Morten Grunwald
Acting • Born 1934-12-09 – Died 2018-11-14
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
70 credits
The Olsen Gang
Movie • 1968
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
Movie • 1971
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang on the Track
Movie • 1975
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
Movie • 1976
Benny Frandsen
Days in My Father's House
Movie • 1968
Jens, Kirstens bror
Martha
Movie • 1967
Knud Hansen
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
Movie • 1969
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
Movie • 1998
Benny Frandsen
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
Movie • 1974
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
Movie • 1978
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Movie • 1977
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Movie • 1979
Benny Frandsen
Strike First Freddy
Movie • 1965
Frede Hansen
Relax Freddy
Movie • 1966
Frede Hansen
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
Movie • 1968
Læge
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
Movie • 1973
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
Movie • 1972
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
Movie • 1981
Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
Movie • 1981
Benny Frandsen
White Night
Movie • 2007
Jacob Nymann
The Black Madonna
Movie • 2007
Kurt
Landmandsliv
Movie • 1965
Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder
The Egborg Girl
Movie • 1969
Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen
Een pige og 39 sømænd
Movie • 1965
Peter Eberhardt
Five men and Rosa
Movie • 1964
'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen
Life with Daddy
Movie • 1967
Herbert Nielsen
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
Movie • 1967
Arne Herluf Jensen
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Movie • 1987
Michael Ancher
En af dagene
Movie • 1963
Mogens
The Wolf at the Door
Movie • 1986
Durand-Ruel
Det var en lørdag aften
Movie • 1968
Hans
Dyden går amok
Movie • 1966
Niels, fisker
Gambler
Movie • 2006
Himself (The film consultant)
Pelsen
Movie • 1971
Lange Aage
I den grønne skov
Movie • 1968
Nu stiger den
Movie • 1966
Pehtersen - hans assistent
Death Comes at High Noon
Movie • 1964
Bertel Lindberg
Hvad med os?
Movie • 1963
Iwan
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
Movie • 1967
En ven i bolignøden
Movie • 1965
Harry Olsen
Jetpiloter
Movie • 1961
Kassen stemmer
Movie • 1976
Along Came a Soldier
Movie • 1969
Løgn og løvebrøl
Movie • 1961
Murder in the Dark
Movie • 1986
Redaktør Otzen
Only the Truth
Movie • 1975
Ejnarsen
Hjerter er trumf
Movie • 1976
When a Man Comes Home
Movie • 2007
Direktøren
Murder in Paradise
Movie • 1988
Redaktør Otzen
Silent Heart
Movie • 2014
Poul
Asger Jorn
Movie • 1977
Speaker
Ballerup Boulevard
Movie • 1986
Ralf, Pinkys far
Amour
Movie • 1970
Brandmajoren
Den dobbelte mand
Movie • 1976
I morgen, min elskede
Movie • 1971
The Experiment
Movie • 2010
Hr. Omann
Historien om Olsen Banden
Movie • 2015
Vitello
Movie • 2018
Gud (voice)
Selvmordsskolen
Movie • 1964
Søn
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
Movie • 2018
Benny Frandsen
I Stykker
Movie • 1966
Jan
Den store kul-tur
Movie • 1996
Kultur borgmester
I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now
Movie • 1998
Peter
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
Movie • 1976
Benny Frandsen
En mand
Movie • 1971
Jul på slottet
TV • 1986
Kongen
The House at Christianshavn
TV • 1970
Mand med papegøje
The House at Christianshavn
TV • 1970
Konsulent Helmskov
The House at Christianshavn
TV • 1970
Jesper
Matador
TV • 1978
Ernst Nyborg