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
Matador
The House at Christianshavn
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
The Olsen Gang on the Track
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
When a Man Comes Home
Silent Heart
The Olsen Gang
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
Martha
The Wolf at the Door
Jul på slottet
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Five men and Rosa
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
The Experiment
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Gambler
White Night
The Black Madonna
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
Jetpiloter
Only the Truth
Strike First Freddy
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
The Olsen Gang Sees Red