Jönssonligan, literally the Jönsson Gang, is a Swedish comedy film series, originally based on the Danish series of films about the Olsen-banden, but later with unique scripts.
The Jönsson gang consists of the leader and criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" (an alcoholic demolitions expert) and Ragnar Vanheden (a small-timer from Stockholm). Eight films have been made in total, though in the last three films actor Gösta Ekman got tired of his character "Sickan", and was 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 Swedish-speaking Finn as member of the gang. He was eventually replaced by "Dynamit-Harry" who first appeared in the second film. Jönssonligans arch-enemy is Jacob Morgan Rockefeller Wall-Enberg Jr. - somewhat of a cross between a business magnate and a ruthless mob boss - who in all the films have been played by Per Grundén. His name alludes to the real-life Swedish business magnates Anders Wall and the Wallenberg family. Wall-Enberg's 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 main series has also created a spin-off series called Lilla Jönssonligan (Little Jönsson gang), which portrays the main three characters of the series as kids. The only recurring actor in all the Lilla Jönssonligan films is Loa Falkman who plays Wall-Enberg Jr's father Oscar Wall-Enberg Sr.
A reboot named Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten with new actors in the roles was released on 16 January 2015. The film was the first since Jönssonligan & Dynamit-Harry to feature the line-up Sickan, Vanheden, Rocky and Dynamit-Harry and the first not to feature Wall-Enberg, instead featuring an antagonist named 'Wallentin'. The film was not commercially successful. A second reboot premiered in 2020.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/a/21e6Qq/jonssonligan-flyttar-till-norrkoping
List of movies and main characters Varning för Jönssonligan (Beware of the Jönsson Gang, 1981)
+ActorRoleGösta EkmanCharles-Ingvar "Sickan" JönssonUlf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenNils BrandtRockySiw MalmkvistEivorPer GrundénWall-Enberg Jr.Jan-Olof StrandbergSvenssonTomas NorströmHolmWeiron HolmbergBiffenJohannes BrostRobberPeter Hüttner Robber
Jönssonligan & Dynamit-Harry (The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite-Harry, 1982)
+ActorRoleGösta EkmanCharles-Ingvar "Sickan" JönssonUlf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenNils Brandt RockyBjörn GustafsonDynamit-HarryCarl BillquistPerssonDan EkborgGrenSten ArdenstamAppelgrenMona SeilitzKatrin AppelgrenWeiron HolmbergBiffenJarl BorssénNight guardLena SöderblomMrs. LundbergPer GrundénWall-EnbergPeder Ivarsson BillPeter HarrysonPolisJan WaldekranzPolisGösta KrantzDriver
Jönssonligan får guldfeber (The Jönsson Gang gets Gold Fever, 1984)
+ActorRoleGösta EkmanCharles-Ingvar "Sickan" JönssonUlf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenBjörn GustafsonHarry "Dynamit-Harry" KruthBirgitta AnderssonDorisPer GrundénDirector Wall-EnbergCarl BillquistPerssonWeiron HolmbergBiffenSten LjunggrenFritz MüllweiserJan WaldekranzGrenPeter HarrysonDriverFredrik OhlssonMinisterBirger MalmstenÖB
Jönssonligan dyker upp igen (The Jönsson Gang Resurface, 1986)
+ActorRoleGösta EkmanCharles-Ingvar "Sickan" JönssonUlf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenBjörn GustafsonDynamit-HarryBirgitta AnderssonDorisPer GrundénMorgan Wall-EnbergJohannes Brost"Järnarmen" ("The Iron-Arm")Lars Dejert"Biffen" ("The Beef")Kent AnderssonInsp. PerssonDan EkborgPolice assistantJohn HarrysonRussian submarine captain
Jönssonligan på Mallorca (The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca, 1989)
