Ove Sprogøe
Acting Born Dec 21, 1919 Died Sep 14, 2004 Odense, Danmark 187 credits
Biography
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor born in Odense on December 21, 1919, to parents Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, and they had three children, including actor Henning Sprogøe. He made his film debut in Hans Store Aften. Despite his characteristic prominent chin, which was once feared to be an obstacle, he became one of the most versatile and frequently used Danish actors. His acting strengths ranged from almost diabolic, mischievous, and brash characters to meek, shy types and elegantiers. His stage roles included Mephisto in Faust. Sprogøe passed away on September 14, 2004, at the age of 84, leaving behind 186 known acting credits.
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Career overview
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor born in Odense on December 21, 1919, to parents Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, and the couple had three children, including actor Henning Sprogøe. He made his film debut in Hans Store Aften, translated as His Big Night. Despite initial fears that his characteristic prominent chin would be an obstacle to his career, he became one of the most versatile and heavily utilized Danish actors in the film industry.
His acting strengths lay in playing roles that were almost diabolic, mischievous, and brash. At the same time, he effortlessly portrayed meek and shy types as well as elegantiers. His extensive career included numerous roles on stage in classic plays, such as playing Mephisto in Faust.
Throughout his life and career, he accumulated 186 known acting credits. He passed away on September 14, 2004, at the age of 84.
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Career timeline
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
Historien om Olsen Banden
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
Barbara
Charlot og CharlotteCharlot og Charlotte
Carmen & Babyface
Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
Jasper's GhostCrumb at a Gallop
War of the BirdsDr. Dip
Station 13Far på færdeElvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
Final ActHip Hip Hurrah!Sådan er det bare
Murder in the Dark
Når engle elsker
AnthonsenNissebandenIn the Middle of the NightIkke lutter lagkageDansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation
LimpanKurt & Valde
Den ubetænksomme elskerHenover midtenYour Money or Your Life
KrigsdøtreThe Olsen Gang Jumps the FenceThe Olsen Gang Long GoneStepping Out
Vores årThe Thralls' ChildrenDanmark er lukket
The Revolt of the ThrallsChildren of the WarriorsJul i GammelbyThe Olsen Gang Never SurrendersJohnny Larsen
MatadorBandefører BallingYou Are Not AloneThe Olsen Gang Goes to WarMirror, Mirror
The Olsen Gang Outta SightWatch Your Back, Professor!
The Olsen Gang Sees RedThe Moelleby affairHjerter er trumfThat Brief SummerSuperfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
The Olsen Gang on the TrackAladdin or the Wonderful LampThe Goldcabbage Family
Et dukkehjemThe Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
The Hour of PartingThe Olsen Gang Runs AmokI Adams verden
Nu går den på DagmarThe Olsen Gang's Big ScoreNoget om nisserLenin, You Rascal, You
Our Home Is Our CastleThe Olsen Gang in JutlandThe Missing ClerkRevolutionen i vandkantenHjemme hos William
The House at ChristianshavnThe House at ChristianshavnAmourFamous Five Get in TroubleThe Only Way
Five and the SpiesTintin and the Temple of the SunThe Olsen Gang in a FixAlong Came a SoldierKys til højre og venstre
Magic in TownFriends at Arms: On a Bear RunThe Olsen GangWhat a Pity About DaddyThe Veterinarian's Adopted Children
Full Filmography
187 titles- The Olsen Gang: Forever! (2018) as Egon Olsen
- Historien om Olsen Banden (2015)
- The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (1998) as Egon Olsen
- Barbara (1997)
- Charlot og Charlotte (1996) as Grev Birksted
- Charlot og Charlotte (1996) as Grev Birksted
- Carmen & Babyface (1995) as Engelsk lærere
- Kærlighed ved første desperate blik (1994)
- Jasper's Ghost (1992) as The Ghost
- Crumb at a Gallop (1992) as Anders
- War of the Birds (1990) as The Male Magpie (voice)
- Dr. Dip (1990) as Finn Klar Rask
- Station 13 (1988) as Nielsen
- Far på færde (1988) as Hr. Hermansen
- Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper (1988) as Knudsen
- Final Act (1987)
- Hip Hip Hurrah! (1987) as Bonatzi
- Sådan er det bare (1987) as Kurt (Anettes far)
- Murder in the Dark (1986) as Bille
- Når engle elsker (1985) as Gabriel, Archangel
