ACTOR
Benny Andersson
Known for Mamma Mia! · Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again · Saturday Night Live
Benny Andersson (born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! he worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001 he is active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1946
- Birthplace
- Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Benny Andersson (born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! he worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001 he is active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester.
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Known For
MOVIE
Mamma Mia!Piano Player on Boat (uncredited) · 2008
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainCafe Pianist (uncredited) · 2018
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
TV
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
Songs from the Second FloorOriginal Music Composer · 2000
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
MOVIE
You, the LivingOriginal Music Composer · 2007
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
ABBA: The MovieBenny Andersson · 1977
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Eurovision Song ContestSelf · 1956
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
CBS News Sunday MorningSelf · 1979
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
The Seduction of IngaOriginal Music Composer
1968
Made in Sweden - for exportSelf
1975MT
Mr Trendsetter - Stikkan AndersonSelf
1975
ABBA in Studio 2Self
1976
ABBA-dabba-dooSelf
1976AV
ABBA Veronica MusicspecialSelf (archive footage)
1977
ABBA: The MovieBenny Andersson
1977ABBA: The MovieOriginal Music Composer
1977
ABBA In JapanSelf (Vocals / Keyboards)
1978
OliviaSelf
1978
ABBA in SwitzerlandSelf - ABBA
1979
Det hender ikke megSelf
1979
Listen to the MusicSelf
1979
ABBA in ConcertSelf
1980ABBA in ConcertOriginal Music Composer
1980
ABBA: Words and MusicSelf
1981
Dick Cavett Meets ABBA
1981
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984Self
1984
Mio in the Land of FarawayOriginal Music Composer
1987Mio in the Land of FarawayMusic
1987
Chess in ConcertSongs
1989Chess in ConcertOriginal Music Composer
1989Chess in ConcertMusic
1989
The Secret FriendMusic
1990
Abba - More ABBA Gold - More ABBA Hits
1993
Ainbusk Singers: Från När till fjärranThanks
1993Ainbusk Singers: Från När till fjärranOriginal Music Composer
1993
Dad Is Tired AgainMusic
1996
Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till MinnesotaSelf
1996Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till MinnesotaMusic
1996Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till MinnesotaSongs
1996Kristina från Duvemåla - en konsertresa till MinnesotaLyricist
1996
Ted - till minne av en popartistSelf (archive footage)
1998
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA StorySelf
1999
LycanthropeKevin
1999
Musikladen Live: The Very Best of ABBASelf
1999
Songs from the Second FloorOriginal Music Composer
2000
The Greatness of the Small ManMusic
2000
Ainbusk - en vinterresaSelf
2001
You Do the Best You CanSelf
2001
ABBA: The Definitive CollectionSelf
2002
ABBA Gold: Greatest HitsSelf
2003
ABBA: The HistorySelf (archive footage)
2003
ChessOriginal Music Composer
2003ChessSongs
2003
Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came HomeSelf
2003Chess på svenska: The Musical That Came HomeMusic Arranger
2003
Hagström: Allt i musikSelf (archive footage)
2003
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol1self
2004
Super Troupers: Thirty Years of ABBASelf
2004
Abba - The complete studio recordingSelf
2005
ABBA: 16 HitsSelf
2006
Abba: Rock Case StudiesSelf
2007
ABBA: The Golden YearsSelf
2007
ABBA: The VisitorsSelf
2007
You, the LivingOriginal Music Composer
2007
Mamma Mia!Piano Player on Boat (uncredited)
2008Mamma Mia!Executive Producer
2008Mamma Mia!Lyricist
2008Mamma Mia!Songs
2008Mamma Mia!Music
2008
ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan
2009
Chess in ConcertMusic
2009Chess in ConcertSongs
2009Chess in ConcertOriginal Music Composer
2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para RecordarSelf (archive footage)
2009
ABBA: Dancing QueenSelf
2012
ABBA: The Essential CollectionSelf
2012
PalmeSelf (archive footage)
2012PalmeMusic
2012
ABBA at the BBCSelf
2013
Agnetha: ABBA & AfterSelf
2013
The Joy of ABBASelf
2013
ABBA: Gracias por la músicaSelf
2014
Hjälp sökesMusic
2014
Jag är inte beredd att dö änSelf
2014
ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)Self - Singer
2015ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)Digital Producer
2015ABBA - ABBA (DVD from Deluxe Edition)Writer
2015
The CircleProducer
2015The CircleOriginal Music Composer
2015
Året var 1965Self (archive footage)
2015
ABBA in Pictures: The Photographer's StorySelf
2016
Stockholm, My LoveMusic
2016
Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainCafe Pianist (uncredited)
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainLyricist
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainSongs
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainExecutive Producer
2018Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainMusic
2018
ABBA Forever: A CelebrationSelf
2019
ABBA: Secrets of their Greatest HitsSelf
2019
Josefin Nilsson - Love Me for Who I AmSelf
2019
ABBA: In Their Own WordsSelf
2020
The A-Z of EurovisionSelf - Contestant (archive footage)
2020
ABBA – Voyage | LIVESelf
2021
ABBA: New BeginningsSelf
2021
ABBA: The Missing 40 YearsSelf
2021
MashupMusic
2021
ABBA V QueenSelf (archive footage)
2022
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
2023
Zara Larsson - Honor The LightMusic
2023
Året var 1974Self (archive footage)
2023
ABBA - Vom Popwunder zu AvatarenSelf
2024
ABBA: 50 Years of PopSelf
2024
ABBA: Against the OddsSelf (archive footage)
2024
Det svenska schlagerkrigetSelf (archive footage)
2024
En kväll med Benny Anderssons orkesterSelf
2024
Mellons maktSelf (archive footage)
2024
More ABBA at the BBCSelf (archive material)
2024
StikkanSelf (archive footage)
2024
When ABBA Came to BritainSelf (archive footage)
2024
Året var 1975Self (archive footage)
2024
My life as SiwSelf
2025
70 Jahre BRAVO - Das große JubiläumSelf
2026
70 Jahre ESC - More than MusicSelf (archive footage)
2026
Svenska nyheter valspecialSelf (archive footage)
2026Television
Eurovision Song ContestSelf · 1 eps
1956
MelodifestivalenSelf · 1 eps
1959MelodifestivalenSongs
1959DD
Die DrehscheibeSelf · 1 eps
19644H
4-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSelf · 1 eps
1966
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s EditionSänger/Keyboard/Klavier/Gitarre · 46 eps
1972
Am laufenden BandSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf - ABBA · 7 eps
1975
Midi PremièreSelf - ABBA · 3 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
1975S2
Système 2Self - ABBA · 2 eps
1975
Mike Yarwood In PersonsSelf - ABBA · 1 eps
1976
CBS News Sunday MorningSelf · 1 eps
1979O
OkaySelf · 1 eps
1979S
Show-ExpressSelf · 1 eps
1980
Champs-ElyséesSelf - ABBA · 1 eps
1982
Schyyy... det er lørdagSig selv · 1 eps
1984
Grabbarna på FagerhultSelf · 4 eps
1990DJ
Duo jagOriginal Music Composer
1991
Leute heuteSelf · 1 eps
1997
Ein Herz für KinderSelf · 1 eps
1998
ZDF-KultnachtSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2002
IdolSongs
2004
SkavlanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
Moraeus Med MeraSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2011
Ulf Lundell - friheten och ensamhetenSelf · 2 eps
2020
This Is PopSelf · 1 eps
2021
Äntligen!Music
2022
Sverige och krigetMusic
2025Photos
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