Biography
Poul David Reichhardt was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/1950s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen-banden films.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981
as Port Officer
Criminal genius Egon Olsen presents his accomplices Benny and Keld with yet another infallible plan that can only end badly. The booty is a red suitca...

The Heritage
1978
as Vicar Adolf Mascani
Anders Refn's film adaptation of Gustav Wied's novel stars Jens Okking and Helle Hertz in the leading roles as Baron Helmuth and his wife Alvilda. The...
Bandefører Balling
1978

Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977
as O.C.
When a boring collage professor is mistaken for his cousin, he gets into all kinds of trouble, with hilarious results.

Terror
1977
The terrorism from a juvenile gang culminate when the gang leader kills a gang member who want to leave the gang.

Barselstuen
1976
as Jens Olsen
Old Corfitz and his young wife are plagued by all the visitors who fill their house to wish them luck. But the worst thing for Corfitz is the uncertai...

The Moelleby affair
1976
as Borgmester Clemmensen
Mølleby is a small, cozy market town. The year is 1924, and the sight of a Rolls Royce from Copenhagen is a sensation. But all is not as idyllic as it...

Den dobbelte mand
1976
as Mortensen
Christian is a nice man climbing the career ladder. His brother Mikael, on the other hand, is a petty criminal who hustles his way through life as bes...

The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975
as Chief of Police (uncredited)
Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a whirl of pleasures, but they are not truly happy. W...

Nineteen Red Roses
1974
as Kriminalassistent Ancher
After his girlfriend is killed in an automobile accident, a man decides the best revenge on those responsible is to murder their loved ones.

Erasmus Montanus
1973
as Jesper Ridefoged
Danish farmer's son Rasmus Berg has been given a costly education in Copenhagen, and when he returns, he speaks Latin to his parents, and Latinises hi...

The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
as Knappe - Emil Boldoni
After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a l...

I morgen, min elskede
1971
About five young people and their complicated love affairs. Isabel, the diplomat's daughter, is training to be an actress, Marca is a ballet dancer, M...

Our Home Is Our Castle
1971
as Flyttemand Olsen
Residents of the old house are quite happy with their existence. But once they find out that the authorities plan to demolish the entire neighborhood ...

Revolution My A..
1970
as Efterretningschef
A comedy about a Danish private detective, normally just occupied with cases about unfaithful spouses, is suddenly involved in murder, arms deal, revo...

Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie
1969
as Peter
The third film about the two good-natured brothers Søren and Peter and their family on the small island of Bomø. This time, the brothers have acquired...

The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969
as Chief of Police
A good looking female social welfare worker makes Egon Olsen forget about crimes for some time, but when an American gangster breaks into a local bank...

Kys til højre og venstre
1969
as Edmund
A portrayal of two modern young men and their experiences of love. Jack, a sociology student, is in a relationship with Betty, who is somewhat older t...
Flagermusen
1968
as von Eisenstein
Adultery and a taste for the sweet life are the themes of the operetta Die Fledermaus. The wealthy rentier von Eisenstein sneaks off to a ball hosted ...

The Red Horses
1968
as Hans Offer
The young and spirited farmer Ole Offor takes over the Enekær farm on Zealand, along with its stud farm and enormous debt. At the same time, he marrie...

The Olsen Gang
1968
as Chief of Police
The first of 14 Olsen Gang films presents us with Egon Olsen, head of the gang, and his friends Benny and Kjeld, who want to become the best known gan...

Me and My Kid Brother and the Smugglers
1968
as Peter
It's not just eels and rubber boots that Søren and Peter catch when they fish in waters teeming with smugglers... The parish council is against servin...

Me and My Kid Brother
1967
as Peter
The entire population of Bomø has gathered for the big day. Finally, after 56 years, the bridge connecting Bomø to the mainland has been completed. Wi...

Martha
1967
as Maskinmester Bråst
The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.

Jeg er sgu min egen
1967
as Kaptajnen
Being yourself – and above all your own master – that is what the film is about. After a short stay at a girls' home, Annie returns to society and has...

Flagermusen
1966
as Gabriel von Eisenstein
Doctor Falke takes revenge on Gabriel von Eisenstein because, after a carnival, he left him lying in a park, disguised as a bat, so that he would be r...

Ballerina
1966
as Paul Sorensen
Story of a young ballet student in Denmark who succeeds despite her mother’s objections.