- Anthonsen (1984) as Holger Anthonsen
- Nissebanden (1984) as Karl-Heinz Bierbaum
- In the Middle of the Night (1984) as Købmand - Susans far
- Ikke lutter lagkage (1984) as Niels-Arthur
- Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation (1984) as Sig selv
- Limpan (1983) as Preben
- Kurt & Valde (1983)
- Den ubetænksomme elsker (1982) as Overbetjent Olufsen
- Henover midten (1982) as Erich von Herning
- Your Money or Your Life (1982) as Bankdirektør
- Krigsdøtre (1981) as Hr. Christensen
- The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence (1981) as Egon Olsen
- The Olsen Gang Long Gone (1981) as Egon Olsen
- Stepping Out (1981) as Larsen
- Vores år (1980) as Ludvig Blom
- The Thralls' Children (1980)
- Danmark er lukket (1980) as Speaker
- The Revolt of the Thralls (1979)
- Children of the Warriors (1979)
- Jul i Gammelby (1979) as Nissefar
- The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders (1979) as Egon Olsen
- Johnny Larsen (1979)
- Kick Me in the Traditions! (1979)
- Matador (1978) as Dr. Louis Hansen
- Bandefører Balling (1978)
- You Are Not Alone (1978) as Kim's Father / Superintendent
- The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978) as Egon Olsen
- Mirror, Mirror (1978)
- The Olsen Gang Outta Sight (1977) as Egon Olsen
- Watch Your Back, Professor! (1977) as Konkurrerende redaktør
- The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976) as Egon Olsen
- The Moelleby affair (1976) as Digter Mortensen
- Hjerter er trumf (1976)
- That Brief Summer (1976) as Baronen
- Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde (1976) as Egon Olsen
- The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975) as Egon Olsen
- Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp (1975)
- The Goldcabbage Family (1975) as Leopold Phieselsknast
- Et dukkehjem (1974) as Sagfører Krogstad
- The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974) as Egon Olsen
- The Hour of Parting (1973) as Michael Jacobsen
- The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973) as Egon Olsen
- I Adams verden (1973)
- Nu går den på Dagmar (1972)
- The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972) as Egon Olsen
- Noget om nisser (1972)
- Lenin, You Rascal, You (1972) as Mulligan
- Our Home Is Our Castle (1971) as Hr. Larsen
- The Olsen Gang in Jutland (1971) as Egon Olsen
- The Missing Clerk (1971) as Teodor Amsted
- Revolutionen i vandkanten (1971) as Mand fra en anden klode
- Hjemme hos William (1971)
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Larsen
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Hr. Larsen
- Amour (1970) as Gammel døv dame
- Famous Five Get in Trouble (1970) as Onkel Quentin
- The Only Way (1970) as Hr. Petersen
- Tough Guys of the Prairie (1970) as Dommer
- Revolution My A.. (1970) as Arthur Antonsen
- Give God a Chance on Sunday (1970) as Præst ved Roskilde Domkirke
- Five and the Spies (1969) as Onkel Quentin
- Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969) as Dupond/Dupont (stemme)
- The Olsen Gang in a Fix (1969) as Egon Olsen
- Along Came a Soldier (1969) as Baron Royal King von Konig
- Kys til højre og venstre (1969) as Ruths Husband
- The Egborg Girl (1969) as Advokat Kurt Mikkelsen
- Fun in the Streets (1969) as "Fløjten"
- Toppen og bolden (1969) as Fortæller (voice)
- Magic in Town (1968) as Politiassistent Møller
- Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run (1968) as Oberst ved konkurrerende regiment
- The Olsen Gang (1968) as Egon Olsen
- What a Pity About Daddy (1968)
- The Veterinarian's Adopted Children (1968) as Kristian
- Det var en lørdag aften (1968) as Johansen
- Farvel Thomas (1968)
- Days in My Father's House (1968) as Gunnar
- Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste (1967)
- Martha (1967) as Hovmester Watson
- Love Thy Neighbour (1967) as Pastor Weigaard
- Wife on vacation (1967) as Apoteker John Bjerre
- The Reluctant Sadist (1967) as Baron
- Nyhavns glade gutter (1967) as Direktør Schwartz
- Jeg er sgu min egen (1967) as Værgen
- Tre små piger (1966) as Biebitz Von Biebitz
- Søskende (1966) as Bedemanden
- Flagermusen (1966) as Blind
- Der var engang (1966) as Første frier
- Relax Freddy (1966) as David Smith
- The Girl and the Viscount (1966) as Nielsen
- The Loose Tile (1966) as Principle
- The Girl and the Playboy (1965) as Andresen - advokat
- It's Nifty in the Navy (1965) as Knud Hansen
- Strike First Freddy (1965) as David Smith
- Een pige og 39 sømænd (1965) as Andersen
- Mor bag rattet (1965)
- Passer Babysitting Girls (1965) as Thorbjørn Hansen
- En ven i bolignøden (1965) as Børge Blom
