1934–2018 · Acting
56.8avg grm
6titles
5honors
Honors
52008Bodil Award — Best Actor (supporting)
1999Rødekro Kulturpris
1997Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog
1974Teaterpokalen
1965Bodil Award — Best Actor (lead)
Bio
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
ranked on this site2010s1 title
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Silent Heart2014 · as Poul55.81970s4 titles
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The Olsen Gang Sees Red1976 · as Benny Frandsen59.7O
The Olsen Gang on the Track1975 · as Benny Frandsen56.9L
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang1974 · as Benny Frandsen55.6O
The Olsen Gang in Jutland1971 · as Benny Frandsen56.01960s1 title
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Martha1967 · as Knud Hansen56.6