Venom
1966
as Henrik Steen
The story concerns a hedonistic young chap who delights in stirring up trouble with his video camera, screening filmed private intimate moments to par...

The Heir to Næsbygaard
1965
as Pastor Pripp
Landowner Martin Kaas lives with his grandson Martin at Næsbygård. Martin is an avid horseman. One day, his horse loses a shoe, so Martin goes to see ...

Landmandsliv
1965
as Urias Frederiksen 'Fukse' - plattenslager
The landowner couple Von Rambow are experiencing significant financial difficulties and are therefore forced to leave their residence and their happy ...

Passer Babysitting Girls
1965
as Hr. Henriksen
Caretaker Alf Thomsen's very effective "alarm clock" comes once again in operation, and has again succeeded in getting him up to speed, despite their ...

Kampen om Næsbygaard
1964
as Johannes Prip, præst
The only daughter of an old landowner has died in Italy after leaving her family 15 years ago. Her son now returns home to Denmark. He threatens the l...

Death Comes at High Noon
1964
as Peter Sander
A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol . A little distance from the road there is a hous...

The Castle
1964
as Henrik Stenfeldt
Olaf Ussing is the old chamberlain who lives in the castle with his three unmarried daughters – Malene Schwartz, Lone Hertz and Mimi Heinrich. On the ...

Paradise and Back
1964
as Tonnemann
Tonnemann lives in one of the wooden sheds at the far end of Islands Brygge, close to Copenhagen's landfill site. But in 1928, he wants to leave this ...

South of Tana River
1963
as Axelson
A plane lands one day at Nairobi Airport in Kenya, and among the passengers is a young Danish girl, Eva Axelson, who immediately takes a carriage to t...

Gudrun
1963
as Boss Hollund
Danish drama about a young woman's rites of passage in finding romance.

Sikke'n familie
1963
as Sam Jackson
The Winther family lives in a beautiful house and enjoys a life of luxury and comfort. No one knows where the money comes from, but we soon discover t...

April
1963
as Dr. Gert Stiger
Miss April Bergen is a skilled nurse with a secret crush on Dr. Vagn Jochumsen. Unfortunately, he is not really interested in anything other than his ...

Peters landlov
1963
as Hr. Berg
The ship arrives in Copenhagen and after a long time at sea, most of the crew are eager to go ashore. But who wants to take the very young navigator c...

The Queen's Guardsman
1963
as Ib, dronningens vagtmester
When the Swedes occupy a Danish manor house, Svend Poulsen decides to help the family to safety. Along the way, Ib is taken prisoner. Svend Poulsen an...

Der brænder en ild
1962
as Martin
Martin returns home with a good sum of money in his pocket after working in Greenland. He settles down with his sister, who runs the inn – but much ha...

Rikki og mændene
1962
as Ole
Rikki was devorced recently, and now find herself paying the bills on her own. And life is not cheap, especially when you have a young child to care f...

Det stod i avisen
1962
as Ingrids forlovede
An episodic film with six different stories that are more or less interwoven. A married couple is celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary. The wife...

The Counterfeit Traitor
1962
as Fishing Boat Skipper
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

Jetpiloter
1961
Two brothers, Ras and Jan, have always been together during the long training to become jet pilots in the Danish Airforce. They both join squadron 79...

Mine tossede drenge
1961
as Ernst Henriksen

Komtessen
1961
as Frank Jensen
In the village Karrild, the Countess Sonia Hardenborg and a young unmarried woman, Marta, give birth to a daughter on the same day. Marta dies after b...

Det skete paa Møllegaarden
1960
One day, a young man unexpectedly shows up in the small town, and word quickly spreads that he has inherited a fishing boat and a small house from his...

Faith, Hope and Witchcraft
1960
as Rubanus
In the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean on the island of Troldø lives a single farming family. The grandmother Gunhild is the only woman on the is...

Helle for Helene
1959
as Tandlæge Rudolf Thomsen
A very respectable married couple, dentist Rudolf Thomsen and Helene, his sweet and quiet wife. He is deeply absorbed in his dental work and expects t...

3 må man være
1959
as Peter Halling
A lawyer has a wife and a mistress. He loves them both equally high and together, they're the perfect wife.

Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden
1958
as Martin
Martin the vagabond is cheerful and musical like few others. Together with his new friend Anders, he sings his way to a meal and a place to sleep. Dur...

