jon skolmen (1 november 1940 – 28 march 2019) was a norwegian actor, comedian and presenter. he acted in many norwegian and swedish movies. he was known for his role as ole bramserud in the swedish comedy movie "sällskapsresan" (1980) with lasse åberg. he worked for the norwegian broadcasting corporation (nrk) from 1963 to 1981. he also appeared on british children's television. for only a week in 1971, he presented "play school" for the bbc. in 1981, he appeared in the bbc/nrk special "jon, brian, kirsti and jon". he starred in this with fellow norwegian kirsti sparboe, and british performers brian cant and jonathan cohen. skolmen was awarded the komiprisen honorary prize for lifetime achievement in 2009.