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Morten Grunwald

Dec 09, 1934 - Nov 14, 2018 (83 years old) in Odense, Denmark

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

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The House at Christianshavn
Mand med papegøje
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Jul på slottet
Kongen
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The Sword in the Stone
Sir Hectors Søn Kaj (stemme)
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Matador
Ernst Nyborg
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The Olsen Gang Goes to War
Benny Frandsen
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The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Benny Frandsen
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The Olsen Gang
Benny Frandsen
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The Wolf at the Door
Durand-Ruel
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The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
Benny Frandsen
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The Olsen Gang in a Fix
Benny Frandsen

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