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1940s
- 1948 Poul ReichhardtPoul ReichhardtPoul David Reichhardt was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen Gang films.For almost thirty years...
(Soldaten og Jenny) - 1949 Mogens WiethMogens WiethMogens Wieth was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1940 and 1962.He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in London, England.-Selected filmography:* Som sendt fra himlen...
(Kampen mod uretten)
1950s
- 1950 Erik MørkErik MørkErik Mørk was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 29 films between 1950 and 1993. He won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in 1950 for his performance in Susanne....
(Susanne) - 1951 Preben Lerdorff RyePreben Lerdorff RyePreben Lerdorff Rye was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1941 and 1989.He was born and died in Denmark.-Filmography:* En ganske almindelig pige * Tante Cramers testamente...
(I gabestokkenI gabestokkenI gabestokken is a 1950 Danish family film directed by Jon Iversen and Alice O'Fredericks.-Cast:* Ove Rud - Viggo Bach* Grethe Thordahl - Bente Bach* Paula Illemann Feder - Viggos mor* Jon Iversen - Kontorchefen* Lily Broberg - Rita Hansen...
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- 1953 Per BuckhøjPer BuckhøjPer Buckhøj was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1942 and 1958.-Filmography:* The Vikings * Stof til eftertanke * Ellehammer-filmen * Gengæld...
(Adam og Eva) - 1954 Angelo Bruun (Hendes store aftenHendes store aftenHendes store aften is a 1954 Danish romance film directed by Annelise Reenberg and starring Helle Virkner.-Cast:* Helle Virkner - Marianne Friis* Poul Reichhardt - John Bagger* Johannes Meyer - Vicevært Julius Jensen...
) - 1955 Emil Hass ChristensenEmil Hass ChristensenEmil Hass Christensen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1925 and 1978.He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Filmography:*Cirkusrevyen 1936 - 1936...
(OrdetOrdetOrdet is a 1955 Danish drama film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish pastor, first performed in 1932...
) - 1956 Ove SprogøeOve SprogøeOve Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe....
(På tro og lovePå tro og lovePå tro og love is a 1955 Danish family film directed by Torben Anton Svendsen and starring Poul Reichhardt.-Cast:* Poul Reichhardt - Hans* Astrid Villaume - Grete* Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt - Georg* Gunnar Lauring - Chefen* Helle Virkner - Vera Gimmer...
) - 1957 Peter MalbergPeter MalbergPeter Malberg was a Danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in the Far Til Fire movies. Peter was originally educated as a painter, but his job at Århus Theatre as a scenic painter along with the fact that his older brother Henrik was an actor, eventually led to him being in theater-...
(Ingen tid til kærtegn) - 1958 Gunnar LauringGunnar LauringGunnar Lauring was a Danish stage and film actor.- Filmography :*De bør forelske Dem - 1935*Week-End - 1935*Panserbasse - 1936*Blaavand melder storm - 1938*De tre, måske fire - 1939...
(Krudt og klunkerKrudt og klunkerKrudt og klunker is a 1958 Danish comedy film directed by Annelise Hovmand and starring Gunnar Lauring.-Cast:* Gunnar Lauring - Professor Edward Jacobsen* Vera Gebuhr - Fru Wilhelmine Jacobsen* Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen - Faster Ragnhild Jacobsen...
) - 1959 Preben Lerdorff RyePreben Lerdorff RyePreben Lerdorff Rye was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1941 and 1989.He was born and died in Denmark.-Filmography:* En ganske almindelig pige * Tante Cramers testamente...
(En fremmed banker på)
1960s
- 1960 Kjeld PetersenKjeld PetersenKjeld Petersen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1962.He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Filmography:*Den usynlige hær - 1945*Far betaler' - 1946...
(Vi er allesammen tossedeVi er allesammen tossedeVi er allesammen tossede is a 1959 Danish comedy directed by Sven Methling and starring Kjeld Petersen, Buster Larsen, Birgitte Reimer and Dirch Passer. The film relates the story of a confused driver who is mistakenly committed to an insane asylum after he insists to police that his car was...
