Morten Grunwald
Known for
Acting
Life
1934 – 2018 (aged 83)
Born in
Odense, Denmark
Credits
View on IMDb67 acting credits
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).
Known For
The Olsen Gang
11 Oct 1968
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
06 Oct 1972
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
01 Oct 1976
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
05 Oct 1973
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
08 Oct 1971
The Olsen Gang on the Track
26 Sep 1975
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
03 Oct 1969
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
04 Oct 1974
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Filmography
2018
- The Olsen Gang: Forever!as Benny Frandsen
- Vitelloas Gud (voice)
2014
- Silent Heartas Poul
2010
- The Experimentas Hr. Omann
2007
- White Nightas Jacob Nymann
- When a Man Comes Homeas Direktøren
- The Black Madonnaas Kurt
1998
- The Olsen Gang's Last Trickas Benny Frandsen
- I Wonder Who's Kissing You Nowas Peter
1996
- Den store kul-turas Kultur borgmester
1988
- Murder in Paradiseas Redaktør Otzen
1987
- Hip Hip Hurrah!as Michael Ancher
1986
- Jul på slottetas Kongen24 episodes
- Ballerup Boulevardas Ralf, Pinkys far
- Murder in the Darkas Redaktør Otzen
- The Wolf at the Dooras Durand-Ruel
1981
- The Olsen Gang Long Goneas Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fenceas Benny Frandsen
1979
- The Olsen Gang Never Surrendersas Benny Frandsen
1978
- Matadoras Ernst Nyborg1 episode
- The Olsen Gang Goes to Waras Benny Frandsen
1977
- The Olsen Gang Outta Sightas Benny Frandsen
- Asger Jornas Speaker
1976
- The Olsen Gang Sees Redas Benny Frandsen
- Kassen stemmer
- Den dobbelte mand
- Hjerter er trumf
- Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfældeas Benny Frandsen
1975
- The Olsen Gang on the Trackas Benny Frandsen
- Only the Truthas Ejnarsen
1974
- The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gangas Benny Frandsen
1973
- The Olsen Gang Runs Amokas Benny Frandsen
1972
- The Olsen Gang's Big Scoreas Benny Frandsen
1971
- Pelsenas Lange Aage
- The Olsen Gang in Jutlandas Benny Frandsen
- I morgen, min elskede
- En mand
1970
- Amouras Brandmajoren
- The House at Christianshavnas Konsulent Helmskov1 episode
1969
- The Olsen Gang in a Fixas Benny Frandsen
- The Egborg Girlas Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen
- Along Came a Soldier
1968
- Days in My Father's Houseas Jens, Kirstens bror
- The Olsen Gangas Benny Frandsen
- Friends at Arms: On a Bear Runas Læge
- Det var en lørdag aftenas Hans
- I den grønne skov
1967
- Life with Daddyas Herbert Nielsen
- Marthaas Knud Hansen
- Pretty-Arne and Rosaas Arne Herluf Jensen
- Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
1966
- I Stykkeras Jan
- Nu stiger denas Pehtersen - hans assistent
- Relax Freddyas Frede Hansen
- Dyden går amokas Niels, fisker
1965
- Strike First Freddyas Frede Hansen
- Een pige og 39 sømændas Peter Eberhardt
- Landmandslivas Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder
- En ven i bolignødenas Harry Olsen
1964
- Five men and Rosaas 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen
- Death Comes at High Noonas Bertel Lindberg
- Selvmordsskolenas Søn
1963
- Hvad med os?as Iwan
- En af dageneas Mogens