Morten Grunwald
- Cast
- Born
- 9 December 1934 (died 14 November 2018)
- Place of birth
- Odense, Denmark
- Known for
- Acting · The Olsen Gang in Jutland, The Olsen Gang Runs Amok, The Olsen Gang, The Olsen Gang Sees Red
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
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