) - 1961 Henning Moritzen (Forelsket i KøbenhavnForelsket i KøbenhavnForelsket i København is a 1960 Danish romance film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Siw Malmkvist.-Cast:* Siw Malmkvist - Maj Lindquist* Henning Moritzen - Jan Scharf* Ove Sprogøe - Carni* Jørgen Ryg - Dingo* Perry Knudsen - Stump...
) - 1962 John PriceJohn PriceJohn Price is a former English cricketer, who played in fifteen Tests for England from 1964 to 1972....
(DuellenDuellenDuellen is a 1962 Danish drama film directed by Knud Leif Thomsen. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Frits Helmuth - Mikael* Malene Schwartz - Tina* John Price - Claes* Axel Strøbye - Basse...
) - 1963 Jarl Kulle (Den kære familie)
- 1964 Ole Wegener (SekstetSekstetSekstet is a 1963 Danish film directed by Annelise Hovmand. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* John Kelland as Peter* Ghita Nørby as Lena...
) - 1965 Morten GrunwaldMorten GrunwaldMorten Grunwald is a Danish actor and theatre manager.He was born in Odense, Denmark, and attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958, and graduated from The Royal Theater of Denmark's Theatrical School in 1962...
(Fem mand og Rosa) - 1966 John PriceJohn PriceJohn Price is a former English cricketer, who played in fifteen Tests for England from 1964 to 1972....
(Naboerne) - 1967 Per OscarssonPer Oscarsson- External links :...
(HungerHunger (1966 film)Hunger , is a 1966 black-and-white drama film directed by Denmark's Henning Carlsen, starring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson, and based upon the novel Hunger by Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun...
) - 1968 Jesper LangbergJesper LangbergJesper Langberg is a Danish film actor. He has appeared in over 50 films since 1965. He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark.Jesper Langberg is the son of actor Sigurd Langberg and younger brother of actor Ebbe Langberg....
(Sådan er de alle) - 1969 Jesper Klein (Ballad of Carl-HenningBallad of Carl-HenningBallad of Carl-Henning is a 1969 Danish comedy film directed by Lene Grønlykke and Sven Grønlykke.-Cast:* Jesper Klein - Carl-Henning* Paul Hüttel - Poul* Inge Baaring - Pouls forlovede* Edith Thrane - Carl-Hennings mor...
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1970s
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- 1971 Paul ScofieldPaul ScofieldDavid Paul Scofield, CH, CBE , better known as Paul Scofield, was an English actor of stage and screen...
(King Lear) - 1972 Ove SprogøeOve SprogøeOve Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe....
(The Missing ClerkThe Missing ClerkThe Missing Clerk is a 1971 Danish comedy film directed by Gert Fredholm. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ove Sprogøe - Teodor Amsted* Bodil Kjer - Mrs...
) - 1973 Ole ErnstOle ErnstOle Ernst is a Danish film actor. He has appeared in 95 films and television shows since 1967. He starred in the 1983 film Der er et yndigt land, which won an Honourable Mention at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival....
(Flugten) - 1974 Dirch PasserDirch PasserDirch Hartvig Passer was a celebrated Danish actor. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of Denmark's most prolific actors....
(Me and the MafiaMe and the MafiaMe and the Mafia is a 1973 Danish comedy film directed by Henning Ørnbak and starring Dirch Passer.-Cast:* Dirch Passer - Victor 'Viffer' Hansen* Klaus Pagh - Rikard Abelsteen* Tove Maës - Lily* Poul Bundgaard - Vittorio Ferucci...
) - 1975 Ove SprogøeOve SprogøeOve Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe....
(The Last Exploits of the Olsen GangThe Last Exploits of the Olsen GangThe Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang is a 1974 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe. This was the sixth film in the Olsen Gang-series and at the time of production it was to be the last one.-Plot:...
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- 1977 Jens OkkingJens OkkingJens Dyhr Okking, is a Danish actor and politician.Jens Okking is known from Lars von Triers TV-series The Kingdom, and was a member of the European Parliament 1999 - 2003.- Filmography :*Oktoberdage...
