn í röð |url=https://timarit.is/page/3068935 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Dagblaðið |date=5 May 1977 |page=13 |language=Icelandic}} He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH.{{cite news |author1=Hallur Símonarson |title=Hjalti lokaði markinu og FH vann auðveldan sigur! |url=https://timarit.is/page/3249690 |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=Vísir |date=17 July 1973 |pages=8–9 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=FH varð Íslandsmeistari |url=https://timarit.is/page/2836957 |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=Þjóðviljinn |date=18 July 1973 |page=8 |language=Icelandic}}
Personal life
Ólafsson is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children.{{cite news |title=Leiklistin er eins og gott sumarfrí |url=https://timarit.is/page/3715685 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=17 February 2004 |page=16 |language=Icelandic}} He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon{{cite news |author1=Hörður Snævar Jónsson |title=Sonur Bjössa Bollu og Höddi Skinka – ,,Yrði kæft í fæðingu í dag |url=https://www.dv.is/433/2018/11/16/einelti-gard-hardar-fekk-ad-ganga-morg-ar-sonur-bjossa-bollu-og-hoddi-skinka-yrdi-kaeft-faedingu-dag/ |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=16 November 2018 |language=Icelandic}} and his nephew was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson.{{cite news |author1=Orri Páll Ormarsson |title=Lífið er bara ein tilviljun |url=https://timarit.is/page/5314224 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=6 March 2011 |pages=13–15 |language=Icelandic}}
Partial filmography
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- Land og synir (1980)
- Óðal feðranna (1980)
- Hvítir mávar (1985) – Pétur Kristjánsson
- Children of Nature (1991)
- Ingaló (1992) – Seli
- Bíódagar (1994) – Hallur
- Cold Fever (1994) – Hallur
- The Viking Sagas (1994) – Bjorn
- Agnes (1995) – Eyfi{{cite news |title=Við fífluðumst alla daga |url=https://timarit.is/page/3194145 |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=Helgarpósturinn |date=21 December 1995 |page=25 |language=Icelandic}}
- Devil's Island (1996) – Hreggviður
- Áfram Latibær (1996) - Bæjarstjórinn
- Falcons (2002) – Lobbi
- Metalhead (2013) – Erlingur
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0645894|Magnús Ólafsson}}
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Category:20th-century Icelandic sportsmen
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