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Morten Grunwald

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: Acting

Born: Odense, Denmark, 1934-12-09

Died: 2018-11-14

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1961	Løgn og løvebrøl		60
2	1961	Jetpiloter		48
3	1963	En af dagene	Mogens	0
4	1963	Hvad med os?	Iwan	63
5	1963	The Sword in the Stone	Sir Hectors Søn Kaj (stemme)	72
6	1964	Selvmordsskolen	Søn	80
7	1964	Death Comes at High Noon	Bertel Lindberg	72
8	1964	Five men and Rosa	'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen	50
9	1965	En ven i bolignøden	Harry Olsen	66
10	1965	Landmandsliv	Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder	50
11	1965	Een pige og 39 sømænd	Peter Eberhardt	60
12	1965	Strike First Freddy	Frede Hansen	58
13	1966	Dyden går amok	Niels, fisker	50
14	1966	Relax Freddy	Frede Hansen	62
15	1966	Nu stiger den	Pehtersen - hans assistent	40
16	1966	I Stykker	Jan	0
17	1967	Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste		67
18	1967	Pretty-Arne and Rosa	Arne Herluf Jensen	55
19	1967	Martha	Knud Hansen	66
20	1967	Life with Daddy	Herbert Nielsen	62
21	1968	I den grønne skov		100
22	1968	Det var en lørdag aften	Hans	65
23	1968	Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run	Læge	47
24	1968	The Olsen Gang	Benny Frandsen	70
25	1968	Days in My Father's House	Jens, Kirstens bror	0
26	1969	Along Came a Soldier		45
27	1969	The Egborg Girl	Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen	66
28	1969	The Olsen Gang in a Fix	Benny Frandsen	66
29	1970	Amour	Brandmajoren	55
30	1971	En mand		0
31	1971	I morgen, min elskede		60
32	1971	The Olsen Gang in Jutland	Benny Frandsen	70
33	1971	Pelsen	Lange Aage	0
34	1972	The Olsen Gang's Big Score	Benny Frandsen	68
35	1973	The Olsen Gang Runs Amok	Benny Frandsen	69
36	1974	The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang	Benny Frandsen	72
37	1975	Only the Truth	Ejnarsen	60
38	1975	The Olsen Gang on the Track	Benny Frandsen	72
39	1976	Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde	Benny Frandsen	60
40	1976	Hjerter er trumf		65
41	1976	Den dobbelte mand		100
42	1976	Kassen stemmer		56
43	1976	The Olsen Gang Sees Red	Benny Frandsen	74
44	1977	Asger Jorn	Speaker	0
45	1977	The Olsen Gang Outta Sight	Benny Frandsen	70
46	1978	The Olsen Gang Goes to War	Benny Frandsen	68
47	1979	The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders	Benny Frandsen	68
48	1981	The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence	Benny Frandsen	69
49	1981	The Olsen Gang Long Gone	Benny Frandsen	66
50	1986	The Wolf at the Door	Durand-Ruel	52
51	1986	Murder in the Dark	Redaktør Otzen	58
52	1986	Ballerup Boulevard	Ralf, Pinkys far	60
53	1987	Hip Hip Hurrah!	Michael Ancher	44
54	1988	Murder in Paradise	Redaktør Otzen	60
55	1996	Den store kul-tur	Kultur borgmester	0
56	1998	I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now	Peter	50
57	1998	The Olsen Gang's Last Trick	Benny Frandsen	58
58	2006	Gambler	Himself (The film consultant)	66
59	2007	The Black Madonna	Kurt	52
60	2007	When a Man Comes Home	Direktøren	48
61	2007	White Night	Jacob Nymann	46
62	2010	The Experiment	Hr. Omann	42
63	2014	Silent Heart	Poul	65
64	2015	Historien om Olsen Banden		0
65	2018	Vitello	Gud (voice)	60
66	2018	The Olsen Gang: Forever!	Benny Frandsen	80

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	The House at Christianshavn	Mand med papegøje	80
2	1970	The House at Christianshavn	Jesper	80
3	1970	The House at Christianshavn	Konsulent Helmskov	80
4	1978	Matador	Ernst Nyborg	92
5	1986	Jul på slottet	Kongen	80