Morten Grunwald

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 09, 1934 (90 years old)
Death date
Nov 14, 2018

Morten Grunwald

Known For

The Olsen Gang: Forever!
Movie 2018

The Olsen Gang: Forever!

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 this documentary with selected film clips and through a mix of old archival footage and new interviews. The Olsen Gang forever! is an entertaining tribute series' cinematic universe, which has long since become Danish people's property and part of common cultural heritage.

Vitello
1h 12m
Movie 2018

Vitello

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 one, only to find he isn't the person Vitello was quite expecting.

Historien om Olsen Banden
0h 46m
Movie 2015

Historien om Olsen Banden

Silent Heart
1h 38m
Movie 2014

Silent Heart

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 disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.

Murder in the Dark
1h 38m
Movie 1986

Murder in the Dark

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
1h 30m
Movie 1986

The Wolf at the Door

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 inability to sell his artwork.

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 Nansen Teatret (1980-1992), Østre Gasværk (1992-1998).

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