Full Name Morten Grunwald Role Actor Spouse Lily Weiding (m. 1980) | Years active 1961–present Children Tanja Grunwald Name Morten Grunwald | |
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Born 9 December 1934 (age 81) (1934-12-09) Odense, Denmark Nominations Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Movies Silent Heart, The Olsen Gang in Jutland, The Olsen Gang's Last Trick, The Olson Gang Goes to War, The Olsen Gang Sees Red Similar People Ove Sprogoe, Poul Bundgaard, Erik Balling, Kirsten Walther, Lily Weiding | ||
Occupation Actorm theatre manager |
MORTEN GRUNWALD TRIBUTE
Morten Grunwald (born 9 December 1934) is a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager.
Contents
- MORTEN GRUNWALD TRIBUTE
- die olsenbande im museum er ffnungsrede von benny morten grunwald auf deutsch
- Early life and education
- Career
- References

die olsenbande im museum er ffnungsrede von benny morten grunwald auf deutsch
Early life and education

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. Since 1971, he has been the manager of several theatres in Copenhagen.
Career

Grunwald had his debut in En blandt mange in 1961.
He played one of the lead roles in the Olsen Gang movies, as Benny, along with Ove Sprogøe and Poul Bundgaard.
Grunwald founded and led Bristol Teatret in Copenhagen from 1971 to 1980. In 1979, Grundwald succeeded Bent Meiding as manager of the Betty Nansen Theatre, a post he held until 1992. From 1977, together with Peder Sadolin, his partner from Vristol Teatret, he was also a driving force behind the establishment of Øster Gasværk Teater in an abandoned gasometer.
Grunwald retired on 11 June 2017, stating his body was too old.