Biography
Claus Ryskjær was born on June 26, 1945 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Tid til forandring (2004), The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002) and Huset på Christianshavn (1970). He was married to Elisabeth Rasmussen and Jane Thomsen. He died on December 12, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Amazon Jack
2007
as Prof. Strix (Voice)
Jungo is the rarest creature in the world, but also the most popular! Can his best buddies Rita the fox, Zik and Zak the monkeys, and an eager young p...

A Tale of Two Mozzies
2007
as Arbejdsmyre(r) Brian
Dagmar the dancing mosquito has the hots for Egon. But Egon, putting love on hold, is busy achieving the ultimate sprint on his bike and wants to see ...

Krummerne: Så er det jul igen
2006
as Svendsen - Vicevært
Krumme argues with his whole class about whether Santa Claus exists. Up at Santa's house, the magic book has disappeared, and that means the end of Ch...

Cirkusrevyen 2005
2005
as Various
Since 1935, Denmark's largest revue has been lifting the spirits of the Danish people. The cream of Danish acting talent has brought down the house wi...

What's Wrong with This Picture?
2004
as Svend
A snapshot of the state of the Danish nation: in one of the stories, a woman enters a pole-sitting contest in a desperate bid to reinvent herself. Ano...

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
2002
as Dog / Wolf (voice)
When a boy child is stolen by bears who raise him as their own, his human parents hunt the bears in despair, and the boy is faced with the dilemma of ...

Olsen Gang Junior
2001
In 1958, a young Egon Olsen tries to escape from the orphanage by being adopted by a rich couple - but his new "parents" are rocket scientists who wan...

Count Axel
2001
as Baron Gjerløv
Count Axel is a comedy that takes place somewhere in the Nordic countries in 1783. It's a classic comedy about mixed identities, with strong elements ...

Circleen - Mice & Romance
2000
as Mille's Dad (Voice)
Circleen the elf girl and her comical mouse pals, Ingolf and Frederik, live under the geraniums on an artist's balcony. Their idyllic lives are interr...

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998
as Porter at Incineration Plant
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...

Circleen - City Mouse
1998
as Rat (Voice)
She's back - the lovable little elf who sleeps in a matchbox on the artist's desk: and of course her playmates, too, the comical mouse couple Fredrik ...

Bølle Bob
1998
as Kold Kristensen
In a quirky small town, mischievous bully Bølle-Bob clashes with overly polite Lise-Mette while the fearsome Børsterne enforce their own brutal order....

Den grønne elevator
1996
as Billy Bartlett

Cirkusrevyen 1995
1995
as Himself / Various roles
The biggest revue success of the year, Cirkusrevyen '95. More than 150,000 people have cheered and laughed along with Lisbet Dahl, Ditte Gråbøl, Claus...

Høfeber
1991
A confrontational and friendly judge gets in trouble when his wife is trying to arouse his jealousy of her long-term relationship with their mutual fr...

War of the Birds
1990
as Fagin (voice)
Fagin is the bad bird of an otherwise idyllic forest. He assaults the nest of two wrens and destroys all their eggs except one that, when hatched, is ...

Den røde tråd
1989
A movie with the popular band Shu-bi-dua. With bad guys, proud heroes, ladies in trouble and last but not least .... bus chases... without a ticket!

The Fight For The Red Cow
1987
The evil lawyer wants to take over the estate, and the evil farmer Esben helps him. But if the good farmer Svend Åge gets the red cow Rosa to bellow w...

Dreaming of Paradise
1987
as The President (voice)
Strit and her friends live in the future where the Earth has become so polluted that they must live underground. As legend has it, a creature that “Wa...

Walter and Carlo - Up on Daddy's Hat
1985
Walter's a handsome airline steward who catches the eye of Inge, winner of Malaga's Miss Moonlight contest. Carlo is a motor-mouthed goof who has a "h...

Samson & Sally
1984
as Baleen whale (voice)
Samson is a young whale that doesn't have friends. He spends his time listening to his mother's stories about the legendary whale Moby Dick. Samson be...

The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981
as Bodyguard Leader
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...

Jeppe på Bjerget
1981
as Peter Kane Lakaj
Jeppe is a bedraggled day laborer whose great vice is brandy. And when he falls down drunk in the field, a passing baron is tempted to play a prank on...

Danmark er lukket
1980
as Æblet
In the future, Denmark has been made a nuclear waste dump and the Danish language is banned.

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977
as Georg
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...

Barselstuen
1976
as Claus
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 Goldcabbage Family
1975
as Værkfører
The family Gyldenkål is actually called Iversen, but have changed their name, after numerous problems with the IRS, loan sharks and employers. Using c...
Jullerup Færgeby
1974
as Anton / Far / Lodsen / Kranføreren (voice)
Just outside Jullerup Færgeby, three children named Anton, Kaja, and Knud live with their parents in a lighthouse. Every day, the three children row i...

Nu går den på Dagmar
1972
A group of young actors, ambitious and naive, dream of their big breakthrough, criticize the theater school, want to revolutionize theater, and never ...

The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
as Verkäufer, der Børge einkleidet (uncredited)
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...

Et godt liv
1970
as Peter
Daniel owns a shoe factory. He is in his fifties, married to Elisa, has a son who studies psychology and a mother who is at a nursing home. But when h...

The Song of the Red Ruby
1970
as Jo
A young, idealistic business student has ambitions to be a concert pianist, but his obsession with beautiful women keeps him from achieving his goal. ...

The Egborg Girl
1969
as Cykelbudet Kaj
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...

Fun in the Streets
1969
as Cykelbud
A gang transport drugs with a little girl inside her teddy bear.
Gitte i april
1969

Stormvarsel
1968
as Kjeld
The young fisherman Kurt Vinderup returns home to the small fishing village of his childhood after completing his military service in the Royal Danish...

I den grønne skov
1968
"Modern vaudeville," where the entire story takes place at Dyrehavsbakken. In an impressionistic style, it tells the story of the waiter Mowitz, who p...