Morten Grunwald

Personal Info

Birthday

December 9, 1934

Day of Death

2018-11-14

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Odense, Denmark

Also Known As

Walter Morten Grunwald

Morten Grunwald

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 House at Christianshavn

The Sword in the Stone

Matador

Jul på slottet

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

The Olsen Gang

Filmography

2018
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
as Benny Frandsen
Vitello
as Gud (voice)
2014
Silent Heart
as Poul
2010
The Experiment
as Hr. Omann
2007
White Night
as Jacob Nymann
When a Man Comes Home
as Direktøren
The Black Madonna
as Kurt
2006
Gambler
as Himself (The film consultant)
1998
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
as Benny Frandsen
I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now
as Peter
1996
Den store kul-tur
as Kultur borgmester
1988
Murder in Paradise
as Redaktør Otzen
1987
Hip Hip Hurrah!
as Michael Ancher
1986
Ballerup Boulevard
as Ralf, Pinkys far
Murder in the Dark
as Redaktør Otzen
The Wolf at the Door
as Durand-Ruel
1981
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
as Benny Frandsen
1979
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
as Benny Frandsen
1978
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
as Benny Frandsen
1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
as Benny Frandsen
Asger Jorn
as Speaker
1976
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
as Benny Frandsen
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
as Benny Frandsen
1975
The Olsen Gang on the Track
as Benny Frandsen
Only the Truth
as Ejnarsen
1974
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
as Benny Frandsen
1973
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Benny Frandsen
1972
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
as Benny Frandsen
1971
Pelsen
as Lange Aage
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
as Benny Frandsen
1970
Amour
as Brandmajoren
1969
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
as Benny Frandsen
The Egborg Girl
as Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen
1968
Days in My Father's House
as Jens, Kirstens bror
The Olsen Gang
as Benny Frandsen
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
as Læge
Det var en lørdag aften
as Hans
1967
Life with Daddy
as Herbert Nielsen
Martha
as Knud Hansen
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
as Arne Herluf Jensen
1966
I Stykker
as Jan
Nu stiger den
as Pehtersen - hans assistent
Relax Freddy
as Frede Hansen
Dyden går amok
as Niels, fisker
1965
Strike First Freddy
as Frede Hansen
Een pige og 39 sømænd
as Peter Eberhardt
Landmandsliv
as Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder
En ven i bolignøden
as Harry Olsen
1964
Five men and Rosa
as 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen
Death Comes at High Noon
as Bertel Lindberg
Selvmordsskolen
as Søn
1963
The Sword in the Stone
as Sir Hectors Søn Kaj (stemme)
Hvad med os?
as Iwan
En af dagene
as Mogens