6-Day Race
1958
as Ivan Reimer
Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between the riders as well as about their private and marita...

Verdens rigeste pige
1958
as John
One dark night, a ravishing young girl flees from a convent boarding school in Switzerland. She is Lisa Hoffmann, daughter of a wealthy Danish-America...

Englen i sort
1957
The beautiful and charming Betina has been married for three years to psychiatrist and senior physician Dr. Arne Brant. They live in comfortable circu...

Sønnen fra Amerika
1957
as Jens Nielsen - Niels's søn
Niels Pind is a drunkard who is exploited by some of the town's residents. This comes to an end when his son, Jens, returns from America with a lot of...

Jeg elsker dig
1957
Six people—three couples—meet by chance at a dance restaurant in Copenhagen's nightlife scene. A marriage swindler and former actress, an elderly Supr...

Flintesønnerne
1956
as Jesper
The stubborn and reclusive Kresten Flint lives alone on "Flintegården" with his daughter, Else, who is kind-hearted but not quite normal. One day, the...

Qivitoq
1956
as Jens Lauritzen
A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not wait...

Taxa K-1640 efterlyses
1956
as Eigil Rasmussen
Jacob and Else Svendsen are a happily married couple. He is a taxi driver and experiences the small and big events of the big city in a way that only ...

Kispus
1956
as The Actor
When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.

My Daughter Nelly
1955
as Kåre
In Fjordby, preparations are underway for a big celebration—the town's 500th anniversary, with music and dancing. The festive Mrs. Ingeborg, who earns...

På tro og love
1955
as Hans
The young advertising executive Hans and his young wife Grete, who is a dentist, have a considerable annual income between them – and they pay dearly ...

The Blinded
1955
as Fagforeningsformanden Marinus
The young mechanic Borge Rasmussen works in Salling Harbour and lives with the slightly older Marinus Frederiksen, who chairs the city's port workers....

The Heir
1954
as Underforvalter Anders Jansen
Anders returns to Denmark to visit his ill mom too late. Her lawyer tells him he's the illegitimate child of an estate owner. He goes there incognito ...

A Sailor goes ashore
1954
as Vladimir W. Olsen
Frederik Larsen (Lau Lauritzen Jr.), a sailor and has sailed since he was 15. Now he has lost the desire for a sailor life, especially after his best ...

Hendes store aften
1954
as John Bagger
Marianne is a sales assistant at the elegant fashion boutique Chez Madame on Strøget. She is a wallflower, and when the wealthy man of the world John ...

Fløjtespilleren
1953
as Kurt / Martin Vest
A bunch of wagons are crossing the border. It's the Karla Circus, which, after a rough season in Germany, is gonna try its luck in Denmark. Mrs. Karla...

Father of Four
1953
as Himself
An everyday story about a single father with four children, whose eldest daughter, Søs, runs the household. Søs occasionally goes into town with Peter...

Adam and Eve
1953
as Peter
It's all about an anonymous little gray book originating from sexually advanced Paris. The book doesn't look like much, but shouldn't be judged by its...

Husmandstøsen
1952
as Gudmund Torpegaard
Helga is on a farm, where she is seduced by her husband, Per Mortensen. As it turns out she is with child, she gets a tough time among local residents...

Det store løb
1952
as Niels Stone
Due to his weakness for women and gambling, the old landowner Vilhelm Stone has ruined his marriage and lost his son and friends. But when he dies, hi...

2 Minutes Late
1952
as Max Paduan
The body of a loose-living woman is discovered. Who murdered her? Her new hard-drinking boyfriend? Maybe her playboy ex-lover with a criminal past? Or...

Det gamle guld
1951
as Niels Sværke
Due to his gambling addiction, farmer Hans Sværke has brought his farm to the brink of bankruptcy, thereby opening up the opportunity for the wealthy ...

Frihed forpligter
1951
as Søren
Danish social democratic propaganda film. During the Occupation, the young freedom fighter Søren had a good working relationship with a comrade in the...

Meet Me on Cassiopeia
1951
as Løjtnant Harry Smith
Composer John Berger is plagued by marital problems and struggling with a deadline for the music for an operetta. When he is visited by the muse of mu...

