Personal Info
Known ForDirecting
Born1953-05-10
BirthplaceLidköping, Skaraborgs län, Sweden [now Västra Götalands län, Sweden]
Mats Helge
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Mats Helge
Filmography
Acting (6)
2013
The Director Who Disappeared: The Story of The Ninja Missionas Himself (archive footage)
7.0
1988
Animal Protectoras Van Effen
4.8
1987
Ghost Huntersas Böna
7.5
1986
Eagle Islandas Intruder
6.0
1985
Blood Tracksas Frank the Caretaker
4.0
1984
The Ninja Missionas Ivan
4.6
Production & Directing (36)
1994
The Forgotten WellsProducer
4.3
1994
The Forgotten WellsWriter
4.3
1994
The Forgotten WellsDirector
4.3
1992
NordexpressenDirector
8.0
1992
NordexpressenWriter
8.0
1992
NordexpressenProducer
8.0
1992
Lena Ph: Agent 006Pyrotechnic Supervisor
5.5
1989
The Russian NinjaDirector
4.4
1989
The Russian NinjaWriter
4.4
1989
The Russian NinjaProducer
4.4
1989
The Mad BunchProducer
3.8
1989
The Mad BunchDirector
3.8
1989
The Hired GunProducer
8.0
1989
The Hired GunWriter
8.0
1989
The Hired GunDirector
8.0
1988
Animal ProtectorWriter
4.8
1988
Animal ProtectorDirector
4.8
1988
Fatal SecretWriter
4.8
1988
Fatal SecretProducer
4.8
1988
Fatal SecretDirector
4.8
1987
Ghost HuntersDirector
7.5
1986
Eagle IslandDirector
6.0
1985
Blood TracksScreenplay
4.0
1985
Blood TracksDirector
4.0
1984
The Ninja MissionDirector
4.6
1980
Sverige åt svenskarnaProducer
3.2
1980
Flight Level 450Special Effects
7.0
1980
Forced to LiveProducer
5.5
1980
Forced to LiveDirector
5.5
1979
Heja Sverige!Producer
8.0
1979
Heja Sverige!Director
8.0
1979
Heja Sverige!Writer
8.0
1977
The Frozen StarDirector
8.0
1977
The Frozen StarProducer
8.0
1975
Dead Man's TrailWriter
4.0
1975
Dead Man's TrailDirector
4.0