- Don Olsen kommer til byen (1964) as Brandmand
- Summer in Tyrol (1964) as Sigismund Sülzheimer
- The Major's Guard (1964) as Major Clausen
- Når enden er go' (1964) as Thør
- The Girl and the Press Photographer (1963) as Madsen
- Peters landlov (1963) as Direktør William H. Schmidt
- The Queen's Guardsman (1963) as Tam, "Kulsoen"s mand
- Bussen (1963) as Vik
- April (1963) as Lægeforsker Vagn Jochumsen
- Frøken Nitouche (1963) as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
- A Day Without Lies (1963)
- Dust for all the Money (1963) as Thorbjørn Hansen
- Vi har det jo dejligt (1963) as Opfinderen
- Lykkens musikanter (1962) as Havemand Texas
- Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) as Barry O'Sullivan
- Oskar (1962) as Direktør Bernhard Bang
- Still Dust on the Brain (1962) as Thorbjørn Hansen
- Drømmen om det hvide slot (1962) as Johan
- Det stod i avisen (1962) as Læge S. Gregersen
- Crazy Paradise (1962) as Simon
- Sømænd og svigermødre (1962) as Peter Jensen - Kanustis ven
- Dust on the Brain (1961) as Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen
- Sorte Shara (1961) as Tom
- Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør (1961) as Anton
- The Musketeers (1961) as Tam
- Baronessen fra benzintanken (1960) as Lars Tofte
- Forelsket i København (1960) as Carni
- The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte (1960) as Anton
- The Greeneyed Elephant (1960) as Tolderen
- Charley's Aunt (1959) as Charles Smith
- The Poet and the Little Mother (1959) as Anton
- Onkel Bill fra New York (1959) as Johnny Jensen
- Styrmand Karlsen (1958) as Ole Olsen
- Be Dear to Me (1957)
- Tag til marked i Fjordby (1957) as Knud Tofte
- Der var engang en gade (1957) as Danselærer Johny Johnsen
- Den kloge mand (1956)
- Færgekroen (1956) as Lars Tofte, kroejer og færgemand
- Kispus (1956) as Max Møller
- Hvad vil De ha'? (1956) as Gæst hos Hansens
- Det var paa Rundetaarn (1955) as Hans Ramløse
- På tro og love (1955) as Henry
- I kongens klæ'r (1954) as Jens Rasmussen - rekrut 65
- Det er så yndigt at følges ad (1954)
- Vi som går køkkenvejen (1953)
- The Tove Andersen Criminal Case (1953) as Nolle
- Den gamle mølle paa Mols (1953) as Buschauffør
- Ved Kongelunden... (1953) as Vognstyrer Iversen
- Father of Four (1953) as Bager Høst
- Rekrut 67 Petersen (1952) as "68"
- Det store løb (1952) as Fuld mand i bus
- Dorte (1951) as Hr. Smith
- Vores fjerde far (1951)
- All this - and Iceland too (1951)
- Naalen (1951) as Helmer, kriminalassistent
- Smedestræde 4 (1950) as Ejnar - Pouls ven - cyklebud
- The Red Horses (1950) as Niels Peter Dalum, Oles medstuderende
- En dag i radioen (1950) as En maler
- Kampen mod uretten (1949)
- Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949 (1949)
- 3 years after (1948) as Hotelkarlen
- Kristinus Bergman (1948) as Bud med nøgle
- Næste Gang er det dig (1948) as Mand i cottoncoat
- The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948)
- Penge som græs (1948)
- I de lyse nætter (1948)
- Lise kommer til byen (1947)
- Hatten er sat (1947)
- Discretion Wanted (1946)
- Hans Store Aften (1946)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ove Sprogøe best known for?
Ove Sprogøe is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (1998), Bambola (1996), Murder in the Dark (1986), Nissebanden (1984).
When and where was Ove Sprogøe born?
Ove Sprogøe was born on December 21, 1919 in Odense, Danmark. They passed away on September 14, 2004.
How many credits does Ove Sprogøe have?
Ove Sprogøe has accumulated over 187 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1946 to 2018.
What is Ove Sprogøe's background in cinema and television?
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor born in Odense on December 21, 1919, to parents Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, and they had three children, including actor Henning Sprogøe. He made his film debut in Hans Store Aften. Despite his characteristic prominent chin, which was onc...
Ove Sprogøe by the numbers
187credits
170films
17TV series
1946–2018active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Matador (1978) as Dr. Louis Hansen — aged about 58
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Larsen — aged about 50
- The House at Christianshavn (1970) as Hr. Larsen — aged about 50
- Jul i Gammelby (1979) as Nissefar — aged about 59
- You Are Not Alone (1978) as Kim's Father / Superintendent — aged about 58
- The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976) as Egon Olsen — aged about 56
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