Morten Grunwald

Morten Grunwald

1934-12-09 Odense, Denmark 66 Credits

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 Nans...

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The Olsen Gang: Forever!

The Olsen Gang: Forever!

2018

as Benny Frandsen

8.0
Acting

In 50 years anniversary of the first film about The Olsen Gang appeared in Danish cinemas. The film series and its beloved characters are described in...

Vitello

Vitello

2018

as Gud (voice)

6.0
Acting

Vitello is brimming with energy and has good friends in Max and Hasse, but misses having a father in his life, so he decides to go off in search of on...

Historien om Olsen Banden

2015

Acting
Silent Heart

Silent Heart

2014

as Poul

6.5
Acting

Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her ...

The Experiment

The Experiment

2010

as Hr. Omann

4.2
Acting

THE EXPERIMENT is the story of the nurse Gert, who is appointed as headmistress of a special children's home, owned by the Danish state in Greenland, ...

White Night

White Night

2007

as Jacob Nymann

4.6
Acting

A psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. As his guilt grows, his life...

When a Man Comes Home

When a Man Comes Home

2007

as Direktøren

4.8
Acting

A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town´s most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian...

The Black Madonna

The Black Madonna

2007

as Kurt

5.2
Acting

When Maria's father sends her a valuable icon that he stole, she must decide whether to collect the reward or protect her father.

Gambler

Gambler

2006

as Himself (The film consultant)

6.6
Acting

A humorous documentary about Nicolas Winding Refn and his struggle to secure his family financially and help him get on with his life. Forced to file ...

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1998

as Benny Frandsen

5.8
Acting

Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. Keld and Benny pick him up, and when Egon, as alway...

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now

1998

as Peter

5.0
Acting

Den store kul-tur

1996

as Kultur borgmester

Acting

What does a desperate mayor of culture do when he is handed a stack of millions with instructions to make it a success? What does a cultural city cons...

Murder in Paradise

Murder in Paradise

1988

as Redaktør Otzen

6.0
Acting

The nameless journalist from Murder in the Dark receives two shocks in quick succession. First, his good friend Kurt is murdered, and then his editor-...

Hip Hip Hurrah!

Hip Hip Hurrah!

1987

as Michael Ancher

4.4
Acting

The life and times of the Scandinavian artists' colony who lived in Skagen on the Danish coast during the 1890s. Not so much a biographical account, r...

Ballerup Boulevard

Ballerup Boulevard

1986

as Ralf, Pinkys far

6.0
Acting

A film about one fourteen year old girl whose happy life ends when the family's economic status changes at the family firm crashes and her mother who ...

Murder in the Dark

Murder in the Dark

1986

as Redaktør Otzen

5.8
Acting

A womanizing journalist is on the outs with the cops who want him in jail and a mysterious "thin man" who wants him dead.

The Wolf at the Door

The Wolf at the Door

1986

as Durand-Ruel

5.2
Acting

Chronicling a period of time in Paul Gauguin's life, this film follows him through his struggles in love and the financial problems caused by the inab...

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

1981

as Benny Frandsen

6.6
Acting

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 Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

1981

as Benny Frandsen

6.9
Acting

As usual, Egon has an ingenious plan. And, as usual, it works just fine until one of the gang members makes some kind of funny error. This time, howev...

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

1979

as Benny Frandsen

6.8
Acting

Egon plans to exploit knowledge gained during his latest term of incarceration. By stealing the unmanipulated financial records of DanInvest he obtain...

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

1978

as Benny Frandsen

6.8
Acting

Some criminal EU ministers plan to turn Denmark into a gigantic fair ground and holiday paradise. Egon gets his hand at some important documents which...

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

1977

as Benny Frandsen

7.0
Acting

Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strongbox. When he gets out of Vridslose State Prison, K...

Asger Jorn

Asger Jorn

1977

as Speaker

Acting

Portrait about the legendary abstract painter Asger Jorn told by painter and poet Per Kirkeby.

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976

as Benny Frandsen

7.4
Acting

Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriate...

Kassen stemmer

Kassen stemmer

1976

5.6
Acting

Three young men discover a scam that three somewhat older gentlemen from Aarhus' upper class have set up to avoid bankruptcy. The gentlemen directors ...

Den dobbelte mand

Den dobbelte mand

1976

10.0
Acting

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...

Hjerter er trumf

Hjerter er trumf

1976

6.5
Acting

Drama about a man in his thirties who experiences an identity crisis after receiving a heart transplant. He seeks out the donor's widow without explai...

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

1976

as Benny Frandsen

6.0
Acting
The Olsen Gang on the Track

The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975

as Benny Frandsen

7.2
Acting

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...

Only the Truth

Only the Truth

1975

as Ejnarsen

6.0
Acting

A woman, Ilse Brehmer, finds the body of a dead man, a journalist. He has been murdered, and later when the body turns up in the harbor, the woman den...

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

1974

as Benny Frandsen

7.2
Acting

The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that is. They don't have any money, so Egon has to ope...

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973

as Benny Frandsen

6.9
Acting

When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are ...

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

1972

as Benny Frandsen

6.8
Acting

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...

Pelsen

Pelsen

1971

as Lange Aage

Acting
The Olsen Gang in Jutland

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

1971

as Benny Frandsen

7.0
Acting

The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large...

I morgen, min elskede

I morgen, min elskede

1971

6.0
Acting

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...

