Acting
Community Rating
6.4
TMDB estimate
Born
December 9, 1934
Died
November 14, 2018 (age 83)
Born in
Odense, Denmark
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).

The Olsen Gang: Forever!
as Benny Frandsen
2018

Vitello
as Gud (voice)
2018
Historien om Olsen Banden
2015

Silent Heart
as Poul
2014

The Experiment
as Hr. Omann
2010

White Night
as Jacob Nymann
2007

When a Man Comes Home
as Direktøren
2007

The Black Madonna
as Kurt
2007

Gambler
as Himself (The film consultant)
2006

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
as Benny Frandsen
1998

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now
as Peter
1998
Den store kul-tur
as Kultur borgmester
1996

Murder in Paradise
as Redaktør Otzen
1988

Hip Hip Hurrah!
as Michael Ancher
1987

Jul på slottet
as Kongen
1986

Ballerup Boulevard
as Ralf, Pinkys far
1986

Murder in the Dark
as Redaktør Otzen
1986

The Wolf at the Door
as Durand-Ruel
1986

The Olsen Gang Long Gone
as Benny Frandsen
1981

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
as Benny Frandsen
1981