Claes Månsson
Birthday: 1950-02-05
Place of Birth: Johanneberg, Gothenburg, Göteborgs och Bohus län, Sweden [now Västra Götalands län, Sweden]
Synopsis
Claes Månsson, född 5 februari 1950 i Johanneberg,är en svensk skådespelare, känd från bl.a, Lorrygänget.
Månsson är utbildad vid Scenskolan i Stockholm 1981-1984 och har sedan 1985 tillhört Dramatens ensemble. På Dramaten har han haft framträdande roller i pjäser som bl.a. Kronbruden 1987, I väntan på Godot 1990, Ett drömspel 1994, Misantropen 1995 och Tartuffé 2000.Han har även arbetat på andra teaterscener bl.a. Revisorn på Chinateatern, Två ägg i högklackat och Virus i bataljonen på Vallarnas friluftsteater i Falkenberg, här bör även nämnas rollen som Willy Loman i En handelsresandes död i regi av Thorsten Flinck på Teater Plaza i Stockholm. Hösten 2008 och våren 2009 spelade han rollen som Frans Liebkind i The Producers - Det våras för Hitler på Chinateatern i Stockholm.
Claes Månsson har medverkat i flera film- och TV-produktioner bl.a. Lorry, Trettondagsafton, Pratmakarna, Den ofrivillige golfaren, Yrrol, Rika barn leka bäst och Drömkåken, samt i Svenne Rubins film "En handelsresandes nöd" samt deras tv-serie "Förmannen som försvann". Han har dubbat flera animerade filmer och gör bl.a. rösten till Wallace i de svenska dubbningarna av de första filmerna om Wallace & Gromit.
Han är gift och har två barn, födda 1985 och 1991.
Acting
A Christmas Tale
as Adult Karl-Bertil
A tale of a boy from a wealthy family who during his work at the post office steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm.
Lingonligan
as Bossen
When the inexperienced football coach Selma Nord takes over Vinninge BK, the team is in last place in division 7 Södra Skåne (South Skåne). Selma immediately finds herself at odds with the star player of the team Roy "Kroyf" Andersson, who is skeptical of the new coach's abilities. The team spirit is in jeopardy, and the situation gets worse when the owners of the team's home field threatens to turn it into a sugar beet plantation once the season is over. Now Selma has to win Kroyf over to her side.
The Adventures of Halvdan Viking
as Espen
Halvdan is not a proper Viking. He's having a limp and is regarded by the other kids as a strange loner with no friends, except for the village blacksmith Björn who's taken care of him since Halvdan's father left on a plundering trip. Across the mighty river there's an enemy village that has been in a feud with Halvdan's tribe for as long as anyone can remember. One day during Halvdan's lonely excursions to the river he encounters Meia, the daughter of the enemy village ruler. A heart-warming and funny family adventure about bridging differences and forbidden friendship unfolds
Welcome to Sweden
as Emma's Father
The fish-out-of-water story of New York accountant Bruce, who falls in love with a Swedish girl named Emma and follows her to Sweden.
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Heartbreak Hotel
as Åke Nyman
Elisabeth and Gudrun are two Swedish divorcées, both over 40, who meet when Elisabeth parks her car on a loading zone and is ticketed by Gudrun. Despite this shaky start, a friendship grows between the two. Elizabeth, a gynecologist, is sexy and confident. She leads the shy Gudrun through the dangerous waters of single life. But as they cavort through the dance floors and bars of Stockholm's nightlife they are led to a deeper examination of the relationships with men.
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Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball Flying High
as Tonto-Turbo
Something strange has been spotted over the tree tops in the forest where Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball live, and Plåt-Niklas quickly builds a monocular to examine it. It turns out to be an emergency signal and the two friends together with Plåt-Niklas and The Parrot set out on an expedition to resque whoever is sending the signal.
