Johan Hedenberg

Johan Hedenberg (born 9 October 1954) is a Swedish actor.

Biography

Prior to becoming an actor, he worked as a prison officer at Svartsjö Anstalten (Blacklake penitentiary). As a child, he was beaten by his father until his late teens, when he physically assaulted him. After the attack, Hedenberg's father never touched him again but their relationship became very frosty. In the 1980s, he spent much time in the company of Thorsten Flinck and Paolo Roberto. In 1984, after getting into a fight, he lost his job at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.^[1] He soon found work in various TV series and at the end of the 1980s found work in the emerging business of voice acting. With the introduction of commercial television in Sweden, animated shows on TV became more common and Hedenberg found steady work as a voice actor which he still benefits from. As a voice actor, Hedenberg became a popular choice to cast as villains because of his deep voice. He has provided the Swedish voice for several famous cartoon villains such as Dr. Julian Robotnik, Prolix, The Shredder, Dr. Drakken and Dick Dastardly. In 2012, Hedenberg miraculously survived an operation to remove a tumor from his heart which was at high risk at spreading. Hedenberg says that the incident gave him new perspectives on life. He has two daughters from a previous marriage.^[2]

Filmography

• 1980 – Sverige åt svenskarna as Messenger
• 1984 – Två solkiga blondiner as Glenn the parashooter
• 1985 – Åshöjdens BK as Edward
• 1986 – På liv och död as Peter
• 1988 – Varuhuset as Jonas
• 1989 – The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! as Swedish voice of Luigi
• 1989 – Asterix and the Big Fight as Swedish voice of Prolix
• 1990 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Swedish-language voice of Donatello and General Traag in the Media Dubb version
• 1992 – Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines as Swedish voice of Dick Dastardly
• 1992 – Porco Rosso as various Swedish background voices
• 1993 – Morsarvet as Captain Antonsson
• 1993 – Sonic the Hedgehog as Swedish voice of Robotnik
• 1993 – Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog as Swedish voice of Dr. Robotnik
• 1993 – Swat Kats as Swedish voice of T-Bone
• 1993 – Biker Mice from Mars as Swedish voice of Throttle
• 1993 – Rocko's Modern Life as Swedish voice of Heffer and Mrs. Bighead
• 1994 – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as Swedish voice of Bulk
• 1994 – Life with Louie as Swedish voice of Andrew "Andy" Anderson
• 1996 – Nattbuss 807 as Police Officer Johan
• 1997 – Disney's Hercules as Swedish voice of Nessus the Centaur, also the Narrator
• 1998 – Beck – Monstret as The Limousin Man
• 1998 – The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Swedish voice of Scar (replacing Rikard Wolff from the first movie)
• 1999 – Skilda världar as Morgan Engström
• 1999 – Courage the Cowardly Dog as various Swedish voices, like Freaky Fred
• 2001 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as Swedish voice of Lord Voldemort
• 2002–2007 – Kim Possible as Swedish voice of Dr. Drakken
• 2003 – Hem till Midgård as The Ship Mechanic
• 2005 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Swedish voice of Shredder
• 2006 – Poliser as Rolf
• 2008 – Kungamordet as Björn Larsson
• 2008 – Rallybrudar as Sven
• 2009 – Detour as Bosse
• 2009 – Het Huis Anubis as Swedish voice of Victor
• 2010 – Kommissarie Späck as Grünwald Karlsson
• 2010 – How to Train Your Dragon as Swedish voice of Stoick the Vast
• 2011 – Beyond the Border as Major Adolfsson
• 2011 – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn as Swedish voice of Captain Haddock
• 2013 – Wallander – Saknaden as Herltiz
• 2013 – The Death of a Pilgrim as Berg Jr.
• 2013 – The Bridge as Axel Mössberg
• 2013 – Real Humans as The Police
• 2014 – Morden i Sandhamn as Olle
• 2015 – Blå Ögon as Johan Landin
• 2018 – Ted – För kärlekens skull

References

External links

• Johan Hedenberg at IMDb