Peter Rangmar

Comedian
actor
singer
director
screenwriter

Years active1979–1997Known forGalenskaparna och After Shave

Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (10 November 1956 – 25 May 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.^[1]

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, and 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. Rangmar did not succumb to the disease until 25 May 1997, at the age of 40.^[3]

Filmography

Cinema

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1986	The Castle Tour	Guide	TV Film
1987	Leif	Inspector Mård / Taxi driver / Bishop
1989	The Shark Who Knew Too Much	Lennart Cumberland-Brons
1990	Macken – Roy’s & Roger’s Bilservice	Örjan
1991	Stinsen brinner... filmen alltså	Harry Jernfeldt / Sven Sidney / Harry Jernfeldt’s father
1994	The Lion King	Timon (voice)	Swedish dub
1995	En på miljonen	Employment Agency Psychologist
1996	The Little Jönsson Gang and the Cornflakes Heist	Sigvard Jönsson
1996	Monopol	Sune Finåker

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Network
1983	Jonssons onsdag	Various	SVT1
1986	Macken		Sveriges Television
1989–1990, 1996	En himla många program		SVT1
1993	Tornado		Sveriges Television

References

^ Peter Rangmar – The Swedish Film Database (in Swedish)
^ "Lejonkungen – Svenska röster och credits" (in Swedish). dubbningshemsidan.se. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^ Andreas Hansson (April 17, 2017). "Ville lägga ner Galenskaparna & After shave efter dödsfallet" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. Retrieved October 28, 2019.