Mats Helge

Born: 1953-05-10

Birthplace: Lidköping, Skaraborgs län, Sweden [now Västra Götalands län, Sweden]

Biography

Mats Helge Olsson is a Swedish producer, screenwriter and director. He started out as a filmmaker creating lingonberry westerns, a paraphrase on the concept of spaghetti westerns. Several well known and respected Swedish actors participated in the film projects. Together with the Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, he made "Sverige åt svenskarna/Sweden to the Swedes" (1980) that resulted in a debt of SEK 16 million and the film project went bankrupt after a few months.

Further on in the 1980s, Mats Helge started a film factory where he produced several English-language low budget action films. 15 feature films in all came out of Mats Helge's initiative.

Known For

Sverige åt svenskarna
The Russian Ninja
The Mad Bunch
The Ninja Mission
The Hired Gun
Animal Protector
Flight Level 450
Eagle Island
Lena Ph: Agent 006
The Director Who Disappeared: The Story of The Ninja Mission

Top Movie Credits

Sverige åt svenskarna Producer
The Russian Ninja Producer
The Mad Bunch Director
The Ninja Mission Director
The Hired Gun Director
Animal Protector Writer
Flight Level 450 Special Effects
Eagle Island Director
Lena Ph: Agent 006 Pyrotechnic Supervisor
The Director Who Disappeared: The Story of The Ninja Mission Himself (archive footage)