Born 1934 (age 83) · Odense, Denmark
Appears in 68 titles

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).

Filmography

The Olsen Gang
7.0
The Olsen Gang
1968
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
7.4
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1976
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
6.8
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
6.9
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
7.0
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
1971
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang on the Track
7.2
The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
6.6
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969
as Benny Frandsen
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
7.2
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
6.9
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
1978
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
6.8
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
7.1
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
6.6
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981
as Benny Frandsen
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
6.9
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
1981
as Benny Frandsen
Silent Heart
6.6
Silent Heart
2014
as Poul
When a Man Comes Home
4.9
When a Man Comes Home
2007
as Direktøren
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
5.9
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998
as Benny Frandsen
The Black Madonna
4.9
The Black Madonna
2007
as Kurt
Relax Freddy
6.4
Relax Freddy
1966
as Frede Hansen
Strike First Freddy
5.9
Strike First Freddy
1965
as Frede Hansen
Martha
6.9
Martha
1967
as Knud Hansen