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).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1934-12-09 · Odense, Denmark
- Died
- 2018-11-14
Known for
- The Olsen Gang (1968) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang in Jutland (1971) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang in a Fix (1969) — Benny Frandsen
- The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders (1979) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Outta Sight (1977) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence (1981) — Benny Frandsen
- The Olsen Gang Long Gone (1981) — Benny Frandsen
- Silent Heart (2014) — Poul
- The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (1998) — Benny Frandsen
- When a Man Comes Home (2007) — Direktøren