10.0
10.0
Jeg er sgu min egen
1967
as Værgen
Ove Sprogøe
Acting
Born:December 21, 1919
Died:September 14, 2004(aged 84)
Birthplace:Odense, Danmark
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CommunityBiography
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) 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. He made his debut in the film Hans Store Aften (His Big Night). His characteristic prominent chin that had been feared an obstacle of his career did not prevent him from being one of the most versatile and used Danish actors. His strength laid in the almost diabolic, michievous and brash but he effortlessly played meek and shy types as well as elegantiers. Among his many roles on stage in classic plays might be mentioned Mephisto in Faust, the title figure of Strindberg’s The Father and some Molière and Bertolt Brecht characters. An extremely popular actor in Denmark, he played many diverse roles, including several recurring television parts. He appeared in 157 films, making him one of the hardest-working actors in the history of Danish film. In his early years he often was the part of a duo working together with his friend and colleague Dirch Passer. He is probably best known for playing one of the lead roles in the Olsen Gang movies, along with Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard, playing the gang leader Egon Olsen, known for his short temper, striped suit, and cigar. By this role he earned an international fame though mostly in Eastern Europe, in the GDR he together with his colleagues became almost a cult figure. Among his TV roles must be mentioned his elegant and humorous ex-burglar Larsen in the series Huset på Christianshavn (“The House at Christianshavn” - the first Danish sitcom) and his role as the wise and courageous doctor Louis Hansen in the epic, historical drama-series Matador, both also shown outside Denmark. He was an able singer especially in shows or revues and his interpretation of Tim Spencer’s Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women (in Danish re-creation: Fandens Oldemor – “The Devil’s Great-Grandmother”) almost became his signature tune. He was an actor who combined great public sympathy with the ability to remain a private person with a modest lifestyle. After his death it was revealed that he had been a passionate art enthusiast and had amassed a valuable collection of modern paintings. Shortly after his death in 2004, Nordisk Film (the company that made the Olsen Gang movies) established a scholarship for actors in his name. The state-owned road to Vridsløselille Statsfængsel (the prison where his Egon Olsen character was a frequent "guest"), was renamed by the city of Albertslund to Egon Olsens Vej (Egon Olsen Road). On 24 October 2005, his native city of Odense named a square Ove Sprogøes Plads (Ove Sprogøe Square) in his honour. And the bar 'Cafe Halvvejen', named a shot in his honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ove Sprogøe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (163 movies)
10.0
10.0
Nu går den på Dagmar
1972
10.0
10.0
Et dukkehjem
1974
as Sagfører Krogstad
8.6
8.6
Discretion Wanted
1946
8.0
8.0
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
2018
as Egon Olsen
8.0
8.0
The Moelleby affair
1976
as Digter Mortensen
8.0
8.0
Stepping Out
1981
as Larsen
7.5
7.5
The Red Horses
1950
as Niels Peter Dalum, Oles medstuderende
7.5
7.5
Søskende
1966
as Bedemanden
7.5
7.5
Give God A Chance On Sunday
1970
as Præst ved Roskilde Domkirke
7.4
7.4
Crumb at a Gallop
1992
as Anders
7.4
7.4
You Are Not Alone
1978
as Kim's Father / Superintendent
7.4
7.4
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1976
as Egon Olsen
7.3
7.3
Baronessen fra benzintanken
1960
as Lars Tofte
7.2
7.2
The Sword in the Stone
1963
as Uglen Arkimedes (stemme)
7.2
7.2
The Missing Clerk
1971
as Teodor Amsted
7.2
7.2