+ActorRoleGösta EkmanCharles-Ingvar 'Sickan' JönssonBjörn GustafsonDynamit-HarryUlf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenBirgitta AnderssonDorisPer GrundénMorgan Wall-EnbergMargaretha KrookGertrude GermannDan EkborgGrenKent AnderssonPerssonJohann NeumannÖdlanRoland JansonBrother
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten (The Jönsson Gang & the Black Diamond, 1992)
+ActorRolePeter HaberDr. Max Adrian Busé (M.A. Busé)Ulf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenBjörn GustafsonDynamit-HarryBirgitta AnderssonDorisBjörn GranathNils LomanPontus GustafssonKonrad AnderssonBernt LindkvistEgon HolmbergPer GrundénWall-EnbergWeiron HolmbergBiffenLena T. HanssonMimmiElias RingqvistLillisRikard WolffCount RomanoffUlf ErikssonPatientJan MybrandDoctorUlf FribergStudentSuzanne ErnrupWitness
Jönssonligans största kupp (The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery, 1994)
+ActorRoleStellan SkarsgårdHerman MelvinUlf BrunnbergVanhedenBjörn GustafsonDynamit-HarryPeter HaberDoktor BuséBirgitta AnderssonDorisPer GrundénWall- EnbergWeiron HolmbergJohansson "Biffen"Bernt LindkvistEgon HolmbergCarl Magnus DellowAnton Beckman Pontus GustafssonKonrad AnderssonGösta BredefeldtJosef BurakElias RingquistLillisLars-Göran PerssonMaffialeaderMaciej KoslowskiRitzieJan MybrandSafety guardMichael SegerströmSafety bossYvonne SchaloskeHotel cleaner
Jönssonligan spelar högt (The Jönsson Gang at High Stakes, 2000)
+ActorRoleJohan UlvesonSven-Ingvar "Sivan" JönssonUlf BrunnbergRagnar VanhedenBjörn GustafsonDynamit-HarryBirgitta AnderssonDorisMargreth WeiversGrandma JönssonPer GrundénWall-EnbergWeiron HolmbergBiffenHelge SkoogOperachief Waldemar GustafssonJohan RabaeusSignoreOla ForssmedRobertoDan EkborgBajronHenrietta IndahlSopranoBjörn HallmanMaestroRolf SkoglundGregorBert GradinPolice
Reboot (I) Den perfekta stöten (The Master Plan, 2015)
+ActorRoleSimon J. BergerCharles-Ingvar JönssonEdvin RydingYounger Charles-IngvarAlexander KarimRagnar VanhedenTorkel PeterssonDynamit-HarrySusanne ThorsonRockyAndrea EdwardsWallentinJens HulténKrantzNiklas FalkRalfIrma Hjort ErixsonAnjaJuan RodríguezAlejandroAnki LarssonSchool counselorAlexandra AlegrenWallentin's secretaryRamtin ParvanehKeeper
Reboot (II) Se upp för Jönssonligan (Watch Out for the Jönsson Gang, 2020)
+ActorRoleHenrik DorsinCharles-Ingvar JönssonAnders "Ankan" JohanssonRagnar VanhedenDavid SundinDynamit HarryHedda StiernstedtDorisReine BrynolfssonTelevinkenMarie GöranzonMargit VanhedenLennart HjulströmGösta VanhedenLena OlinAnitaSven AhlströmPoppeHenric HolmbergKnut EnbergMyAnna BuringRegina WallVille VirtanenKantor Veikko KuselaPekka StrangHenrik Adlerstierna
Reboot (III) Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka (The Jönsson Gang Returns, 2024) +ActorRoleRobert GustafssonCharles-Ingvar JönssonJonas KarlssonRagnar VanhedenAnders JanssonDynamit-HarryJennie SilfverhjelmDorisJohan RabaeusWall-EnbergThomas Bo LarsenDr. Dino DrejerLotta TejleRigmor GrenDavid BatraPeterFelicia DanielssonNeaArvid KananianViktorAlfred SvenssonMilton
Lilla Jönssonligan (Young Jönsson Gang)
Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen (Young Jönsson Gang & the Cornflakes Robbery) (1996) Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan (Young Jönsson Gang Showing Off) (1997) Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo (Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp) (2004) Lilla Jönssonligan och stjärnkuppen (Young Jönsson Gang & the Star Robbery) (2006)
In other media Jönssonligan has also featured in two adventure computer games and in comics, both incarnations incited by the Swedish cartoonist Per Demervall.
Games Jönssonligan: Jakten på Mjölner, 1999 Jönssonligan går på djupet, 2000
Comics Jönssonligan – Tajmat och klart, 1993 Jönssonligan – På fri fot, 1998
See also Olsen Gang
References
External links IMDB search for Jönssonligan Banden Fanklub Tyskland - German fanclub with Jönssonligan