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Olof Thunberg was listed as a film director, film actor and dub actor. Olof Thunberg was born on May 21, 1925 in Västerås domkyrkoförsamling, Västmanland County, Sweden. Death is recorded on February 24, 2020, at the age of 94.
My Take
Olof Thunberg embodies something I find quietly profound: the actor remembered not for his face but for his voice. A versatile Swedish performer and director, he became inseparable from Bamse, the beloved cartoon bear whose voice he gave to generations of children. There is a particular kind of immortality in that, the way a sound can lodge in a nation's collective childhood. Living to 94 and working across nearly a century, his career is itself a testament to endurance. I have enormous admiration for artists who become invisible yet indispensable, and Thunberg's legacy as a voice that raised a country's young is one I find genuinely moving.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olof Thunberg
- Name (Japanese)
- オロフ・トゥーンベリ
- Reading
- おろふ・とぅーんべり
- Born
- May 21, 1925 – February 24, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Västerås domkyrkoförsamling, Västmanland County, Sweden
- Occupation
- film director / film actor / dub actor / actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof%20Thunberg
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6209810
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Olof Thunberg born?
Born May 21, 1925.
When did Olof Thunberg die?
Died February 24, 2020, aged 94.
Where was Olof Thunberg from?
Olof Thunberg was from Västerås domkyrkoförsamling, Västmanland County, Sweden.
What did Olof Thunberg do?
Olof Thunberg worked as film director, film actor, dub actor, actor.
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