Hans-Henrik Krause
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1918 in Hellerup, Danmark
- Died
- April 15, 2002
- Active Years
- 1942–1998 (57 Years)
- Total Credits
- 35 credits in database
Biography
Hans-Henrik Krause was a Danish actor and theatre director born on March 13, 1918, in Hellerup, Denmark. He passed away on April 15, 2002. He was the son of police master Richard Christian Krause and Johanne Elisabeth Pontoppidan. In his early youth, he went to Copenhagen to apply for admission to the Royal Danish Theatre's pupil school, but was rejected for being too young. Instead, he studied with Henrik Malberg and trained at the Aarhus Teater pupil school from 1937 to 1939, making his debut on September 1, 1937. After working in Aarhus, he moved to the capital in 1941. His notable works as an actor include Jordbær til Einar, En uppgørelse, and Væddeløbet.
Career overview
Hans-Henrik Krause was a Danish actor and theatre director born on March 13, 1918, in Hellerup, Denmark. He was the son of police master Richard Christian Krause, who died in 1945, and Johanne Elisabeth Pontoppidan, who died in 1961. In his youth, Krause traveled to Copenhagen to seek admission to the Royal Danish Theatre student school, but he was rejected for being too young. Instead, he studied with Henrik Malberg and trained at the student school at Aarhus Theatre from 1937 to 1939, making his debut there on September 1, 1937.
After spending a few years in Aarhus, Krause moved to the capital in 1941, where he quickly established his name in both theatre and film. He appeared in the initial productions of Silkeborg and Vetsera blomstrer ikke for enhver. During the German occupation, he participated in the resistance movement and was imprisoned. As a screen actor, his known credits include work in Jordbær til Einar in 1967, En uppgørelse in 1960, and Væddeløbet in 1959. Krause passed away on April 15, 2002, at the age of 84 on Frederiksberg.
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Full Filmography
35 titles- Hjerteflimmer (1998) as Svend
- Hjerteflimmer (1998)
- Bryggeren (1996) as HW Bissen
- Charlot og Charlotte (1996) as Ældre mand
- Blackout (1992) as Overbetjent
- Mirror of the Planet (1992) as En gammel mand
- ugeavisen (1990) as Karl Weiss
- Murder in Paradise (1988) as Redaktør Hermansen
- Sådan er det bare (1987) as Mortensen
- Peter von Scholten (1987)
- Thelma og Irene (1977) as Viggo
- I Adams verden (1973)
- Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! (1972)
- Laila Løvehjerte (1972) as Konkursmanden
- The Missing Clerk (1971)
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Kriminalassistent Petersen
- Værelset (1970) as Dr. Franchot
- Tough Guys of the Prairie (1970)
- The Egborg Girl (1969)
- Pretty-Arne and Rosa (1967)
- I Stykker (1966) as Kriminalbetjenten
- The Maids (1962) Director
- Alle I Unge Elskende (1962) Director
- Sorte Shara (1961)
- Hvad skal jeg være? (1955) as Sørens far
- Himlen er blaa (1954)
- Naalen (1951) as Alex Birk, stud. med.
- 3 years after (1948)
- Ditte, Child of Man (1946)
- I gaar og i morgen (1945)
- Mens sagføreren sover (1945)
- Eight Chords (1944) as Spilleelev
- Elly Petersen (1944)
- Det kære København (1944)
- Lady with the Light Gloves (1942)
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Hans-Henrik Krause is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Bryggeren (1996), Bambola (1996), Murder in Paradise (1988), Stop-Loss (2008).
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Hans-Henrik Krause was born on March 13, 1918 in Hellerup, Danmark. They passed away on April 15, 2002.
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Hans-Henrik Krause has accumulated over 35 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1942 to 1998.
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Hans-Henrik Krause was a Danish actor and theatre director born on March 13, 1918, in Hellerup, Denmark. He passed away on April 15, 2002. He was the son of police master Richard Christian Krause and Johanne Elisabeth Pontoppidan. In his early youth, he went to Copenhagen to apply for admission to the Royal Danish Thea...
Hans-Henrik Krause by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Kriminalassistent Petersen — aged about 52
- Sorte Shara (1961) — aged about 43
- Pretty-Arne and Rosa (1967) — aged about 49
- Murder in Paradise (1988) as Redaktør Hermansen — aged about 70
- Bryggeren (1996) as HW Bissen — aged about 78
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