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974
as Egon Olsen
7.2
7.2
The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975
as Egon Olsen
7.1
7.1
April
1963
as Lægeforsker Vagn Jochumsen
7.0
7.0
The Revolt of the Thralls
1979
7.0
7.0
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977
as Egon Olsen
7.0
7.0
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953
as Nolle
7.0
7.0
Kristinus Bergman
1948
as Bud med nøgle
7.0
7.0
Lise kommer til byen
1947
7.0
7.0
Limpan
1983
as Preben
7.0
7.0
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953
as Buschauffør
7.0
7.0
The Thralls' Children
1980
7.0
7.0
The Hour of Parting
1973
as Michael Jacobsen
7.0
7.0
Næste Gang er det dig
1948
as Mand i cottoncoat
7.0
7.0
The Olsen Gang
1968
as Egon Olsen
7.0
7.0
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954
6.9
6.9
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
1971
as Egon Olsen
6.9
6.9
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
1978
as Egon Olsen
6.9
6.9
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
as Egon Olsen
6.9
6.9
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
1981
as Egon Olsen
6.8
6.8
War of the Birds
1990
as The Male Magpie (voice)
6.8
6.8
Den kloge mand
1956
6.8
6.8
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979
as Egon Olsen
6.7
6.7
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
1967
6.7
6.7
Charley's Aunt
1959
as Charles Smith
6.7
6.7
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
as Egon Olsen
6.7
6.7
Wife on vacation
1967
as Apoteker John Bjerre
6.6
6.6
Martha
1967
as Hovmester Watson
6.6
6.6
En ven i bolignøden
1965
as Børge Blom
6.6
6.6
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981
as Egon Olsen
6.6
6.6
I kongens klæ'r
1954
as Jens Rasmussen - rekrut 65
6.6
6.6
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969
as Egon Olsen
6.6
6.6
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971
as Hr. Larsen
6.6
6.6
The Egborg Girl
1969
as Advokat Kurt Mikkelsen
6.6
6.6
The Girl and the Playboy
1965
as Andresen - advokat
6.5
6.5
Flagermusen
1966
as Blind
6.5
6.5
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
1961
as Anton
6.5
6.5
Smedestræde 4
1950
as Ejnar - Pouls ven - cyklebud
6.5
6.5
Hans Store Aften
1946
6.5
6.5
Hjerter er trumf
1976
6.5
6.5
Dorte
1951
as Hr. Smith
6.5
6.5
Styrmand Karlsen
1958
as Ole Olsen
6.5
6.5
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
1968
as Kristian
6.5
6.5
Det var en lørdag aften
1968
as Johansen
6.5
6.5
In the Middle of the Night
1984
as Købmand - Susans far
6.5
6.5
Asterix the Gaul
1967
as Astérix (stemme)
6.4
6.4
Forelsket i København
1960
as Carni
6.4
6.4
Father of Four
1953
as Bager Høst
6.4
6.4
The Poet and the Little Mother
1959
as Anton
6.4
6.4
Dust on the Brain
1961
as Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen
6.4
6.4
Fun in the Streets
1969
as "Fløjten"
6.3
6.3
Summer in Tyrol
1964
as Sigismund Sülzheimer
6.3
6.3
Still Dust on the Brain
1962
as Thorbjørn Hansen
6.3
6.3
Revolution My A..
1970
as Arthur Antonsen
6.3
6.3
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
as Astérix (stemme)
6.2
6.2
Five and the Spies
1969
as Onkel Quentin
6.2
6.2
Ved Kongelunden...
1953
as Vognstyrer Iversen
6.2
6.2
Kick Me in the Traditions!
1979
6.2
6.2
Relax Freddy
1966
as David Smith
6.2
6.2
Dust for all the Money
1963
as Thorbjørn Hansen
6.2
6.2
The Major's Guard
1964
as Major Clausen
6.2
6.2
The Return of Jafar
1994
as Sultanen Af Agrabah (stemme)
6.2
6.2
Magic in Town
1968
as Politiassistent Møller
6.2
6.2
Der var engang
1966
as Første frier
6.1
6.1
It's Nifty in the Navy
1965
as Knud Hansen
6.1
6.1
Færgekroen
1956
as Lars Tofte, kroejer og færgemand
6.0
6.0
That Brief Summer
1976
as Baronen
6.0
6.0
Når engle elsker
1985
as Gabriel, Archangel
6.0
6.0
Hjemme hos William
1971
6.0
6.0
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976
as Egon Olsen
6.0
6.0
På tro og love
