Järegård had a taste for villainous and dark characters, and enjoyed playing them. But he also had a very lyrical and soft side to him as an actor, something he showed in the TV production of Hans Christian och sällskapet (where he plays a village priest who suffers a great personal tragedy as his wife loses her mind after having a baby) and in the TV adaptation of Birger Sjöberg's Frida och hennes vän (based on Sjöberg's Frida's Book) where he plays the light-hearted, daydreaming early 1900s love-struck suitor of Frida. Adding the fact that Järegård also had a beautiful and expressive singing voice (he performed in a number of stage musicals during his career) gave him an incredible range and versatility as an actor. He originated the role of Guido in the first European staging of the musical Nine, for example (Oscarsteatern, Stockholm, 1983). His distinct and original voice (with traces of the unmistakable Skåne-dialect) also made him a much appreciated and beloved narrator of children's cartoons and audio books. Particularly popular are his audio book (originally radio) recordings of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the narration of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
Järegård went on to play the villainous character Elaka Måns (Mean Mike in the English dub) in the Swedish animated movie Peter-No-Tail and its sequel Peter-No-Tail in Americat. He also lent him voice for the Swedish dub of the film Valhalla, playing the Norse God Loki; god of mischief.
Järegård gained international attention when he took on the role of Doctor Helmer in Lars von Trier's highly acclaimed mini-series Riget and Riget II (aka The Kingdom I & II). He also appeared in von Trier's Europa. He participated in about 20 movies and 40 TV productions: aside from the Riget-series; some of his greatest roles are in the Skånska mord-series, in the 1975 Hasse & Tage comedy Släpp fångarne loss, det är vår! (Release the Prisoners to Spring), in the 1962 cult movie Raggargänget, in Kådisbellan (aka The Slingshot) in 1993 and as the pompous old drag queen Ragnar Rönn in the teleplay Cheek to Cheek (written and directed by Jonas Gardell), 1997. Also in 1997 he appeared in CHOCK as the series' host and presented each episode. Usually he would make elaborate philosophical and mystical statements regarding the plot of each episode.
For his acting work, he was awarded with the Thalia prize (1967) and the Eugene O'Neill Award (1975), two of Sweden's most prestigious theatre awards.
Järegård married Karin Nordström [sv] (1923–2017) in 1949. They had a son called Johannes. Ernst-Hugo Järegård died of multiple myeloma in Lidingö, aged 69.
Personality
Järegård was a very colourful theatre personality who loved to stand out and celebrated originality. He loved clothes and Italian designers and was picky with designer labels in private – only the best would do. He was of the old belief that as an actor you not only represent yourself as a public person but also the theatre and the art as a whole; as being part of a public institution there for people; and therefore it is an actor's responsibility to "scrub up".[citation needed]
In his director's commentary on the DVD release of Europa, Lars von Trier commented that Järegård was difficult to work with, frequently sulking and making outrageous demands such as insisting on staying in one specific room in a specific hotel of his choice. He stated that Järegård was a compulsive scene-stealer who could not help attracting the focus even when he was supposed to be in the background of a scene. Von Trier claims that he eventually 'trained' Järegård by rewarding him with cigars for good behaviour but also called the actor "dear Ernst-Hugo" and said he misses him terribly.[citation needed]
Partial filmography
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2022)
Ernst-Hugo Järegård in Riget/The Kingdom; "Compulsive lobotomy" on YouTube
Ernst-Hugo Järegård – Den första gång jag såg dig (1969) on YouTube
Ernst-Hugo Järegård – Dover-Calais (1987) on YouTube
