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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Olsen Gang
as Benny Frandsen
1968
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
as Benny Frandsen
1971
The Olsen Gang on the Track
as Benny Frandsen
1975
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
as Benny Frandsen
1976
Days in My Father's House
as Jens, Kirstens bror
1968
Martha
as Knud Hansen
1967
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
as Benny Frandsen
1969
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
as Benny Frandsen
1998
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
as Benny Frandsen
1974
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
as Benny Frandsen
1978
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
as Benny Frandsen
1977
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
as Benny Frandsen
1979
Relax Freddy
as Frede Hansen
1966
Strike First Freddy
as Frede Hansen
1965
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
as Læge
1968
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
as Benny Frandsen
1972
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Benny Frandsen
1973
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
as Benny Frandsen
1981
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
as Benny Frandsen
1981
White Night
as Jacob Nymann
2007