1955
as Henry
6.0
6.0
3 years after
1948
as Hotelkarlen
6.0
6.0
The Girl and the Viscount
1966
as Nielsen
6.0
6.0
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965
as Andersen
6.0
6.0
Der var engang en gade
1957
as Danselærer Johny Johnsen
6.0
6.0
I Adams verden
1973
6.0
6.0
Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation
1984
as Sig selv
6.0
6.0
Sømænd og svigermødre
1962
as Peter Jensen - Kanustis ven
6.0
6.0
I de lyse nætter
1948
5.8
5.8
Rekrut 67 Petersen
1952
as "68"
5.8
5.8
The Only Way
1970
as Hr. Petersen
5.8
5.8
Strike First Freddy
1965
as David Smith
5.8
5.8
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998
as Egon Olsen
5.8
5.8
Oskar
1962
as Direktør Bernhard Bang
5.8
5.8
Barbara
1997
5.8
5.8
Frøken Nitouche
1963
as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
5.8
5.8
Murder in the Dark
1986
as Bille
5.8
5.8
Drømmen om det hvide slot
1962
as Johan
5.7
5.7
Vores fjerde far
1951
5.7
5.7
Det stod i avisen
1962
as Læge S. Gregersen
5.6
5.6
Bussen
1963
as Vik
5.6
5.6
Det store løb
1952
as Fuld mand i bus
5.6
5.6
Tre små piger
1966
as Biebitz Von Biebitz
5.6
5.6
Passer Babysitting Girls
1965
as Thorbjørn Hansen
5.5
5.5
The Loose Tile
1966
as Principle
5.5
5.5
The Goldcabbage Family
1975
as Leopold Phieselsknast
5.5
5.5
Sorte Shara
1961
as Tom
5.5
5.5
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967
as Direktør Schwartz
5.5
5.5
What a Pity About Daddy
1968
5.5
5.5
Kispus
1956
as Max Møller
5.5
5.5
Danmark er lukket
1980
as Speaker
5.4
5.4
Tag til marked i Fjordby
1957
as Knud Tofte
5.4
5.4
The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
1960
as Anton
5.4
5.4
Det var paa Rundetaarn
1955
as Hans Ramløse
5.4
5.4
Johnny Larsen
1979
5.3
5.3
Mor bag rattet
1965
5.2
5.2
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1948
5.2
5.2
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963
as Opfinderen
5.2
5.2
Peters landlov
1963
as Direktør William H. Schmidt
5.2
5.2
The Musketeers
1961
as Tam
5.1
5.1
Tough Guys of the Prairie
1970
as Dommer
5.1
5.1
Onkel Bill fra New York
1959
as Johnny Jensen
5.0
5.0
Children of the Warriors
1979
5.0
5.0
Hatten er sat
1947
5.0
5.0
Bandefører Balling
1978
5.0
5.0
Kys til højre og venstre
1969
as Ruths Husband
4.8
4.8
Den ubetænksomme elsker
1982
as Overbetjent Olufsen
4.8
4.8
Lykkens musikanter
1962
as Havemand Texas
4.8
4.8
Famous Five Get in Trouble
1970
as Onkel Quentin
4.8
4.8
Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962
as Barry O'Sullivan
4.8
4.8
The Reluctant Sadist
1967
as Baron
4.7
4.7
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
1968
as Oberst ved konkurrerende regiment
4.5
4.5
Jasper's Ghost
1992
as The Ghost
4.5
4.5
Hvad vil De ha'?
1956
as Gæst hos Hansens
4.5
4.5
Naalen
1951
as Helmer, kriminalassistent
4.4
4.4
Carmen & Babyface
1995
as Engelsk lærere
4.3
4.3
The Queen's Guardsman
1963
as Tam, "Kulsoen"s mand
4.3
4.3
A Day Without Lies
1963
4.2
4.2
Når enden er go'
1964
as Thør
4.2
4.2
Lenin, You Rascal, You
1972
as Mulligan
4.1
4.1
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987
as Bonatzi
4.1
4.1
Love Thy Neighbour
1967
as Pastor Weigaard
4.0
4.0
Amour
1970
as Gammel døv dame
4.0
4.0
Along Came a Soldier
1969
as Baron Royal King von Konig
3.8
3.8
Crazy Paradise
1962
as Simon
3.5
3.5
The Greeneyed Elephant
1960
as Tolderen
3.3
3.3
Your Money or Your Life
1982
as Bankdirektør
3.3
3.3
Charlot og Charlotte
1996
as Grev Birksted
3.0
3.0
Kurt & Valde
1983
2.5
2.5
Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
1988
as Knudsen
1.0
1.0
Revolutionen i vandkanten
1971
as Mand fra en anden klode
Toppen og bolden
1969
as Fortæller (voice)
Historien om Olsen Banden
2015
Farvel Thomas
1968
Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
1994
En dag i radioen
1950
as En maler
All this - and Iceland too
1951
Days in My Father's House
1968
as Gunnar
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