Morten Grunwald

Actor

Born: December 9, 1934 (83 years old)

Died: November 14, 2018

Place of birth: Odense, Denmark

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 (38)

• Matador (1978, ★ 9.1)
• Selvmordsskolen (1964, ★ 8)
• The House at Christianshavn (1970, ★ 8)
• The Olsen Gang (1968, ★ 7)
• The Olsen Gang in Jutland (1971, ★ 6.9)
• The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975, ★ 7.2)
• The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976, ★ 7.4)
• Martha (1967, ★ 6.7)
• The Olsen Gang in a Fix (1969, ★ 6.6)
• The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974, ★ 7.2)
• The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978, ★ 6.9)
• The Olsen Gang Outta Sight (1977, ★ 7)
• The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders (1979, ★ 6.8)
• The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (1998, ★ 5.8)
• Strike First Freddy (1965, ★ 5.8)
• Relax Freddy (1966, ★ 6.2)
• The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973, ★ 6.9)
• The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972, ★ 6.7)
• The Olsen Gang Long Gone (1981, ★ 6.5)
• The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence (1981, ★ 6.9)
• The Egborg Girl (1969, ★ 6.6)
• Een pige og 39 sømænd (1965, ★ 6.2)
• Life with Daddy (1967, ★ 6.2)
• Gambler (2006, ★ 6.7)
• Silent Heart (2014, ★ 6.6)
• Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run (1968, ★ 4.7)
• Pretty-Arne and Rosa (1967, ★ 5.5)
• Hip Hip Hurrah! (1987, ★ 4.1)
• The Wolf at the Door (1986, ★ 5)
• Dyden går amok (1966, ★ 4.4)