Personal Info
Birth date
1948-04-02 (77 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Norrköping, Östergötlands län, Sverige
Also known as
-Peter Harryson
Biography
John Peter Kaj Harryson (born 2 April 1948) is a Swedish actor, singer and entertainer. He is the son of actor John Harryson (1926–2008). From 1994 until 2001, Harryson played antagonist Pehr Silver in the soap opera Rederiet. He is also known from hosting the game show Så ska det låta. In the 1980s, he worked extensively with dubbing cartoons into Swedish. Three of his most famous roles are that of pilot Roy Focker in the Swedish dub of the film Macross: Do You Remember Love? , Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo-series, and Ernie in Svenska Sesam (The second Swedish version of Sesame Street).
Filmography
Bröllop, begravning och dop - filmen
4.5
Overview:
An independent sequel to the TV series. Here we follow the families Öhrn and Seger and take us through autumn and winter on our way to Christmas celebrations and to a New Year's Eve which inevitably means an end to the old and a beginning of something new… A film about love and death and everything in between.Stall-Erik and the Snapphans
NYR
Overview:
Stall-Erik och snapphanarna is a Swedish film project that began filming in 1996 with a preliminary premiere in 2025. Director, producer and lead actor is Anders Olofsson. Olofsson is entirely responsible for the financing of the project and the casting.Rederiet
7.8
Overview:
This Swedish soap opera follows the lives of the captain and crew of the MS Freja, a cruiseferry that travels on the Baltic Sea between between Stockholm, Sweden and Turku, Finland.På spåret
6.538
Overview:
På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly every second Swede saw the game show. På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season. In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host. Björn Hellberg too decided to leave and was replaced with Fredrik Lindström.Lysistrate
NYR
Overview:
The women of Athens plotting to end the war with Sparta by refusing to have sex until there is peace.The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
6.2
Overview:
Sickan has a new plan. This time, the gang are going to steal a small computer micro chip which contains a top secret plan of what the government intends to do with Sweden in the future. But, Wall-Enberg is also planning to steal the chip. The payment will be 55 million Swedish crowns in gold and diamonds to whoever can deliver the chip to the foreign investors. Who will grab hold of the chip, the Jönsson gang or Wall-Enberg?The Wedding
2
Overview:
"The Marriage" - Eva and Kent are planning to get married. Their bridal stag parties causes some problems. The wedding reception will serve moonshine since the regular booze is capsized at sea.One Way Ticket
4.2
Overview:
Johannes, an ex-con now working as a antiques dealer, is faced with a huge debt. He is put under pressure to pay and agrees to steal the Russian crown jewels on exhibition onboard a cruise ship.Så ska det låta
5.6
Overview:
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006. Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.Stjärnorna på Slottet
7
Overview:
Five celebrities spend five days together on a castle somewhere in Sweden. Each episode (or day) centres around one of them. This person decides what to to and eat. The others get the chance to ask questions about this persons life and career.The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
5.9
Overview:
Sickan, Vanheden and Rocky try to rob the Berns nightclub one night, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, the old dynamiter Dynamite-Harry and he ruins the plan. Sickan is arrested, and has to spend 10 months in a small, locked room. When he is released, he has a new plan, but Rocky and Vanheden have decided to go straight. Together with Dynamite-Harry, Sickan plans to rob a cold store, managed by their arch-enemy, Wall-Enberg.Exit
6
Overview:
Åke is trapped in a theme park with no chance to escape, unless he's having a great time.Hedebyborna
8.8
Overview:
Hedeby is a sleepy village in the rich, agricultural province of Sörmland. On the face of it, not much has changed during the centuries. The count lives outside the village in his large ...Dockpojken
NYR
Overview:
A psychological drama where the son escapes his father's brutality in the isolated far north of Sweden. The father is left with the pain and agony of having chased away his only child.Who Pulled the Plug?
5.6
Overview:
To secure an order for 1 000 cruise ships from an Arab prince, two companies have to compete by racing each other by canal from Stockholm to Gothenburg. A small family owned company on the brink of bankruptcy is pitted against their major competitor and they both have to resort to dirty tricks in order to reach the goal line first. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.Hassel - Beskyddarna
5.2
Overview:
The criminal police is investigating a criminal gang blackmailing restaurant owners.The Dog Hotel
7.1
Overview:
On their way to find Paris, Sture the dog (Hasse Alfredsson) and his friend Picasso end up on a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Along with Miss Mops, Sture tries to sniff out who is causing all the strange events of the hotel.A Dream Play
8
Overview:
"A Dream Play" - Agnes, a daughter of the Vedic god Indra, descends to Earth to bear witness to problems of human beings. She meets about 40 symbolical characters.Svenska tv-historier
NYR
Overview:
Factual series about Swedish television shows that left an impression.Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms
4.5
Overview:
An uncharacteristic slip-up at her daughter's wedding leads a married woman to a most unexpected dilemma.One-Week Bachelors
4.8
Overview:
Gary's wife goes away for a week and Gary expects a week of hard work at the office. After having left her at the airport, he misses the bus. But the car mechanic Lasse gives him a ride. Although they are unlike each other, they get to know each other. Gary makes a mess of everything and can't avoid Lasse.Längtans blåa blomma
5
Overview:
Betty, who dreams of love, refuses to put up with the rules and conventions of the time.Nattens lekar
NYR
Overview:
Åke lives under oppressive conditions. The father, a painter, spends his salary on drinking with his buddies.The Magic Circle
6
Overview:
Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden in the 1930s.Acting
TBAStall-Erik and the Snapphans as Unknown
2025Den svenska Youtube-historien (3 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2021Bröllop, begravning och dop - filmen as Conny Karlsson
2019Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2015Svenska tv-historier (1 Episode) as Peter Harryson
2006Stjärnorna på Slottet (1 Episode) as Self
2000Peter-No-Tail and the Big Treasure Hunt as Pettersson
2000The Dog Hotel as Jägmästarn (voice)
1999Örjan – Den höjdrädde örnen as (voice)
1998Längtans blåa blomma (4 Episodes) as Count Spjuut
1997Pelle Svanslös (24 Episodes) as Pettersson
1997Young Jönsson Gang Showing Off as The Tivoli director
1997Nature's Warrior as Estate Owner
1997Så ska det låta (102, 1 Episode) as Self - Host, Self
1993Tomtemaskinen (24 Episodes) as Lucköppnare
1993Dockpojken as The mailman
1992Rederiet (38 Episodes) as Pehr Silver
1991T. Sventon och fallet Isabella as "Direktörn"
1990Exit as Hilding
1988One Way Ticket as Bertil
1987På spåret (1, 8 Episode) as Gästartist, Tävlande
1986Hassel - Beskyddarna as "Falköga", criminal detective
1984The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever as The Driver
1984Hur ska det gå för Pettersson? (3 Episodes) as Jönsson
1984Joker Face as Unknown
1982One-Week Bachelors as Göran
1982The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry as The Spotter
1981Who Pulled the Plug? as Policeman
1981Lysistrate as Unknown
1980A Dream Play as Unknown
1980Räkan från Maxim as Hertig de Valmonté
1978Hedebyborna (18 Episodes) as Rulle
1978Bröllopet as Unknown
1978Nattens lekar as Unknown
1977Ärliga blå ögon (6 Episodes) as Konststuderande
1973The Wedding as Unknown
1971Söndagspromenaden as Love
1970The Magic Circle as Holmberg
1960Julkalendern (24, 24 Episode) as Pettersson, Assar Skoog
Directing
1992Rederiet (5 Episodes) ... Director