En mand

1971

Acting
Amour

Amour

1970

as Brandmajoren

5.5
Acting

This three-part movie begins with a young woman married to an older, cold-hearted man in the year 1200. Two rivals have a swordfight over the affectio...

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

1969

as Benny Frandsen

6.6
Acting

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...

The Egborg Girl

The Egborg Girl

1969

as Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen

6.6
Acting

If your name is Kaj Jensen and you live on Frederiksborggade, there is a certain likelihood that you will be confused with Kaj Jensen on Fredriksbergg...

Along Came a Soldier

Along Came a Soldier

1969

4.5
Acting

A soldier seeks justice against a group of men who murdered a prostitute.

Days in My Father's House

1968

as Jens, Kirstens bror

Acting

After twelve years in the US, Kirsten returns home to her father with her American husband and their eleven-year-old son. Her father is a tough and co...

The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang

1968

as Benny Frandsen

7.0
Acting

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...

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

1968

as Læge

4.7
Acting

The German bear Fido from Münich is sweet, easygoing and nice, and just loves Danish soldiers. Thus, the bear marches together with the recruits and e...

Det var en lørdag aften

Det var en lørdag aften

1968

as Hans

6.5
Acting

One Saturday evening, Trine prepares dinner for her boyfriend Hans. Unfortunately, Hans is delayed, as on his way between Frihavnen and Valby, he enco...

I den grønne skov

I den grønne skov

1968

10.0
Acting

"Modern vaudeville," where the entire story takes place at Dyrehavsbakken. In an impressionistic style, it tells the story of the waiter Mowitz, who p...

Life with Daddy

Life with Daddy

1967

as Herbert Nielsen

6.2
Acting

Herbert and Bitten live in a lovely house, happily married with two children. Herbert is a teacher at a secondary school, and he writes poetry in his ...

Martha

Martha

1967

as Knud Hansen

6.6
Acting

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

Pretty-Arne and Rosa

Pretty-Arne and Rosa

1967

as Arne Herluf Jensen

5.5
Acting

Denmark, 1967. In the midst of a cultural renaissance, all cultured people want to support Danish cinema, especially when it receives funding from the...

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste

1967

6.7
Acting

In inner Copenhagen, in the real old town, in greengrocer Mortensen's property right under Tagskægget, live three good friends: painter Richard Hansen...

I Stykker

I Stykker

1966

as Jan

Acting

Open marriages, friends and lovers, secrets and lies are all coming to light after a fatal accident during a party. Was it murder? Early Leif Panduro ...

Nu stiger den

Nu stiger den

1966

as Pehtersen - hans assistent

4.0
Acting

A folk comedy loosely based on the career of Danish inventor and aviation pioneer Jacob Christian Ellehammer. We follow Ellehammer, his loyal assistan...

Relax Freddy

Relax Freddy

1966

as Frede Hansen

6.2
Acting

A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped from a conference in Genève and the world peace is at risk. The trail leads to a hiding place in Denmark and the Danis...

Dyden går amok

Dyden går amok

1966

as Niels, fisker

5.0
Acting

Hidden among the dunes on the west coast of Jutland lies HU, where fishermen struggle to earn a living. The hard and dangerous work combines HU's smal...

Strike First Freddy

Strike First Freddy

1965

as Frede Hansen

5.8
Acting

Frede Hansen, a game salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent on a ferry and kidnapped by enemy agents. He escapes and now the secret service ...

Een pige og 39 sømænd

Een pige og 39 sømænd

1965

as Peter Eberhardt

6.0
Acting

This festive comedy has a theme song that was incredibly popular in its day – but which is missing a verse! The penultimate verse ends as follows: ".....

Landmandsliv

Landmandsliv

1965

as Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder

5.0
Acting

The landowner couple Von Rambow are experiencing significant financial difficulties and are therefore forced to leave their residence and their happy ...

En ven i bolignøden

En ven i bolignøden

1965

as Harry Olsen

6.6
Acting

Among the residents of the boarding house on Fredhvilevej are Børge Blom, a civil servant, the feisty Nelly Smith, and taxi driver Ib Nielsen. Because...

Five men and Rosa

Five men and Rosa

1964

as 'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen

5.0
Acting

In a hospital's five-bed room—room number 13—there are five very different men with very different backgrounds: District Court Judge Winther, fashion ...

Death Comes at High Noon

Death Comes at High Noon

1964

as Bertel Lindberg

7.2
Acting

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...

Selvmordsskolen

Selvmordsskolen

1964

as Søn

8.0
Acting

Bizarre satiric tale about an ordinary Danish man disappointed in life and the welfare system. Close to a total collapse he decides to take the easy w...

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

1963

as Sir Hectors Søn Kaj (stemme)

7.2
Acting

Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him...

Hvad med os?

Hvad med os?

1963

as Iwan

6.3
Acting

Martin has just returned home from Africa and meets Lis at an anti-nuclear demonstration. They begin a relationship, but it is disrupted by his memori...

En af dagene

En af dagene

1963

as Mogens

Acting

Depiction of ordinary everyday life. The action takes place in an office, with the characters Tom, Norman, and Carl as the focal points.

Jetpiloter

Jetpiloter

1961

4.8
Acting

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...

Løgn og løvebrøl

Løgn og løvebrøl

1961

6.0
Acting

An unsuccessful animal impersonator wants publicity and feeds an overly eager journalist a story. The impersonator says he is going to Africa to roar ...