All this - and Iceland too
1951
1914. The monarchs of Sweden, Denmark and Norway meet to demonstrate unity. In the crowd is a beautiful noble woman from Finland. She is eagerly court...

Mosekongen
1950
as Jørgen Munk
Landowner Munk has problems – he cherishes his wild moorland and does not want to parcel it out. His friend Martin Hald tries to mediate, but in vain....

Café Paradis
1950
as Carlo Jensen
This film could easily be a true story taken from contemporary Denmark. It is a typical Tuesday morning: stormy weather, slush, and bitter cold. Two y...

Min kone er uskyldig
1950
Frederik makes various scams. As money is once again tight, Frederik and his wife Betty decide that they must go in new directions. Frederik dies and ...

The Red Horses
1950
as Ole Anders Offor - Hans søn
The old renowned Landboskole is spreading a new team of Agricultural Candidates after completing the Course.

Det gælder os alle
1949
as Jørgen Vedel
After World War II, Europe lies in ruins and help is desperately needed everywhere. One person trying to make a difference is Dr. Jørgen Vedel, who tr...

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1948
as Matros Richardt Hansen
On the 9th of April 1940, the crew of a Danish merchant ship receives the news of Germany's invasion of Denmark. Instead of returning home, they vote ...

Jenny and the Soldier
1947
as Robert Olsen
A good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a troubled past.

My Name Is Petersen
1947
In a train on its way through the bombed out Germany are a bunch of happy American soldiers. They are going to Copenhagen for some R&R. One of them is...

Lise kommer til byen
1947
as Instruktør Dan 'Basse' Burling
During the filming of a movie in Køge, Lise accidentally knocks down the director, Dan Burling. When the film crew leaves Køge, Dan invites Lise to co...

We Meet at Tove's
1946
Eight old school friends meet at Tove's to discuss what has happened in the last 10 years. Some have made careers, others have become homemakers, some...

Fyrtøjet
1946
as The Soldier (voice)
A soldier finds a magic tinderbox, and when he learns of its true power, he looks to use it to win over the local princess.

Red Meadows
1945
as Michael Lans
A suspense tale revolving around the memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German war-time prison.

De kloge og vi gale
1945
as Per - komponist - Jørgens søn
Composer Jørgen Rhoders lives an easy life, at least according to his son Per. Per and his stepsister, Ulla, decide to give their father a little trou...

The Invisible Army
1945
as Modstandsmand
Sabotage of a Nazi factory is carried out by the husband of the lover of a resistance leader.
Stop Tyven!
1945
Humorous short film about burglary prevention and robbery. A journalist and a press photographer come in possession of a couple of magical gallows who...

Mens sagføreren sover
1945
as Charlie
Four Danish-Americans who, thanks to their exploits across the Atlantic, should have been behind bars, have taken up residence in a Copenhagen hotel. ...

Otte akkorder
1944
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of a certain Chopin waltz.

Besættelse
1944
as Aage, Thygesens Søn
The middle-aged manufacturer Jens Steen is on his way to his summer house on the West Coast to relax. All alone. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Else Petersen ...

Elly Petersen
1944
On the deck of the Aalborg boat, the young girl Elly stands and stares at Copenhagen's towers and roofs, shining in the red glow of the afternoon sun....

Melody of a Murder
1944
as Max Stenberg
A woman is found strangled in her shop. Shortly after, another murder is committed. Perhaps the most terrifying is that the both girls' name is Sonja....

Det ender med bryllup
1943
The large manufacturer, engineer Steen Andersen, is a powerful man. A large staff jumps at his slightest whim, he is used to his every order being car...

En pige uden lige
1943
In the ‘Strandgården’ on Taasinge, the three brothers Østermann Lars, Nikolaj and Hans live a secluded life, they are all three bachelors. Over the ye...

The Burning Question
1943
After three long years, the young legal secretary Bodil is reunited with his former girlfriend Carsten. Their love affair flares up again, but unfortu...

Moster fra Mols
1943
The story is built around the "Charles' Aunt" theme and is wonderfully festive. In a large villa in Ordrup live manufacturer Nelsøe, his wife and thei...

Tyrannens fald
1942
as Mogens Høegh
The stout Axel Høegh is a forester on the Troldborg estate in South Zealand, where he lives with his daughter Anne, who runs the house, and his son Mo...

Frk. Vildkat
1942
as Herbert Rung, Peters ven
The small, diligent chorus girl Dolly Hansen is engaged at one of the city's big revue theaters, and one evening she has to step in and double for the...