Ernst-Hugo Järegård – I Spaniens månsken (1969) on YouTube
Bo Kaspers Orkester feat. Ernst-Hugo Järegård (live 1996) on YouTube
Ernst-Hugo Järegård featured here in the intro for Swedish cult film "Släpp fångarne loss det är vår" (Release the Prisoners to Spring) by Hasse & Tage on YouTube
January 30, 2023
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Ernst Hugo Alfred Jaregard 12 December 1928 6 September 1998 was a Swedish actor Ernst Hugo JaregardJaregard in 1983BornErnst Hugo Alfred Jaregard 1928 12 12 12 December 1928Ystad SwedenDied6 September 1998 1998 09 06 aged 69 Lidingo SwedenNationalitySwedishOccupationActorYears active1962 1998SpouseKarin Nordstrom m 1949 wbr ChildrenJohannes Contents 1 Biography 2 Personality 3 Partial filmography 4 Stage work 5 Sources 6 External links 6 1 Audio VideoBiography EditJaregard was born in Ystad He received his acting training at Malmo City Theatre From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden s prominent Royal Dramatic Theatre where he came to perform a number of much celebrated parts his eccentric Hitler in Schweik in the Second World War by Bertolt Brecht 1963 Estragon in the legendary 1966 Dramaten staging of Samuel Beckett s Waiting for Godot Thersites in Shakespeare s Troilus and Cressida 1967 Orgon in Moliere s Tartuffe 1971 Hjalmar Ekdahl in Ingmar Bergman s 1972 production of Ibsen s The Wild Duck Nero in Jean Racine s Britannicus 1974 a spot on portrayal of August Strindberg in play Tribadernas natt The Night of the Tribades by Per Olov Enquist the title role in Richard III by Shakespeare 1980 and the extremely creepy and slightly perverted boss Sven in VD CEO by Stig Larsson in 1985 among others Jaregard had a taste for villainous and dark characters and enjoyed playing them But he also had a very lyrical and soft side to him as an actor something he showed in the TV production of Hans Christian och sallskapet where he plays a village priest who suffers a great personal tragedy as his wife loses her mind after having a baby and in the TV adaptation of Birger Sjoberg s Frida och hennes van based on Sjoberg s Frida s Book where he plays the light hearted daydreaming early 1900s love struck suitor of Frida Adding the fact that Jaregard also had a beautiful and expressive singing voice he performed in a number of stage musicals during his career gave him an incredible range and versatility as an actor He originated the role of Guido in the first European staging of the musical Nine for example Oscarsteatern Stockholm 1983 His distinct and original voice with traces of the unmistakable Skane dialect also made him a much appreciated and beloved narrator of children s cartoons and audio books Particularly popular are his audio book originally radio recordings of Roald Dahl s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Robert Louis Stevenson s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and the narration of Sergei Prokofiev s Peter and the Wolf Jaregard went on to play the villainous character Elaka Mans Mean Mike in the English dub in the Swedish animated movie Peter No Tail and its sequel Peter No Tail in Americat He also lent him voice for the Swedish dub of the film Valhalla playing the Norse God Loki god of mischief Jaregard gained international attention when he took on the role of Doctor Helmer in Lars von Trier s highly acclaimed mini series Riget and Riget II aka The Kingdom I amp II He also appeared in von Trier s Europa He participated in about 20 movies and 40 TV productions aside from the Riget series some of his greatest roles are in the Skanska mord series in the 1975 Hasse amp Tage comedy Slapp fangarne loss det ar var Release the Prisoners to Spring in the 1962 cult movie Raggarganget in Kadisbellan aka The Slingshot in 1993 and as the pompous old drag queen Ragnar Ronn in the teleplay Cheek to Cheek written and directed by Jonas Gardell 1997 Also in 1997 he appeared in CHOCK as the series host and presented each episode Usually he would make elaborate philosophical and mystical statements regarding the plot of each episode For his