Johannes Brost

Edvard Johannes Brost Forssell (25 September 1946 – 4 January 2018) was a Swedish actor. He became recognized for his roles in the television programs Stjärnhuset and Rederiet; in Rederiet he appeared in 318 episodes. In 2013, he won a Guldbagge award for his role in the film Avalon. He also had several roles in theater.

Biography

Early life Born in Stockholm on 25 September 1946, Brost was the son of author and journalist , and film and theater actor Gudrun Brost. The musician and actor —father of television and radio host Gry Forssell—was his half brother.

As a child, he did not want to be an actor like his mother, whom he sometimes accompanied to work. He later chose to start acting and applied to the Royal Dramatic Theatre drama school, but failed in the first round of auditions. He took private acting lessons with director and then he successfully applied to the Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. He graduated in 1970. After graduation he was employed by the Stockholm City Theatre, where he stayed for two years. He also took part in the Tältprojektet in 1977. He also participated in several comedy plays such as (A Bedfull of Foreigners) and at Chinateatern; Me and My Girl at in Stockholm and at the Palladium in Malmö.

Brost became best known for his role as Joker the bartender in the television series Rederiet; he appeared in all 318 episodes of the series, which ran between 1992 and 2002. He also had roles in several films, including Black Jack, Änglagård, Jönssonligan dyker upp igen and The Visitors.

He was an honorary citizen of Laholm and produced several summer revue shows there. He also appeared in several plays directed by Eva Rydberg at Fredriksdalsteatern in Helsingborg.

In 2013, Brost won a Guldbagge award for his leading role in the 2011 film Avalon. He also played Pekka in the series Jordskott When told about Brost's death, Jagger stated that "He was a wonderful guy"

Brost had four children. He died from complications of esophageal cancer on 4 January 2018; he was to appear on a TV4 program, Tillsammans mot cancer (Together Against Cancer) on 8 January.

Selected filmography