Ove Sprogøe
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 · The Olsen Gang: Forever! as Egon Olsen
- 2015 · Historien om Olsen Banden as
- 1998 · The Olsen Gang's Last Trick as Egon Olsen
- 1997 · Barbara as
- 1996 · Charlot og Charlotte as Grev Birksted
- 1996 · Charlot og Charlotte as Grev Birksted
- 1995 · Carmen & Babyface as Engelsk lærere
- 1994 · Kærlighed ved første desperate blik as
- 1992 · Crumb at a Gallop as Anders
- 1992 · Jasper's Ghost as The Ghost
- 1990 · Dr. Dip as Finn Klar Rask
- 1990 · War of the Birds as The Male Magpie (voice)
- 1988 · Station 13 as Nielsen
- 1988 · Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper as Knudsen
- 1988 · Far på færde as Hr. Hermansen
- 1987 · Hip Hip Hurrah! as Bonatzi
- 1987 · Sådan er det bare as Kurt (Anettes far)
- 1987 · Sidste akt as
- 1986 · Murder in the Dark as Bille
- 1985 · Når engle elsker as Gabriel, Archangel
- 1985 · Lucky Luke - La Caravane as Lucky Luke (Dansk)
- 1984 · Anthonsen as Holger Anthonsen
- 1984 · Ikke lutter lagkage as Niels-Arthur
- 1984 · In the Middle of the Night as
- 1984 · Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation as Sig selv
- 1983 · Kurt & Valde as
- 1983 · Limpan as Preben
- 1982 · Den ubetænksomme elsker as Overbetjent Olufsen
- 1982 · Henover midten as Erich von Herning
- 1982 · Your Money or Your Life as Bankdirektør
- 1981 · The Olsen Gang Long Gone as Egon Olsen
- 1981 · The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence as Egon Olsen
- 1981 · Krigsdøtre as Hr. Christensen
- 1981 · Stepping Out as Larsen
- 1980 · Danmark er lukket as Speaker
- 1980 · The Thralls' Children as
- 1980 · Vores år as Ludvig Blom
- 1979 · The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders as Egon Olsen
- 1979 · Jul i Gammelby as Nissefar
- 1979 · The Revolt of the Thralls as
- 1979 · Johnny Larsen as
- 1979 · Kick Me in the Traditions! as
- 1979 · Children of the Warriors as
- 1978 · Matador as Dr. Louis Hansen
- 1978 · The Olsen Gang Goes to War as Egon Olsen
- 1978 · Mirror, Mirror as
- 1978 · You Are Not Alone as Kim's Father / Superintendent
- 1978 · Bandefører Balling as
- 1977 · The Olsen Gang Outta Sight as Egon Olsen
- 1977 · Watch Your Back, Professor! as Konkurrerende redaktør
- 1976 · The Moelleby affair as Digter Mortensen
- 1976 · The Olsen Gang Sees Red as Egon Olsen
- 1976 · The Twelve Tasks of Asterix as Asterix (Danish)
- 1976 · Hjerter er trumf as
- 1976 · That Brief Summer as Baronen
- 1976 · Olsen Banden Et Isoleret Tilfælde as Egon Olsen
- 1975 · Aladdin eller den forunderlige lampe as
- 1975 · The Olsen Gang on the Track as Egon Olsen
- 1975 · The Goldcabbage Family as Leopold Phieselsknast
- 1974 · The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang as Egon Olsen
- 1974 · Et dukkehjem as Sagfører Krogstad
- 1973 · The Hour of Parting as Michael Jacobsen
- 1973 · I Adams verden as
- 1973 · The Olsen Gang Runs Amok as Egon Olsen
- 1972 · Noget om nisser as
- 1972 · Nu går den på Dagmar as
- 1972 · The Olsen Gang's Big Score as Egon Olsen
- 1972 · Lenin, You Rascal, You as Mulligan
- 1971 · The Missing Clerk as Teodor Amsted
- 1971 · The Olsen Gang in Jutland as Egon Olsen
- 1971 · Hjemme hos William as
- 1971 · Our Home Is Our Castle as Hr. Larsen
- 1970 · Famous Five Get in Trouble as Onkel Quentin
- 1970 · Revolution My A.. as Arthur Antonsen
- 1970 · Tough Guys of the Prairie as Dommer
- 1970 · Amour as Gammel døv dame
- 1970 · The House at Christianshavn as Larsen
- 1970 · Giv gud en chance om søndagen as Præst ved Roskilde Domkirke
- 1969 · Five and the Spies as Onkel Quentin
- 1969 · The Olsen Gang in a Fix as Egon Olsen
- 1969 · The Egborg Girl as Advokat Kurt Mikkelsen
- 1969 · Fun in the Streets as "Fløjten"
- 1969 · Along Came a Soldier as Baron Royal King von Konig
- 1969 · Kys til højre og venstre as Ruths Husband
- 1968 · The Veterinarian's Adopted Children as Kristian
- 1968 · Days in My Father's House as Gunnar
- 1968 · The Olsen Gang as Egon Olsen
- 1968 · Magic in Town as Politiassistent Møller
- 1968 · Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run as Oberst ved konkurrerende regiment