(StrømerStrømerStrømer is a 1976 Danish crime drama film directed by Anders Refn.-Cast:* Jens Okking ... Karl Jørgensen* Lotte Hermann ... Vera Jørgensen* Bodil Kjer ... Sabine Lund* Birgit Sadolin ... Grete Svendsholm* Otto Brandenburg ... Willer Johansen...
) - 1978 Frits HelmuthFrits HelmuthFrits Helmuth was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004.He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark and was the son of Osvald Helmuth.-Selected filmography:...
(Lille spejl) - 1979 Jesper ChristensenJesper ChristensenJesper Christensen is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr...
(Hør, var der ikke en som lo?)
1980s
- 1980 Allan Olsen (Johnny Larsen)
- 1981 Buster LarsenBuster LarsenBuster Larsen , was a Danish comic film and TV actor.He began working in the Nørrebros Theater in 1932 aged 12 and entered film in 1933.-Filmography:*De blaa drenge - 1933*Frøken Kirkemus - 1941...
(Jeppe på bjerget) - 1982 Otto BrandenburgOtto BrandenburgOtto Herman Max Brandenburg was a Danish musician, singer and actor and film score composer.-Filmography:*Styrmand Karlsen *Sømand i knibe *Mine tossede drenge *Prinsesse for en dag...
(Gummi-Tarzan) - 1983 Ole ErnstOle ErnstOle Ernst is a Danish film actor. He has appeared in 95 films and television shows since 1967. He starred in the 1983 film Der er et yndigt land, which won an Honourable Mention at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival....
(Der er et yndigt landDer er et yndigt land (film)Der er et yndigt land is a 1983 Danish drama film directed by Morten Arnfred. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Ole Ernst as Knud* Karen-Lise Mynster as Katrine...
) - 1984 Peter Hesse Overgaard (Isfugle)
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- 1987 Michael Falch (Mord i mørket)
- 1988 Max von SydowMax von SydowMax von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
(Pelle the ConquerorPelle the ConquerorPelle the Conqueror is a 1987 Danish film by Bille August that tells the story of two Swedish immigrants to Denmark, a father and son, who try to build a new life for themselves...
) - 1989 Ole Lemmeke (Himmel og helvede)
1990s
- 1990 Frits HelmuthFrits HelmuthFrits Helmuth was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004.He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark and was the son of Osvald Helmuth.-Selected filmography:...
(Waltzing RegitzeWaltzing RegitzeWaltzing Regitze, also known as Memories of a Marriage, is a 1989 Danish drama directed by Kaspar Rostrup. Based upon a popular Danish novel by Martha Christensen, the film is an unsentimental portrait of the history and changes of a middle-aged couple's marriage, told through flashbacks during a...
) - 1991 Tommy Kenter (Lad isbjørnene danse)
- 1992 Ole Lemmeke (De nøgne træer)
- 1993 Søren ØstergaardSøren ØstergaardSøren Østergaard is a Danish film, television and stage actor.- Selected Filmography :* Facing the Truth * Pain of Love - External links :* at the Danish Film Institute*...
(Pain of LovePain of LovePain of Love , , is a Danish dramatic tragedy written and directed by Nils Malmros. It stars Anne Louise Hassing and Søren Østergaard in a beautiful but bitter story about a young college student whose small setbacks in school and relationships lead her toward an inexorable descent into suicidal...
) - 1994 Frits HelmuthFrits HelmuthFrits Helmuth was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 2004.He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark and was the son of Osvald Helmuth.-Selected filmography:...
(Det forsømte forår) - 1995 Ernst-Hugo JäregårdErnst-Hugo JäregårdErnst-Hugo Alfred Järegård, was a Swedish cult actor.-Biography:...
(Riget) - 1996 Ulf PilgaardUlf PilgaardUlf Pilgaard is a Danish actor. The son of a priest he studied theology but shifted to become an actor. Married with Gitte Pilgaard.He has been an important part of Cirkusrevyen in 28 years. He has appeared on several films e.g...
