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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
Olsen-bandens sidste stik (1998)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden over alle bjerge (1981)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-bandens flugt over plankeværket (1981)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden overgiver sig aldrig (1979)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden går i krig (1978)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden deruda' (1977)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden ser rødt (1976)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden på sporet (1975)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter (1974)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden går amok (1973)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-bandens store kup (1972)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden i Jylland (1971)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden på spanden (1969)
as Benny Frandsen
Olsen-banden (1968)
as Benny Frandsen
Martha (1967)
as Knud Hansen