acting work he was awarded with the Thalia prize 1967 and the Eugene O Neill Award 1975 two of Sweden s most prestigious theatre awards Jaregard married Karin Nordstrom sv 1923 2017 in 1949 They had a son called Johannes Ernst Hugo Jaregard died of multiple myeloma in Lidingo aged 69 Personality EditJaregard was a very colourful theatre personality who loved to stand out and celebrated originality He loved clothes and Italian designers and was picky with designer labels in private only the best would do He was of the old belief that as an actor you not only represent yourself as a public person but also the theatre and the art as a whole as being part of a public institution there for people and therefore it is an actor s responsibility to scrub up citation needed In his director s commentary on the DVD release of Europa Lars von Trier commented that Jaregard was difficult to work with frequently sulking and making outrageous demands such as insisting on staying in one specific room in a specific hotel of his choice He stated that Jaregard was a compulsive scene stealer who could not help attracting the focus even when he was supposed to be in the background of a scene Von Trier claims that he eventually trained Jaregard by rewarding him with cigars for good behaviour but also called the actor dear Ernst Hugo and said he misses him terribly citation needed Partial filmography EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2022 Young Jaregard on stage with Margit Carlqvist in Jean Paul Sartre s Fangarna pa Altona The Condemned of Altona Gothenburg City Theatre 1961 Raggarganget sv 1962 Berra Adam och Eva 1963 Kejsarskagget Svenska bilder sv 1964 Karlman On 1966 Vicar Bystrom Tartuffe 1966 TV Movie Tartuffe Rooftree 1967 Magnus Het sno 1968 Lennart Stenhall Waiting for Godot 1971 TV Movie Estragon Kvartetten som sprangdes aka The Quartet That Broke Up 1973 TV Mini Series Stolz De tre fran Haparanda sv 1974 TV Mini Series Fredrik Jonsson Fimpen 1974 Club Official En handfull karlek 1974 Claes Crona Slapp fangarne loss det ar var Release the Prisoners to Spring 1975 Harald Hansson Chez Nous fr sv 1978 Owner of Chez Nous Flygniva 450 1980 Giron Clownen Jac 1981 TV Movie Jac the Clown Peter No Tail 1981 Elake Mans voice Hans Christian och sallskapet sv 1981 TV Movie Hans Cristian Gratvalsen 1983 TV Movie Hugo as Ernst Hugo Jaregard Peter No Tail in Americat 1985 Elake Mans voice Skanska mord sv aka Skane Murders 1986 TV Movie Martin Svensson Valhalla 1986 Loke Swedish version voice Fadern sonen och den helige ande 1987 Father VD 1988 TV Movie Sven VD Bryllupsfesten 1989 Eugene Borchrewink Den hemliga vannen 1990 The man Europa 1991 Uncle Kessler The Great Day on the Beach 1991 Narrator Den goda viljan Best Intentions 1992 TV Mini Series Professor Sundelius Nasta man till rakning sv 1993 TV Mini Series Kadisbellan 1993 Teacher Lundin Det bli r i familien 1993 Hakon Borelius The Kingdom 1994 1997 TV Series Stig Helmer Cheek to Cheek 1997 TV Movie Ragnar Ronn CHOCK 1997 TV Series Presentator Dimension 2010 posthumously uncredited Stage work EditJaregard s stage credits permanent dead link dramaten se accessed 9 December 2014 Sources EditWennerholm Eric Ernst Hugo inte lik nagon annan Bonniers Stockholm 1983 biography Sweden Filmerna kunde vara daliga men aldrig han by Jan Lumholt Cinema magazine 1998 article in Northern Sami External links EditErnst Hugo Jaregard at IMDb Ernst Hugo Jaregard at Find a GraveAudio Video Edit Ernst Hugo Jaregard in Riget The Kingdom Compulsive lobotomy on YouTube Ernst Hugo Jaregard Den forsta gang jag sag dig 1969 on YouTube Ernst Hugo Jaregard Dover Calais 1987 on YouTube Ernst Hugo Jaregard I Spaniens mansken 1969 on YouTube Bo Kaspers Orkester feat Ernst Hugo Jaregard live 1996 on YouTube Ernst Hugo Jaregard featured here in the intro for Swedish cult film Slapp fangarne loss det ar var Release the Prisoners to Spring by Hasse amp Tage on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernst Hugo Jaregard amp oldid 1128095452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
