Rikard Wolff | |
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Born | Jan Rikard Wolff 8 April 1958 Farsta, Sweden |
Died | 17 November 2017 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 59)
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Years active | 1980–2017 |
Children | 1 |
Jan Rikard Wolff (8 April 1958 – 17 November 2017) was a Swedish actor and singer.[1] His career included both film roles in House of Angels and its two sequels and theatre roles such as in Waiting for Godot at Royal Dramatic Theatre, and A Chorus Line at The Göteborg Opera. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour for his work with French music. He had also been awarded a Grammis, and received the Swedish Academy's 2017 prize for theatre, as well as a royal medal for his service as an actor.
In Sweden, he was also associated with voice-acting, most notably the Swedish voice for Scar in The Lion King.[2]