
Arthur Jensen
Arthur Jensen was originally trained as a tailor and later educated at the Royal Theatre's student school 1920-23 and had an extensive theatre career. He experienced his heyday on television after passing the age of 70. He never achieved the same heights in film as he did in television, with roles such as caretaker Meyer in Huset på Christianshavn (1970-77) and clerk Schwan from Damernes Magasin in Matador (1978-81). With the exception of when he reprised the character of caretaker Meyer in Erik Balling's film version of the TV series, Ballade på Christianshavn (1971). It was his best film performance. He portrayed the two TV series characters shamelessly on his distinctive type: the comically aunty as caretaker Meyer and the sly and vain as clerk Schwan. What could have ended up as a gay caricature becomes human portraits in the garb of folk comedy, not least thanks to Arthur Jensen's humor, which at once shows solidarity and irony with the characters. It took a long time for Arthur Jensen to discovery who he was as an actor. After four silent film supporting roles at Fy&Bi, he formed a comedic duo with Ib Schønberg in several of Alice O'Fredericks' and Lau Lauritzen's energetic prank farces in the 1930s, but the fun is sporadic, and the inventions are often self-satisfied and infantile. His recurring role as a whiny spanking boy for the healthy guys in these films, including director Lauritzen himself, are particularly unfunny and almost unpleasant.
Known For
Credits
- 1999 · Mifune as Rud's friend
- 1981 · Jeppe på Bjerget as Jacobæus Lakaj
- 1980 · Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface as Kanonkongen Don Kraus
- 1979 · The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders as Parking Attendant
- 1978 · Matador as Rudolf Schwann
- 1978 · Holidays in jail as Klausen
- 1978 · Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius as Detective Assistant Mortensen
- 1977 · Vandalism as
- 1977 · The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote as Borgmester Stærmose
- 1977 · The Olsen Gang Outta Sight as Niels Peter Nielsen
- 1977 · Girls at Sea as Examination Invigilator
- 1977 · Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio as Togmand
- 1976 · The Moelleby affair as Nikolajsen, barber
- 1976 · Bedside Sailors as
- 1976 · In the Sign of the Lion as
- 1976 · Jumpin' at the Bedside as Hr. Madsen
- 1976 · Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde as Vagtmand
- 1975 · In the Sign of the Gemini as Leopold
- 1975 · Come to My Bedside as Manager
- 1975 · The Son from Vingaarden as Jeppe
- 1974 · Nøddebo præstegård as Mads Hjulmand
- 1973 · The Olsen Gang Runs Amok as Night Watchman
- 1973 · Fætrene på Torndal as Mikkel
- 1973 · Bedside Romance as Æhrlig-Jensen
- 1972 · The Man from Swan Farm as Mikkel
- 1972 · The Olsen Gang's Big Score as König - Victor Emanuel Jensen
- 1972 · Bedside Highway as Piversen
- 1972 · Livsens ondskab as Menneske-Mortensen
- 1971 · Bedside Dentist as Johansen
- 1971 · Our Home Is Our Castle as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
- 1970 · Bedroom Mazurka as Hr. Hansen (uncredited)
- 1970 · The House at Christianshavn as Meyer
- 1970 · The Song of the Red Ruby as Zebedæussen
- 1969 · Ta' lidt solskin as Ludvig
- 1969 · Ladies Man as Jens
- 1969 · En nat i Venedig as Delacqua
- 1968 · Stormvarsel as Bette Magnus
- 1968 · The Olsen Gang as Worker at Train Station
- 1967 · Me and My Kid Brother as Amtmanden
- 1967 · Nyhavns glade gutter as Peter Jensen
- 1967 · Pretty-Arne and Rosa as
- 1966 · The Loose Tile as Janitor at school
- 1966 · Utro as
- 1966 · Flagermusen as
- 1966 · Old Maids as Petersen
- 1966 · Dyden går amok as Ivar, fisker
- 1965 · Strike First Freddy as
- 1965 · Een pige og 39 sømænd as Hovmesteren
- 1965 · Jensen længe leve! as Røde Einar
- 1965 · Erik Soya's 17 as Konduktøren
- 1964 · Don Olsen kommer til byen as Redaktør Holm
- 1964 · Five men and Rosa as Helmer Gamtofte
- 1964 · Mord for åbent tæppe as Læge Jens Anthonsen
- 1963 · Bussen as
- 1963 · Hvad med os? as Vred mand på gaden
- 1963 · Vi har det jo dejligt as
- 1963 · The Girl and the Press Photographer as
- 1962 · Venus fra Vestø as Pive Ras
- 1962 · Crazy Paradise as
- 1961 · To skøre ho'der as Redaktør
- 1960 · Champagnegaloppen as
- 1959 · Boy of Two Worlds as Stationmaster
- 1956 · Den kloge mand as
- 1956 · Kristiane af Marstal as Harald
- 1954 · Vores lille by as Henry - klokker
- 1954 · I kongens klæ'r as Jens Hik
- 1954 · Et eventyr om tre as Nicolai
- 1953 · Min søn Peter as
- 1953 · Den gamle mølle paa Mols as Karlsen
- 1953 · The Tove Andersen Criminal Case as Sprit Ole
- 1948 · Kristinus Bergman as Snedker
- 1945 · Stop Tyven! as
- 1940 · Familien Olsen as Hr. Borck
- 1938 · Under byens tage as Gram
- 1937 · Flaadens blaa matroser as Christian Langtoft
- 1937 · Incognito as Butler Eriksen
- 1937 · Danmark for Folket as Olsen
- 1936 · Giftes - nej tak! as
- 1936 · Panserbasse as Lasse
- 1936 · Snushanerne as Lasse, Filmsforfatter
- 1935 · Week-end as Styrmand
- 1935 · Kidnapped as Larsen
- 1934 · Barken Margrethe as Lille Mikkel
- 1934 · København, Kalundborg og -? as
- 1934 · Ud i den kolde sne as Tjener Johan
- 1933 · Københavnere as
- 1933 · Fem raske piger as
- 1932 · He, She and Hamlet as
- 1932 · Tretten Aar as Kontorist Hannibal Petersen
- 1929 · The Mannequins as Downstairs neighbor