Magnús Ólafsson

Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player. A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi Bjarnason and Þorgeir Ástvaldsson.

Handball career

Magnús played as a goalkepper for FH's handball team for several season, winning the Icelandic championship in 1974 and 1976 and the Icelandic Cup for three straight years from 1975 to 1977. He also won several outdoor handball national championships with FH.

Personal life Magnús is married to Elísabet Sonja Harðardóttir and with her has four children. He is the father of former footballer Hörður Magnússon and his nephew was actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson.

Partial filmography

Land og synir (1980) Óðal feðranna (1980) Hvítir mávar (1985) – Pétur Kristjánsson Children of Nature (1991) Ingaló (1992) – Seli Bíódagar (1994) – Hallur Cold Fever (1994) – Hallur The Viking Sagas (1994) – Bjorn Agnes (1995) – Eyfi Devil's Island (1996) – Hreggviður Áfram Latibær (1996) - Bæjarstjórinn Regina (2001) – Nonni Falcons (2002) – Lobbi Metalhead (2013) – Erlingur