- 1968 · What a Pity About Daddy as
- 1968 · Det var en lørdag aften as Johansen
- 1968 · Farvel Thomas as
- 1967 · Nyhavns glade gutter as Direktør Schwartz
- 1967 · Martha as Hovmester Watson
- 1967 · Love Thy Neighbour as Pastor Weigaard
- 1967 · Wife on vacation as Apoteker John Bjerre
- 1967 · Jeg er sgu min egen as Værgen
- 1967 · Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste as
- 1967 · The Reluctant Sadist as Baron
- 1966 · The Loose Tile as Principle
- 1966 · The Girl and the Viscount as Nielsen
- 1966 · Der var engang as Første frier
- 1966 · Søskende as Bedemanden
- 1966 · Tre små piger as Biebitz Von Biebitz
- 1966 · Flagermusen as Blind
- 1966 · Relax Freddy as David Smith
- 1965 · Strike First Freddy as David Smith
- 1965 · Een pige og 39 sømænd as Andersen
- 1965 · Mor bag rattet as
- 1965 · The Girl and the Playboy as Andresen - advokat
- 1965 · It's Nifty in the Navy as Knud Hansen
- 1965 · Passer Babysitting Girls as Thorbjørn Hansen
- 1965 · En ven i bolignøden as Børge Blom
- 1964 · Don Olsen kommer til byen as Brandmand
- 1964 · Summer in Tyrol as Sigismund Sülzheimer
- 1964 · Når enden er go' as Thør
- 1964 · Majorens oppasser as Major Clausen
- 1963 · Dust for all the Money as Thorbjørn Hansen
- 1963 · Bussen as Vik
- 1963 · A Day Without Lies as
- 1963 · Frøken Nitouche as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
- 1963 · April as Lægeforsker Vagn Jochumsen
- 1963 · Peters landlov as Direktør William H. Schmidt
- 1963 · Dronningens vagtmester as Tom, "Kulsoen"s mand
- 1963 · Vi har det jo dejligt as Opfinderen
- 1963 · The Girl and the Press Photographer as Madsen
- 1962 · Drømmen om det hvide slot as Johan
- 1962 · Oskar as Direktør Bernhard Bang
- 1962 · Still Dust on the Brain as Thorbjørn Hansen
- 1962 · Det stod i avisen as Læge S. Gregersen
- 1962 · Sømænd og svigermødre as Peter Jensen - Kanustis ven
- 1962 · Crazy Paradise as Simon
- 1962 · Journey to the Seventh Planet as Barry O'Sullivan
- 1962 · Lykkens musikanter as Havemand Texas
- 1961 · The Musketeers as Tam
- 1961 · Dust on the Brain as Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen
- 1961 · Sorte Shara as Tom
- 1961 · Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør as Anton
- 1960 · Forelsket i København as Carni
- 1960 · Baronessen fra benzintanken as Lars Tofte
- 1960 · The Greeneyed Elephant as Tolderen
- 1960 · The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte as Anton
- 1959 · Charley's Aunt as Charles Smith
- 1959 · Onkel Bill fra New York as Johnny Jensen
- 1959 · The Poet and the Little Mother as Anton
- 1958 · Styrmand Karlsen as Ole Olsen
- 1957 · Tag til marked i Fjordby as Knud Tofte
- 1957 · Der var engang en gade as Danselærer Johny Johnsen
- 1957 · Be Dear to Me as
- 1956 · Den kloge mand as
- 1956 · Færgekroen as Lars Tofte, kroejer og færgemand
- 1956 · Kispus as Max Møller
- 1956 · Hvad vil De ha'? as Gæst hos Hansens
- 1955 · Det var paa Rundetaarn as Hans Ramløse
- 1955 · På tro og love as Henry
- 1954 · Det er så yndigt at følges ad as
- 1954 · I kongens klæ'r as Jens Rasmussen - rekrut 65
- 1953 · Father of Four as Bager Høst
- 1953 · Ved Kongelunden... as Vognstyrer Iversen
- 1953 · Den gamle mølle paa Mols as Buschauffør
- 1953 · Vi som går køkkenvejen as
- 1953 · Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen as Nolle
- 1952 · Det store løb as Fuld mand i bus
- 1952 · Rekrut 67 Petersen as "68"
- 1951 · Dorte as Hr. Smith
- 1951 · Vores fjerde far as
- 1951 · All this - and Iceland too as
- 1951 · Naalen as Helmer, kriminalassistent
- 1950 · Smedestræde 4 as Ejnar - Pouls ven - cyklebud
- 1950 · The Red Horses as Niels Peter Dalum, Oles medstuderende
- 1949 · Kampen mod uretten as
- 1949 · Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949 as
- 1948 · 3 years after as Hotelkarlen
- 1948 · Kristinus Bergman as Bud med nøgle
- 1948 · The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman as
- 1948 · I de lyse nætter as
- 1948 · Penge som græs as
- 1947 · Hatten er sat as
- 1947 · Lise kommer til byen as
- 1946 · Discretion Wanted as
- 1946 · Hans Store Aften as