Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in Stockholm) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.An apprentice blacksmith turned entertainer, his movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring Nils Poppe.Ljung worked together with Povel Ramel for many years, and acted and sang in several of Ramel's revues, where he also performed comic monologues, including Ester and Fingal Olsson, which have become Swedish comedy classics.He also worked with Hasse Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, both in revues such as Spader, Madame! and Glaset i Örat (The Glass in the Ear) and movies such as Äppelkriget.
Had 2 children, Ann-Charlotte Ljung (born 1947) and Claes-Martin Ljung (born 1953), with his wife, Birgit Ljung.
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Did the voice of "dad" in Povel Ramels song "Far jag kan inte få upp min kokosnöt" (father, I can't break open my coconut). The song is a cover of "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts.".
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Worked as a movie theater projectionist before becoming an actor, "so I could see movies for free!" according to himself.
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Went to the cinema almost every day and had reportedly seen more than 13,000 movies since the age of 5.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Affären Ramel
1985
TV Series
Sagan om Skrotnisse och hans vänner
1985
TV Mini-Series
Mumien
Sverige åt svenskarna
1980
Swedish monk
Semlons gröna dalar
1977
TV Mini-Series
Tillbrekt
Farbror Frippes skafferi
1976
TV Series
Uncle Frippe
A Man with a Maid
1975
Jack the Ripper (as Martin Young)
Glaset i örat
1974
TV Movie
Niklas och Figuren
1971
Niklas' Grandfather
The Apple War
1971
Åke Lindberg
Pippi in the South Seas
1970
Jocke med kniven
Spader, Madame!
1969
TV Movie
Astolf
Mannen som ikke kunne le
1968
Som seg selv / himself
Svenska bilder
1964
Chucker-out
Svenska öden
1963
TV Mini-Series
Funny Boy
1961
TV Movie
Canemus / Gemén / Svarta Malin / ...
Den store amatören
1958
Alfred Erlandsson
Far till sol och vår
1957
Martin Wide
Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story
1956
Vicke Wickberg
I rök och dans
1954
Martin / Karl Huno Tolftén / Alvard / ...
I dur och skur
1953
Various
Kalle Karlsson från Jularbo
1952
Frans Lundgren, accordion player
Miss Julie
1951
Julie's dancing partner (uncredited)
När Bengt och Anders bytte hustrur
1950
Trafikpolis (uncredited)
Rågens rike
1950
Olle
Railroad Workers
1947
The King's adjutant (uncredited)
Här kommer vi...
1947
Vakten vid kaserngrinden (uncredited)
Kronblom
1947
Lagerstjerna - Chamberlain (uncredited)
Stackars lilla Sven
1947
Guest at the Masquerade (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Apple War
1971
performer: "Calle Schewens vals"
Pippi in the South Seas
1970
performer: "Merja Mojsi"
Den store amatören
1958
performer: "Fårets sång"
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story
1956
witticisms
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hylands hörna
1962-1983
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Pippi in the South Seas (1970) as Jocke med kniven
I rök och dans (1954) as Martin / Karl Huno Tolftén / Alvard / Sörpel-Martin / Tattar-Martin
$900,000
