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Birthday: Dec 09, 1934
Place of Birth: Odense, Denmark

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).

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Olsen Gang Benny Frandsen 1968
The Olsen Gang in Jutland Benny Frandsen 1971
The Olsen Gang on the Track Benny Frandsen 1975
The Olsen Gang Sees Red Benny Frandsen 1976
Days in My Father's House Jens, Kirstens bror 1968
Martha Knud Hansen 1967
The Olsen Gang in a Fix Benny Frandsen 1969
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick Benny Frandsen 1998
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang Benny Frandsen 1974
The Olsen Gang Goes to War Benny Frandsen 1978
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight Benny Frandsen 1977
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders Benny Frandsen 1979
Strike First Freddy Frede Hansen 1965
Relax Freddy Frede Hansen 1966
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run Læge 1968
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok Benny Frandsen 1973
The Olsen Gang's Big Score Benny Frandsen 1972
The Olsen Gang Long Gone Benny Frandsen 1981
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence Benny Frandsen 1981
White Night Jacob Nymann 2007
The Black Madonna Kurt 2007
Landmandsliv Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder 1965
The Egborg Girl Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen 1969
Een pige og 39 sømænd Peter Eberhardt 1965
Five men and Rosa 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen 1964
Life with Daddy Herbert Nielsen 1967
Pretty-Arne and Rosa Arne Herluf Jensen 1967
Hip Hip Hurrah! Michael Ancher 1987
En af dagene Mogens 1963
The Wolf at the Door Durand-Ruel 1986
Det var en lørdag aften Hans 1968
Dyden går amok Niels, fisker 1966
Gambler Himself (The film consultant) 2006
Pelsen Lange Aage 1971
I den grønne skov 1968
Nu stiger den Pehtersen - hans assistent 1966
Death Comes at High Noon Bertel Lindberg 1964
Hvad med os? Iwan 1963
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste 1967
En ven i bolignøden Harry Olsen 1965
Jetpiloter 1961
Kassen stemmer 1976
Along Came a Soldier 1969
Løgn og løvebrøl 1961
Murder in the Dark Redaktør Otzen 1986
Only the Truth Ejnarsen 1975
Hjerter er trumf 1976
When a Man Comes Home Direktøren 2007
Murder in Paradise Redaktør Otzen 1988
Silent Heart Poul 2014
Asger Jorn Speaker 1977
Ballerup Boulevard Ralf, Pinkys far 1986
Amour Brandmajoren 1970
Den dobbelte mand 1976
I morgen, min elskede 1971
The Experiment Hr. Omann 2010
Historien om Olsen Banden 2015
Vitello Gud (voice) 2018
Selvmordsskolen Søn 1964
The Olsen Gang: Forever! Benny Frandsen 2018
I Stykker Jan 1966
Den store kul-tur Kultur borgmester 1996
I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now Peter 1998
Olsen Banden Et Isoleret Tilfælde Benny Frandsen 1976
Series Cast Year
Jul på slottet Kongen 1986
The House at Christianshavn Mand med papegøje 1970
The House at Christianshavn Konsulent Helmskov 1970
The House at Christianshavn Jesper 1970
Matador Ernst Nyborg 1978
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