Acting
Morten Grunwald
Also Known As: Walter Morten Grunwald
Birth Date
December 9, 1934
Death Date
November 14, 2018
(passed away at 83)
Place of Birth
Odense, Denmark
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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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The House at Christianshavn
Mand med papegøje
1970 • 1 episode
Matador
Ernst Nyborg
1978 • 1 episode
Jul på slottet
Kongen
1986 • 24 episodes
The Wolf at the Door
Durand-Ruel
1986
The Experiment
Hr. Omann
2010
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
Benny Frandsen
1976
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
Benny Frandsen
1969
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Benny Frandsen
1979
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
Benny Frandsen
1981
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
Benny Frandsen
1981
Amour
Brandmajoren
1970
Silent Heart
Poul
2014
Gambler
Himself (The film consultant)
2006
The Black Madonna
Kurt
2007
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
Benny Frandsen
1972
Pelsen
Lange Aage
1971
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Benny Frandsen
1977
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
Benny Frandsen
1978
The Olsen Gang on the Track
Benny Frandsen
1975
When a Man Comes Home
Direktøren
2007