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.
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Fotos
Filmes (170)
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
2018 · Egon Olsen
Historien om Olsen Banden
2015
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998 · Egon Olsen
Barbara
1997
Charlot og Charlotte
1996 · Grev Birksted
Carmen & Babyface
1995 · Engelsk lærere
Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
1994
Crumb at a Gallop
1992 · Anders
Jasper's Ghost
1992 · The Ghost
War of the Birds
1990 · The Male Magpie (voice)
Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
1988 · Knudsen
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987 · Bonatzi
Final Act
1987
Murder in the Dark
1986 · Bille
Når engle elsker
1985 · Gabriel, Archangel
In the Middle of the Night
1984 · Købmand - Susans far
Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation
1984 · Sig selv
Kurt & Valde
1983
Limpan
1983 · Preben
Den ubetænksomme elsker
1982 · Overbetjent Olufsen
Your Money or Your Life
1982 · Bankdirektør
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981 · Egon Olsen
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
1981 · Egon Olsen
Stepping Out
1981 · Larsen
Danmark er lukket
1980 · Speaker
The Thralls' Children
1980
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979 · Egon Olsen
The Revolt of the Thralls
1979
Johnny Larsen
1979
Kick Me in the Traditions!
1979
Children of the Warriors
1979
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
1978 · Egon Olsen
Mirror, Mirror
1978
You Are Not Alone
1978 · Kim's Father / Superintendent
Bandefører Balling
1978
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977 · Egon Olsen
Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977 · Konkurrerende redaktør
The Moelleby affair
1976 · Digter Mortensen
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1976 · Egon Olsen
Hjerter er trumf
1976
That Brief Summer
1976 · Baronen
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976 · Egon Olsen
The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975 · Egon Olsen
The Goldcabbage Family
1975 · Leopold Phieselsknast
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974 · Egon Olsen
Et dukkehjem
1974 · Sagfører Krogstad
The Hour of Parting
1973 · Michael Jacobsen
I Adams verden
1973
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973 · Egon Olsen
Nu går den på Dagmar
1972
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972 · Egon Olsen
Lenin, You Rascal, You
1972 · Mulligan
The Missing Clerk
1971 · Teodor Amsted
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
1971 · Egon Olsen
Hjemme hos William
1971
Revolutionen i vandkanten
1971 · Mand fra en anden klode
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971 · Hr. Larsen
Famous Five Get in Trouble
1970 · Onkel Quentin
Revolution My A..
1970 · Arthur Antonsen
Tough Guys of the Prairie
1970 · Dommer
Amour
1970 · Gammel døv dame
Give God a Chance on Sunday
1970 · Præst ved Roskilde Domkirke
The Only Way
1970 · Hr. Petersen
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
1969 · Dupond/Dupont (stemme)
Five and the Spies
1969 · Onkel Quentin
Toppen og bolden
1969 · Fortæller (voice)
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969 · Egon Olsen
The Egborg Girl
1969 · Advokat Kurt Mikkelsen
Fun in the Streets
1969 · "Fløjten"
Along Came a Soldier
1969 · Baron Royal King von Konig
Kys til højre og venstre
1969 · Ruths Husband
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
1968 · Kristian
Days in My Father's House
1968 · Gunnar
The Olsen Gang
1968 · Egon Olsen
Magic in Town
1968 · Politiassistent Møller
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
1968 · Oberst ved konkurrerende regiment
What a Pity About Daddy
1968
Det var en lørdag aften
1968 · Johansen
Farvel Thomas
1968
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967 · Direktør Schwartz
Martha
1967 · Hovmester Watson
Love Thy Neighbour
1967 · Pastor Weigaard
Wife on vacation
1967 · Apoteker John Bjerre
Jeg er sgu min egen
1967 · Værgen
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
