Morten Grunwald
Actor
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).
Filmography
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
as Benny Frandsen 1976
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
as Benny Frandsen 1972
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Benny Frandsen 1973
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
as Benny Frandsen 1971
The Olsen Gang on the Track
as Benny Frandsen 1975
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
as Benny Frandsen 1969
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
as Benny Frandsen 1974
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
as Benny Frandsen 1978
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
as Benny Frandsen 1979
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
as Benny Frandsen 1977
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
as Benny Frandsen 1981
Silent Heart
as Poul 2014
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
as Benny Frandsen 1981
When a Man Comes Home
as Direktøren 2007
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
as Benny Frandsen 1998
The Black Madonna
as Kurt 2007