Morten Grunwald

Actor Dec 9 (died age 83) Odense, Denmark 1961–2018 (57 year career)

6.2 avg rating

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 Nans…

Known For

Film

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Olsen Gang

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Olsen Gang on the Track

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

Benny Frandsen

Film

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

Benny Frandsen

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (65)

The Olsen Gang: Forever!

as Benny Frandsen

Vitello

as Gud (voice)

Historien om Olsen Banden

Silent Heart

as Poul

The Experiment

as Hr. Omann

White Night

as Jacob Nymann

The Black Madonna

as Kurt

When a Man Comes Home

2007

as Direktøren

4.9

Gambler

2006

as Himself (The film consultant)

6.8

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1998

as Benny Frandsen

5.8

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now

1998

as Peter

4.0

Den store kul-tur

1996

as Kultur borgmester

Murder in Paradise

as Redaktør Otzen

Hip Hip Hurrah!

as Michael Ancher

The Wolf at the Door

as Durand-Ruel

Murder in the Dark

as Redaktør Otzen

Ballerup Boulevard

as Ralf, Pinkys far

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

1981

as Benny Frandsen

6.9

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

1981

as Benny Frandsen

6.5

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

1979

as Benny Frandsen

6.8

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

1978

as Benny Frandsen

6.9

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

1977

as Benny Frandsen

7.0

Asger Jorn

1977

as Speaker

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

as Benny Frandsen

Kassen stemmer

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

as Benny Frandsen

Hjerter er trumf

Den dobbelte mand

Only the Truth

as Ejnarsen

The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975

as Benny Frandsen

7.2

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

1974

as Benny Frandsen

7.2

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973

as Benny Frandsen

6.9

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

1972

as Benny Frandsen

6.7

En mand

1971

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

1971

as Benny Frandsen

6.9

I morgen, min elskede

1971

4.7

Pelsen

1971

as Lange Aage

Amour

1970

as Brandmajoren

4.0

The Egborg Girl

1969

as Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen

6.6

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

as Benny Frandsen

Along Came a Soldier

Days in My Father's House

1968

as Jens, Kirstens bror

The Olsen Gang

1968

as Benny Frandsen

7.0

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

as Læge

I den grønne skov

Det var en lørdag aften

1968

as Hans

6.5

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste

Life with Daddy

as Herbert Nielsen

Martha

as Knud Hansen

Pretty-Arne and Rosa

as Arne Herluf Jensen

Relax Freddy

as Frede Hansen

Dyden går amok

as Niels, fisker

Nu stiger den

as Pehtersen - hans assistent

4.0

I Stykker

1966

as Jan

Een pige og 39 sømænd

1965

as Peter Eberhardt

6.3

Landmandsliv

1965

as Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder

Strike First Freddy

as Frede Hansen

En ven i bolignøden

as Harry Olsen

Death Comes at High Noon

as Bertel Lindberg

Selvmordsskolen

as Søn

Five men and Rosa

as 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen

5.0

En af dagene

1963

as Mogens

Hvad med os?

as Iwan

Jetpiloter

Løgn og løvebrøl

Television (3)

Jul på slottet

as Kongen

Matador

as Ernst Nyborg

The House at Christianshavn

1970

as Mand med papegøje

8.0