Occupation Actor, Singer Years active 1950–1980 | Name Karl Stegger Role Actor | |
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Born 11 January 1913 (1913-01-11) Aarhus, Denmark Died April 13, 1980, Frederiksberg, Denmark Spouse Frederikke Hansen (m. 1938–1980) Awards Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Movies Bedroom Mazurka, Father of Four in the City, The Olsen Gang in Jutland, Father of Four on Bornholm, Little Virgil and Orla Frogsnapper Similar People Erik Balling, Ib Schonberg, Henning Bahs, Bo Christensen, Henning Karmark |
Karl Stegger (11 January 1913 in Aarhus – 13 April 1980 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the most used Danish actor.

He mostly appeared in comedy, but also had some serious roles e.g. as the vicar in Præsten i Vejlby (based on the Steen Steensen Blicher drama). He became famous in 1955 when he replaced Ib Schønberg as the Dad in the popular Far-til-Fire-film series (Daddy of Four). Later he appeared in several Olsen Gang-movies and the TV series Matador as Consul Holm.
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