Morten Grunwald
Acting Born Dec 9, 1934 Odense, Denmark 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Mand med papegøje
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Jesper
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Konsulent Helmskov
- Murder in the Dark (1986) as Redaktør Otzen
- Matador (1978) as Ernst Nyborg
- The Wolf at the Door (1986) as Durand-Ruel
- Amour (1970) as Brandmajoren
- The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976) as Benny Frandsen
- The Experiment (2010) as Hr. Omann
- Kassen stemmer (1976)
- Den store kul-tur (1996) as Kultur borgmester
- Silent Heart (2014) as Poul
- Gambler (2006) as Himself (The film consultant)
- Five men and Rosa (1964) as 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen
- The Black Madonna (2007) as Kurt
- Only the Truth (1975) as Ejnarsen
- Pelsen (1971) as Lange Aage
- The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975) as Benny Frandsen
- I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now (1998) as Peter
- Hvad med os? (1963) as Iwan
- Jul på slottet (1986) as Kongen
- Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste (1967)
- Asger Jorn (1977) as Speaker
- The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders (1979) as Benny Frandsen