Janne Carlsson

Swedish actor (1937-2017)

Janne "Loffe" Carlsson (12 March 1937 – 31 August 2017[1]), sometimes credited as Janne Carlsson, Jan Carlsson or Janne Karlsson, was a Swedish movie and television actor. He was also a skilled drummer, featured on several albums in Swedish 1970s and 1980s music. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

Carlsson in 2011

Carlsson was the 'Karlsson' of the Swedish jazz fusion/psychedelic rock duo Hansson & Karlsson that were active in the late 1960s.[2]

Carlsson was known for his roles in Blushing Charlie (1970), Exponerad (1971), Repmånad (1979) and in Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? (1981).

Carlsson died on 31 August 2017 of liver cancer in Kristianstad, Sweden at the age of 80.[3]

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  1. "Sambon berättar om Loffes cancer och sista tid". www.expressen.se.
  2. "Löneförhandla aldrig med honom". 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. Janne "Loffe" Carlsson är död(in Swedish)

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