Morten Grunwald

Morten Grunwald

1934-12-09 – 2018-11-14 (age 83) Odense, Denmark
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Biography

Born in Odense, Denmark on December 9th, 1934, Morten Grunwald is "World famous in Denmark" for several popular film roles. Most famous, however, will always be his Benny in all of the "Olsen Banden" films, where he starred alongside Ove Sprogøe and Poul Bundgaard.

He attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958 and graduated from The Royal Theater of Denmark's Theatrical School in 1962. Since 1971, he has been the director of several theatres in Copenhagen: Bristol Teatret (1971-1980), Betty Nansen Teatret (1980-1992), Østre Gasværk (1992-1998).

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Known For

Pelsen
Pelsen

1971

as Lange Aage

The Olsen Gang
The Olsen Gang

1968

as Benny Frandsen

Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!

1987

as Michael Ancher

The Wolf at the Door
The Wolf at the Door

1986

as Durand-Ruel

Martha
Martha

1967

as Knud Hansen

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

1979

as Benny Frandsen

The Experiment
The Experiment

2010

as Hr. Omann

Murder in the Dark
Murder in the Dark

1986

as Redaktør Otzen

Gambler
Gambler

2006

as Himself (The film consultant)

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1998

as Benny Frandsen

Silent Heart
Silent Heart

2014

as Poul

I Stykker
I Stykker

1966

as Jan

The Olsen Gang on the Track
The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975

as Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Sees Red
The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976

as Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Goes to War
The Olsen Gang Goes to War

1978

as Benny Frandsen

Strike First Freddy
Strike First Freddy

1965

as Frede Hansen

White Night
White Night

2007

as Jacob Nymann

Five men and Rosa
Five men and Rosa

1964

as 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run