(Farligt venskab) - 1997 Max von SydowMax von SydowMax von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
(HamsunHamsun (film)Hamsun is a 1996 Danish-Swedish-Norwegian-German drama directed by Jan Troell, about the later life of the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun , who together with his wife Marie Hamsun , went from being national saints to national traitors after supporting Nazi Germany during their occupation of Norway...
) - 1998 Holger Juul HansenHolger Juul HansenHolger Juul Hansen is a Danish actor.Holger Juul Hansen has starred in a large number of Danish movies and television shows. His most prominent roles was as banker Hans Christian Varnæs, head of one of the two rival families in Matador, and as Doctor Moesgaard in The Kingdom.-References:...
(Riget II) - 1999 Ulrich ThomsenUlrich ThomsenUlrich Thomsen is a Danish actor.Thomsen was born in Fyn, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which playing on several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater.His film debut was in...
(The CelebrationThe CelebrationThe Celebration is a 1998 Danish film, produced by Nimbus Film and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Its original Danish title is Festen , and it was released under this title in the UK....
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2000s
- 2000 Henrik Lykkegaard (Bornholms stemmeBornholms stemmeBornholms stemme is a 1999 Danish comedy film directed by Lotte Svendsen, starring Sofie Stougaard and Henrik Lykkegaard. The film takes place in a small fishing island off the coast of Sweden during a no-fishing period imposed in 1982, because of overfishing...
) - 2001 Jesper ChristensenJesper ChristensenJesper Christensen is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr...
(Bænken) - 2002 Jens OkkingJens OkkingJens Dyhr Okking, is a Danish actor and politician.Jens Okking is known from Lars von Triers TV-series The Kingdom, and was a member of the European Parliament 1999 - 2003.- Filmography :*Oktoberdage...
(One Hand Clapping) - 2003 Jens AlbinusJens Albinus- Filmography :*Everything will be Fine *Daisy Diamond *The Boss of It All *The Eagle - as Hallgrim Ørn Hallgrimsson*Forbrydelser - as Carsten...
(Facing the TruthFacing the Truth (film)Facing the Truth is a 2002 Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros. Shot in black-and-white documentary style, and based on the real life of Malmros' father, the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit...
) - 2004 Ulrich ThomsenUlrich ThomsenUlrich Thomsen is a Danish actor.Thomsen was born in Fyn, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which playing on several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr. Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater.His film debut was in...
(Arven) - 2005 Mads MikkelsenMads Mikkelsen' is a Danish actor.-Life and career:Mikkelsen was born in the Østerbro area of Copenhagen, the son of Bente Christiansen and Henning Mikkelsen, a cab driver. He is the brother of actor Lars Mikkelsen. After attending Århus Theatre School, he made his film debut in the movie Pusher...
(Pusher IIPusher IIPusher II is a 2004 Danish crime film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The film is the second film in the Pusher trilogy, portraying the lives of criminals in Copenhagen.-Plot:...
) - 2006 Jesper ChristensenJesper ChristensenJesper Christensen is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including The Interpreter and Revelations. He has also appeared as the mysterious villain Mr...
(ManslaughterManslaughter (2005 film)Manslaughter is a 2005 Danish film written and directed by Per Fly. The film stars Jesper Christensen and Pernilla August as well as Fly's wife Charlotte Fich....
) - 2007 Nicolas BroNicolas BroNicolas Bro is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark.He has grown up in the family of actors – mother is Danish actress Helle Hertz and father is an actor Christoffer Bro....
(OffscreenOffscreenOffscreen is a 2006 Danish film directed by Christoffer Boe, who also wrote the screenplay together with Knud Romer Jørgensen. With an odd mixture of fiction and reality, it tells the peculiar story of a man who films himself for a whole year in a quest for invisibility.-Cast:*Nicolas Bro --...
) - 2008 Jesper Asholt (The Art of CryingThe Art of CryingThe Art of Crying , , is a Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars Jannick Lorenzen and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of...
) - 2009 Jakob Cedergren (Terribly HappyTerribly HappyTerribly Happy is a 2008 Danish film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name from 2004....
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2010s
- 2010 Willem DafoeWillem DafoeWillem Dafoe is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group...
(AntichristAntichrist (film)Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange...
) - 2011 Pilou Asbæk (R)