Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-09

Day of Death

2018-11-14 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Odense, Denmark

Also Known As

Walter Morten Grunwald

Morten Grunwald

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).

Known For

Acting

The Olsen Gang

1968

The Olsen Gang

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

1971

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975

The Olsen Gang on the Track

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

as

Benny Frandsen

Days in My Father's House

1968

Days in My Father's House

as

Jens, Kirstens bror

Martha

1967

Martha

as

Knud Hansen

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

1969

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1998

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

as

Benny Frandsen

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

1974

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

1978

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

1977

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

1979

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

as

Benny Frandsen

Relax Freddy

1966

Relax Freddy

as

Frede Hansen

Strike First Freddy

1965

Strike First Freddy

as

Frede Hansen

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

1968

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

as

Læge

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

1972

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

1981

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

as

Benny Frandsen

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

1981

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

as

Benny Frandsen

White Night

2007

White Night

as

Jacob Nymann

The Black Madonna

2007

The Black Madonna

as

Kurt

Landmandsliv

1965

Landmandsliv

as

Frits Triddlefitz - Marias tilbeder

The Egborg Girl

1969

The Egborg Girl

as

Fuldmægtig hos Mikkelsen

Een pige og 39 sømænd

1965

Een pige og 39 sømænd

as

Peter Eberhardt

Five men and Rosa

1964

Five men and Rosa

as

'Smukke-Arne' Arne Herluf Jensen

Life with Daddy

1967

Life with Daddy

as

Herbert Nielsen

Pretty-Arne and Rosa

1967

Pretty-Arne and Rosa

as

Arne Herluf Jensen

Hip Hip Hurrah!

1987

Hip Hip Hurrah!

as

Michael Ancher

En af dagene

1963

En af dagene

as

Mogens

The Wolf at the Door

1986

The Wolf at the Door

as

Durand-Ruel

Det var en lørdag aften

1968

Det var en lørdag aften

as

Hans

Dyden går amok

1966

Dyden går amok

as

Niels, fisker

Gambler

2006

Gambler

as

Himself (The film consultant)

Pelsen

1971

Pelsen

as

Lange Aage

I den grønne skov

1968

I den grønne skov

as

Nu stiger den

1966

Nu stiger den

as

Pehtersen - hans assistent

Death Comes at High Noon

1964

Death Comes at High Noon

as

Bertel Lindberg

Hvad med os?

1963

Hvad med os?

as

Iwan

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste

1967

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste

as

En ven i bolignøden

1965

En ven i bolignøden

as

Harry Olsen

Jetpiloter

1961

Jetpiloter

as

Along Came a Soldier

1969

Along Came a Soldier

as

Kassen stemmer

1976

Kassen stemmer

as

Løgn og løvebrøl

1961

Løgn og løvebrøl

as

Murder in the Dark

1986

Murder in the Dark

as

Redaktør Otzen

Only the Truth

1975

Only the Truth

as

Ejnarsen

Hjerter er trumf

1976

Hjerter er trumf

as

When a Man Comes Home

2007

When a Man Comes Home

as

Direktøren

Murder in Paradise

1988

Murder in Paradise

as

Redaktør Otzen

Silent Heart

2014

Silent Heart

as

Poul

Asger Jorn

1977

Asger Jorn

as

Speaker

Ballerup Boulevard

1986

Ballerup Boulevard

as

Ralf, Pinkys far

Amour

1970

Amour

as

Brandmajoren

Den dobbelte mand

1976

Den dobbelte mand

as

I morgen, min elskede

1971

I morgen, min elskede

as

The Experiment

2010

The Experiment

as

Hr. Omann

Historien om Olsen Banden

2015

Historien om Olsen Banden

as

Vitello

2018

Vitello

as

Gud (voice)

Selvmordsskolen

1964

Selvmordsskolen

as

Søn

The Olsen Gang: Forever!

2018

The Olsen Gang: Forever!

as

Benny Frandsen

I Stykker

1966

I Stykker

as

Jan

Den store kul-tur

1996

Den store kul-tur

as

Kultur borgmester

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now

1998

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now

as

Peter

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

1976

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

as

Benny Frandsen

En mand

1971

En mand

as

Robin Hood

1973

Robin Hood

as

Lille John (stemme)

The Sword in the Stone

1963

The Sword in the Stone

as

Sir Hectors Søn Kaj (stemme)

Jul på slottet

Jul på slottet

as

Kongen

The House at Christianshavn

The House at Christianshavn

as

Mand med papegøje

The House at Christianshavn

The House at Christianshavn

as

Konsulent Helmskov

The House at Christianshavn

The House at Christianshavn

as

Jesper

Matador

Matador

as

Ernst Nyborg

Production

Crew

Directing