Morten Grunwald
Born: 1934-12-09 in Odense, Denmark
Died: 2018-11-14
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2018
- Vitello as Gud (voice)
- The Olsen Gang: Forever! as Benny Frandsen
2014
- Silent Heart as Poul
2010
- The Experiment as Hr. Omann
2007
- The Black Madonna as Kurt
- When a Man Comes Home as Direktøren
- White Night as Jacob Nymann
2006
- Gambler as Himself (The film consultant)
1998
- The Olsen Gang's Last Trick as Benny Frandsen
- I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now as Peter
1996
- Den store kul-tur as Kultur borgmester
1988
- Murder in Paradise as Redaktør Otzen
1987
- Hip Hip Hurrah! as Michael Ancher
1986
- Jul på slottet as Kongen
- The Wolf at the Door as Durand-Ruel
- Murder in the Dark as Redaktør Otzen
- Ballerup Boulevard as Ralf, Pinkys far
1981
- The Olsen Gang Long Gone as Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence as Benny Frandsen
1979
- The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders as Benny Frandsen
1978
- Matador as Ernst Nyborg
- The Olsen Gang Goes to War as Benny Frandsen
1977
- Asger Jorn as Speaker
- The Olsen Gang Outta Sight as Benny Frandsen
1976
- The Olsen Gang Sees Red as Benny Frandsen
- Kassen stemmer
- Hjerter er trumf
- Den dobbelte mand
- Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde as Benny Frandsen
1975
- Only the Truth as Ejnarsen
- The Olsen Gang on the Track as Benny Frandsen
1974
- The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang as Benny Frandsen
1973
- The Olsen Gang Runs Amok as Benny Frandsen
1972
- The Olsen Gang's Big Score as Benny Frandsen
1971
- Pelsen as Lange Aage
- En mand
- The Olsen Gang in Jutland as Benny Frandsen
- I morgen, min elskede
1970
- The House at Christianshavn as Mand med papegøje
- Amour as Brandmajoren
1969
- The Olsen Gang in a Fix as Benny Frandsen
- Along Came a Soldier
- The Egborg Girl as Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen
1968
- Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run as Læge
- The Olsen Gang as Benny Frandsen
- I den grønne skov
- Days in My Father's House as Jens, Kirstens bror
- Det var en lørdag aften as Hans
1967
- Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
- Martha as Knud Hansen
- Life with Daddy as Herbert Nielsen
- Pretty-Arne and Rosa as Arne Herluf Jensen
1966
- I Stykker as Jan
- Dyden går amok as Niels, fisker
- Relax Freddy as Frede Hansen
- Nu stiger den as Pehtersen - hans assistent
1965
- Strike First Freddy as Frede Hansen
- Landmandsliv as Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder
- Een pige og 39 sømænd as Peter Eberhardt
- En ven i bolignøden as Harry Olsen
1964
- Five men and Rosa as 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen
- Selvmordsskolen as Søn
- Death Comes at High Noon as Bertel Lindberg
1963
- Hvad med os? as Iwan
- En af dagene as Mogens