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 Olsen Gang Sees Red
Benny Frandsen
1976
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
Benny Frandsen
1998
Silent Heart
Poul
2014
Only the Truth
Ejnarsen
1975
The Experiment
Hr. Omann
2010
Amour
Brandmajoren
1970
The Wolf at the Door
Durand-Ruel
1986
Pelsen
Lange Aage
1971
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
Læge
1968
Kassen stemmer
1976
Asger Jorn
Speaker
1977
Den store kul-tur
Kultur borgmester
1996
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
Benny Frandsen
1969
The Black Madonna
Kurt
2007
The Olsen Gang
Benny Frandsen
1968
I Stykker
Jan
1966
Gambler
Himself (The film consultant)
2006