Jönssonligan

Jönssonligan, literally the Jönsson League, is featured in a series of comedic Swedish films. The gang consists of the criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" (an alcoholic demolition expert) and Ragnar Vanheden (a small-timer from Stockholm). Eight films have been made in total, though in the last three the gang leader character has been replaced by the following characters, in order; "Doctor Max Adrian Busé", "Herman Melvin" and "Sven-Ingvar 'Sivan' Jönsson". The first two films featured the character Rocky, a Sweden Finn as member of the gang. He was eventually replaced by "Dynamit-Harry" who first appeared in the second film.

Jönssonligans arch-enemy is Morgan Rockefeller Wall-Enberg Jr. who in all the films have been played by Per Grundén. Wall-Enbergs henchman is Biffen. In every film except for Jönssonligan dyker upp igen and Jönssonligan på Mallorca he has been played by Weiron Holmberg. In Jönssonligan dyker upp igen he is played by Lars Dejert and in Jönssonligan på Mallorca he never appears.

The series was originally remakes of the Danish films about the Olsen Gang. The main series has also created a spin-off series called Lilla Jönssonligan, which portrays the main three characters of the series as kids.

List of movies and main characters

Varning för Jönssonligan (Beware the Johnson Gang, 1981)

Main article: Varning för Jönssonligan

Character: Actor

• Charles Ingvar Jönsson (Sickan): Gösta Ekman (jr)
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Rocky: Nils Brandt

Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry (The Johnson Gang and Dynamite-Harry, 1982)

Main article: Jönssonligan och Dynamit-Harry

Character: Actor

• Charles Ingvar Jönsson (Sickan): Gösta Ekman (jr)
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Rocky: Nils Brandt
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Jönssonligan får guldfeber (Gold Fever for the Johnson Gang, 1984)

Main article: Jönssonligan får guldfeber

Character: Actor

• Charles Ingvar Jönsson (Sickan): Gösta Ekman (jr)
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Jönssonligan dyker upp igen (The Johnson Gang Resurface, 1986)

Main article: Jönssonligan dyker upp igen

Character: Actor

• Charles Ingvar Jönsson (Sickan): Gösta Ekman (jr)
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Jönssonligan på Mallorca (The Johnson Gang goes to Majorca, 1989)

Main article: Jönssonligan på Mallorca

Character: Actor

• Charles Ingvar Jönsson (Sickan): Gösta Ekman (jr)
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Jönssonligan och den svarta diamanten (The Johnson Gang and the Black Diamond, 1992)

Main article: Jönssonligan och den svarta diamanten

Character: Actor

• M. A. Busé (Busen): Peter Haber
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Jönssonligans största kupp (The Johnson Gang's Greatest Robbery, 1994)

Main article: Jönssonligans största kupp

Character: Actor

• Herman Melvin (Mellis): Stellan Skarsgård
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Jönssonligan spelar högt (The Johnson Gang plays high, 2000)

Main article: Jönssonligan spelar högt

Character: Actor

• Sven-Ingvar Jönsson (Sivan): Johan Ulveson
• Ragnar Vanheden: Ulf Brunnberg
• Dynamit-Harry: Björn Gustafson

Lilla Jönssonligan (Young Johnson Gang)

• Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen (Young Jonhson Gang & the Cornflakes robbery) (1996)
• Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan (Young Jonhson Gang on the line) (1997)
• Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo (Young Jonhson Gang at summer camp) (2004)
• Lilla Jönssonligan och stjärnkuppen (Young Jonhson Gang & the Star robbery) (2006)

In other media

Jönssonligan has also featured in two computer games and in comics, both incarnations incited by the Swedish cartoonist Per Demervall.

See also

• Olsen-banden
• 91:an (comic book)

External links

• IMDB search for Jönssonligan
• Olsen Banden Fanklub Tyskland - German fanclub