1967
The Reluctant Sadist
1967 · Baron
The Loose Tile
1966 · Principle
The Girl and the Viscount
1966 · Nielsen
Der var engang
1966 · Første frier
Søskende
1966 · Bedemanden
Tre små piger
1966 · Biebitz Von Biebitz
Flagermusen
1966 · Blind
Relax Freddy
1966 · David Smith
Strike First Freddy
1965 · David Smith
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965 · Andersen
Mor bag rattet
1965
The Girl and the Playboy
1965 · Andresen - advokat
It's Nifty in the Navy
1965 · Knud Hansen
Passer Babysitting Girls
1965 · Thorbjørn Hansen
En ven i bolignøden
1965 · Børge Blom
Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964 · Brandmand
Summer in Tyrol
1964 · Sigismund Sülzheimer
Når enden er go'
1964 · Thør
The Major's Guard
1964 · Major Clausen
Dust for all the Money
1963 · Thorbjørn Hansen
Bussen
1963 · Vik
A Day Without Lies
1963
Frøken Nitouche
1963 · Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
April
1963 · Lægeforsker Vagn Jochumsen
Peters landlov
1963 · Direktør William H. Schmidt
The Queen's Guardsman
1963 · Tam, "Kulsoen"s mand
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963 · Opfinderen
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963 · Madsen
Drømmen om det hvide slot
1962 · Johan
Oskar
1962 · Direktør Bernhard Bang
Still Dust on the Brain
1962 · Thorbjørn Hansen
Det stod i avisen
1962 · Læge S. Gregersen
Sømænd og svigermødre
1962 · Peter Jensen - Kanustis ven
Crazy Paradise
1962 · Simon
Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962 · Barry O'Sullivan
Lykkens musikanter
1962 · Havemand Texas
The Musketeers
1961 · Tam
Dust on the Brain
1961 · Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen
Sorte Shara
1961 · Tom
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
1961 · Anton
Forelsket i København
1960 · Carni
Baronessen fra benzintanken
1960 · Lars Tofte
The Greeneyed Elephant
1960 · Tolderen
The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
1960 · Anton
Charley's Aunt
1959 · Charles Smith
Onkel Bill fra New York
1959 · Johnny Jensen
The Poet and the Little Mother
1959 · Anton
Styrmand Karlsen
1958 · Ole Olsen
Tag til marked i Fjordby
1957 · Knud Tofte
Der var engang en gade
1957 · Danselærer Johny Johnsen
Be Dear to Me
1957
Den kloge mand
1956
Færgekroen
1956 · Lars Tofte, kroejer og færgemand
Kispus
1956 · Max Møller
Hvad vil De ha'?
1956 · Gæst hos Hansens
Det var paa Rundetaarn
1955 · Hans Ramløse
På tro og love
1955 · Henry
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954
I kongens klæ'r
1954 · Jens Rasmussen - rekrut 65
Father of Four
1953 · Bager Høst
Ved Kongelunden...
1953 · Vognstyrer Iversen
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953 · Buschauffør
Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953 · Nolle
Det store løb
1952 · Fuld mand i bus
Rekrut 67 Petersen
1952 · "68"
Dorte
1951 · Hr. Smith
Vores fjerde far
1951
All this - and Iceland too
1951
Naalen
1951 · Helmer, kriminalassistent
Smedestræde 4
1950 · Ejnar - Pouls ven - cyklebud
En dag i radioen
1950 · En maler
The Red Horses
1950 · Niels Peter Dalum, Oles medstuderende
Kampen mod uretten
1949
Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949
1949
Næste Gang er det dig
1948 · Mand i cottoncoat
3 years after
1948 · Hotelkarlen
Kristinus Bergman
1948 · Bud med nøgle
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1948
I de lyse nætter
1948
Penge som græs
1948
Hatten er sat
1947
Lise kommer til byen
1947
Discretion Wanted
1946
Hans Store Aften
1946
Séries (16)
Charlot og Charlotte
1996 · Grev Birksted
Dr. Dip
1990 · Finn Klar Rask
Station 13
1988 · Nielsen
Far på færde
1988 · Hr. Hermansen
Sådan er det bare
1987 · Kurt (Anettes far)
Anthonsen
1984 · Holger Anthonsen
Nissebanden
1984 · Karl-Heinz Bierbaum
Ikke lutter lagkage
1984 · Niels-Arthur
Henover midten
1982 · Erich von Herning
Krigsdøtre
1981 · Hr. Christensen
Vores år
1980 · Ludvig Blom
Jul i Gammelby
1979 · Nissefar
Matador
1978 · Dr. Louis Hansen
Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp
1975
Noget om nisser
1972
The House at Christianshavn
1970 · Larsen, Hr. Larsen