Personal Info
Walter Morten Grunwald
Morten Grunwald
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Vitello
as Gud (voice)
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
as Benny Frandsen
Historien om Olsen Banden
Silent Heart
as Poul
The Experiment
as Hr. Omann
White Night
as Jacob Nymann
When a Man Comes Home
as Direktøren
The Black Madonna
as Kurt
Gambler
as Himself (The film consultant)
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
as Benny Frandsen
