Janne "Loffe" Carlsson (12 March 1937 – 31 August 2017), sometimes credited as Janne Carlsson, Jan Carlsson or Janne Karlsson, was a Swedish film and television actor. He was also a skilled drummer, featured on several albums in Swedish 1970s and 1980s music. He was the 'Karlsson' of the Swedish jazz fusion/psychedelic rock duo Hansson & Karlsson that were active in the late 1960s.

Biography

Carlsson was born on 12 March 1937 in Stockholm as Jan Edvard Carlsson, to Erik Carlsson (1893-1953) and Tyra Törnkvist (1901–1981). He has a brother, a Swedish artist known as Leopold Fare. He has one daughter.

He died of liver cancer in August 2017.

Career

Filmography and television work

• 1950 — Anderssonskans Kalle
• 1970 — Blushing Charlie
• 1971 — Exponerad
• 1971 — 47:an Löken
• 1972 — 47:an Löken blåser på
• 1973 — Vem älskar Yngve Frej (TV)
• 1973 — Någonstans i Sverige (TV)
• 1974 — Världens bästa Karlsson
• 1976 — Drömmen om Amerika
• 1976 — På palmblad och rosor (TV)
• 1979 — Repmånad
• 1979 — Katitzi
• 1980 — Sverige åt svenskarna
• 1981 — Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?
• 1981 — Janne Carlsson Show (TV)
• 1981 — Genombrottet (TV)
• 1982 — Gräsänklingar
• 1983 — Henrietta
• 1984 — Sköna juveler
• 1985 — Smugglarkungen
• 1985 — Svindlande affärer
• 1989 — Det var då (TV)
• 1990 — Kulan
• 1993 — Nästa man till rakning (TV)
• 1996 — Vänner och fiender (TV)
• 1997 — Svenska hjältar
• 2001 — Jordgubbar med riktig mjölk
• 2006 — Små mirakel och stora
• 2006 — Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen
• 2008 — Rallybrudar
• 2008 — Stjärnorna på slottet (TV)
• 2009 — Göta kanal 3 – Kanalkungens hemlighet