Tag til Rønneby kro
1941
as Journalist Daniel Jensen
The owner of Rønneby Kro, Bartholdi, is writing his memoirs. When this comes to the ears of prominent citizens, they rush to Rønneby Kro to have the p...

Peter Andersen
1941
as Harald Andersen
Peter Andersen is an agent. Neither a wholesaler nor a representative, but simply an agent. Unlike his wife, he has no honorable ambitions. He is an h...

En mand af betydning
1941
as Poul Elvang, Brødkusk
Baldur Justesen is the owner of an ice cream parlor in a Copenhagen suburb. He is a smooth and unassuming man who works hard to keep it running. It is...

Far skal giftes
1941
as Oskar Jensen
The world-distant and absent-minded professor Jacob Jensen lives exclusively for his science and his stamps. He has no idea what is going on around hi...

I de gode gamle dage
1940
as Ridder Caspar Krabbe
The two friends, Fy and Bi, come wandering along the country road as so many times before without a destination and - without food. Hunger torments th...

Jens Langkniv
1940
as Jens Langkniv
Jeppe Aakjær's heroic poem about Jens Langkniv becomes something more than the story of a robber in a small parish in Jutland.

Nordhavets mænd
1939
Sigurd, the son of a hard-hearted, feared and hated consul, cannot have the girl he loves - because her mother is a Lapp girl - so he goes as a stowaw...

De tre måske fire
1939
as Kontorist - Nielsen
The noble knights of yesteryear - like the Three Musketeers - threw themselves carelessly into battle to save a lady's honor. The knights of our time ...

Fröken Julia jubilerar
1938
Julia works as a cashier at a piano factory in Stockholm. She and a couple friend go on a ski vacation to northern Sweden, while her boss at the piano...

Alarm
1938
as Assistent Petersen
A young, famous crime writer writes under the name Jess Clarck but is actually called Sven Hansen. He is married to a lovely woman who, in her warm, l...

Der var engang en vicevært
1937
as Paul
Christensen is the caretaker of a property in the inner city. He is a bachelor and has taken in a poor little girl. The house is inhabited by ordinary...

Frk. Møllers jubilæum
1937
Ms. Møller is a cashier in a large piano store and will soon be celebrating her 25th anniversary. She wants to help the sweet young Grete Holm in the ...

Incognito
1937
as Kriminalbetjent
The wealthy Olaf Brammer is the real owner of a nationwide company that trades in household goods. But he has no say, as the authoritative general man...

Panserbasse
1936
as Poul
An American gangster nicknamed "English Joe" has fled across the Mexican border with his gang, consisting of four men in addition to himself. The Amer...

Millionærdrengen
1936
as Mand på plakat
Rowly's is one of London's largest stores. Thousands of customers throng the store's stairs and elevators day after day. The gold stream flows incessa...

Snushanerne
1936
as 'Flodhesten', Smugler
The strict customs regulations have brought about a special type of lawbreaker - smugglers! They abound in all countries, and even in our relatively p...

Week-end
1935
It may appear to be smooth sailing, but the atmosphere behind the scenes at Poul and Jørgen's racing team is tense: the big race is just around the co...

Barken Margrethe
1934
as Matros

Ud i den kolde sne
1934
Taxi driver Peter Basse is a jovial and cheerful man who faithfully looks after his daughter at the wheel and steers his carriage through the streets ...

Københavnere
1933
What is more beautiful and delightful than the Danish summer when it shows its good side? Director Rasmus Strang enjoys it at his country house with h...

Fem raske piger
1933
The orphaned sisters Annie, Karin, Grace, Irene and Maud return home to Denmark, where they make a living from their musical talents. After some time ...

Tango
1933
as Tjener
The "Tango Bar" is the fashion of the moment. The city's party-goers have chosen the small, cozy, intimate local venue for the night's wee hours. Gaby...

With Full Music
1933
as Gast eines Musikverlags
The attic of a city house is the home to a colony of artists. Among them is a writer, whose corpus is larger than her output. We also meet a hard-of-h...

He, She and Hamlet
1932
Fyrtårnet and Bivognen are gardeners at a residence for young women. Here they are friends with budding actress Eva, but when the three reveal one eve...
Nonnekysset
N/A
as Thomas