He gained special recognition for his role as Ole Bramserud in Sällskapsresan (1980) opposite Lasse Åberg.

[5] In 1981, he appeared in a one-off special co-produced by the BBC and NRK called Jon, Brian, Kirsti and Jon in which he appeared with his compatriot Kirsti Sparboe, and the British performers Brian Cant (with whom Skolmen co-wrote the script) and Jonathan Cohen.

[8] In the 1980s, he also co-starred in the Swedish sketch comedy show Nöjesmassakern [sv], which was broadcast on SVT.

[10] Skolmen received the Komiprisen honorary prize for lifetime achievement in 2009.

He acted alongside Schøyen in the 1991 Swedish comedy film Den ofrivillige golfaren.