Morten Grunwald
Actor
- Born
- December 9, 1934 · Odense, Denmark
- Died
- November 14, 2018 (age 83)
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).
Known for
The Olsen Gang
October 11, 1968
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
October 6, 1972
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
October 1, 1976
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
October 5, 1973
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
October 8, 1971
The Olsen Gang on the Track
September 26, 1975
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
October 3, 1969
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
October 4, 1974
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
October 6, 1978
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
December 26, 1979
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
September 30, 1977
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
October 16, 1981
Acting65
- 2018The Olsen Gang: Forever! as Benny Frandsen
- 2018Vitello as Gud (voice)
- 2015Historien om Olsen Banden
- 2014Silent Heart as Poul
- 2010The Experiment as Hr. Omann
- 2007White Night as Jacob Nymann
- 2007When a Man Comes Home as Direktøren
- 2007The Black Madonna as Kurt
- 2006Gambler as Himself (The film consultant)
- 1998The Olsen Gang's Last Trick as Benny Frandsen