Rikard Wolff
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| Born | Jan Rikard Wolff 8 April 1958 Farsta, Sweden |
| Died | 17 November 2017 (aged 59) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1980–2017 |
| Children | 1 |
Jan Rikard Wolff (8 April 1958 – 17 November 2017) was a Swedish actor and singer. His 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 Göteborg Opera. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour for his work with French music. He had also 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.
In Sweden, he was also associated with voice-acting, most notably the Swedish voice for Scar in The Lion King.