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Morten Grunwald

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Morten Grunwald

Acting

70 known credits 0.4 popularity score 83 years

Biography

About 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).

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Career at a glance

Morten Grunwald across film and television

68credited titles
65movie credits
3TV credits
1961–2018screen career span

Recognition

Awards received

5

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Notable work

Recent movies and TV shows

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