Rikard Wolff's career included both film roles in House of Angels and its two sequels and theatre roles such as in Waiting for Godot at Royal Dramatic Theatre, and A Chorus Line at The Goteborg Opera.
15 Facts About Rikard Wolff
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Rikard Wolff was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour for his work with French music.
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Rikard Wolff had been awarded a Grammis, and received the Swedish Academy's 2017 prize for theatre, as well as a royal medal for his service as an actor.
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Rikard Wolff started to study acting at Skara skolscen in 1978 and then began his professional career in the theatre group Vagspel in Sodertalje.
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Rikard Wolff toured with several successful song repertoires performing French chanson, with his inspirations Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel and Barbara.
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Rikard Wolff starred in the movie House of Angels, and its two sequels, among other films.
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Rikard Wolff had done various plays, such as Midsommarnatts Drom, and solo acts such as Chanson Suicide and music tours.
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Rikard Wolff's albums included Pojken pa manen and Du far mig.
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Rikard Wolff took part in Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "En forlorad sommar", written by Tomas Andersson Wij, in a bid to represent Sweden during Eurovision Song Contest.
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Rikard Wolff performed the song on 9 February 2013 during semi-final 2 of the competition, placing seventh and not qualifying further.
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Rikard Wolff had expanded his theatre career by acting in the play Waiting for Godot at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 1990, Hamlet at Ostgotateatern in 1995, A Chorus Line in 2002 at The Goteborg Opera, Richard III at the National Swedish Touring Theatre in 2006, and conferencier at Colin Nutleys Cabaret at Stockholm City Theatre.
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Rikard Wolff took part in the opening ceremony for the Friends Arena in Stockholm, where he performed one of his best known songs, "Pojken pa manen".
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In 2001, Rikard Wolff won a Grammis for Min allra storsta karlek.
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Rikard Wolff had one daughter with Stina Gardell, a Swedish producer and journalist, sister of the Swedish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and comedian Jonas Gardell and of the religion scholar Mattias Gardell.
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Rikard Wolff suffered from pulmonary emphysema since 1988 due to the genetic disease alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and died on 17 November 2017, aged 59.