Actor Torsten Wahlund is dead
Actor Torsten Wahlund is dead, the family confirms to Kulturnytt in Swedish Radio. He is known from "Seacrow Island", as an audiobook reader and as the Swedish voice of Dumbledore in "Harry Potter".
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By Matilda Källén
1/16/2024
Torsten Wahlund, born in 1938, had his breakthrough as an actor in the TV trial "Youth and Crime" in 1960.
Over the years, he had roles in several major television and film productions, including the "Seacrow Island" films where he played Malin's fiancé Peter. He was also seen in TV successes such as "The Department Store", "Snoken", "Rederiet" and "Three Loves".
Most famous was Torsten Wahlund, however, as a voice actor and audiobook reader. Among other things, he did the Swedish voices for Professor Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" films, Kerchak in "Tarzan" and the troll king Pappsen in "Frozen".
In the 00s, he was nicknamed "The Audiobook King". Among the books he has read are Sjöwall-Wahlöö's novels, Björn Hellberg's Sten Wall detective novels and some of CS Lewis' "Narnia" books.
In 2018, when he turned 80, Torsten Wahlund had almost 300 books read.
"Of course, I've thought about retiring, but this is so much fun. I can't help but work," he told DN the same year.
Torsten Wahlund was 85 years old.
WAHLUND, Torsten (Karl Torsten Wahlund)
Born: 2/10/1938, Engelbrekt, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1/16/2024, Gustav Vasa, Stockholm, Sweden
Torsten Wahlund’s western – actor:
Wild West Story – 1964 (Buck)
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