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.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Death
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Cinema
  • 3.2 Television
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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. 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. He kept the details about his illness fairly subtle, and he received treatment. He was set to be the host of Melodifestivalen 1997 but his illness forced him to drop out, and Janne Jingryd hosted instead. He died of the complications brought by the disease on May 24, 1997, at the age of 40.

Filmography

Cinema

• The Castle Tour (1986) – Guide
• Leif (1987) – Inspector Mård / Taxi driver / Bishop
• The Shark Who Knew Too Much (1989) – Lennart *berland-Brons
• The Lion King (1994) – Timon (Swedish dub)
• The Little Jönsson Gang and the Cornflakes Heist (1996) – Sigvard Jönsson
• Monopol (1996) – Sune Finåker

Television

• Macken (1986–1997)

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