Ove Sprogøe

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Odense, Danmark
    Birthday
    12/21/1919
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
6.7
The Olsen Gang on the Track
The Olsen Gang on the Track
7.1
The Olsen Gang
The Olsen Gang
7.1
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
7
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
7.3
Days in My Father's House
0
Martha
Martha
6.6
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
6.5
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
5.8
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
7.1
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
6.8
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
7.1
Relax Freddy
Relax Freddy
6.2
Strike First Freddy
Strike First Freddy
5.8
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
6.8
Summer in Tyrol
Summer in Tyrol
6.3
The Goldcabbage Family
The Goldcabbage Family
5.5
Lise kommer til byen
Lise kommer til byen
7
Rekrut 67 Petersen
Rekrut 67 Petersen
5.8
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
6.7
Frøken Nitouche
Frøken Nitouche
5.9
The Girl and the Playboy
The Girl and the Playboy
7.1
The Musketeers
The Musketeers
5.2
Dronningens vagtmester
Dronningens vagtmester
4.3
Passer Babysitting Girls
Passer Babysitting Girls
5.6
Dust on the Brain
Dust on the Brain
6.4
Dust for all the Money
Dust for all the Money
6.2
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Journey to the Seventh Planet
4.8
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
6.5
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
6.8
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
6.8
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
6.7
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
6.9
War of the Birds
War of the Birds
6.7
Baronessen fra benzintanken
Baronessen fra benzintanken
7.3
You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone
7.4
Don Olsen kommer til byen
Don Olsen kommer til byen
6.5
Sømænd og svigermødre
Sømænd og svigermødre
6
Nyhavns glade gutter
Nyhavns glade gutter
5.5
Tough Guys of the Prairie
Tough Guys of the Prairie
5.1
The Egborg Girl
The Egborg Girl
6.6
Magic in Town
Magic in Town
6.2
Een pige og 39 sømænd
Een pige og 39 sømænd
6
Styrmand Karlsen
Styrmand Karlsen
6.6
Our Home Is Our Castle
Our Home Is Our Castle
6.6
Bussen
Bussen
5.6
Famous Five Get in Trouble
Famous Five Get in Trouble
4.2
Five and the Spies
Five and the Spies
6.2
Dorte
Dorte
6.5
What a Pity About Daddy
What a Pity About Daddy
5.5
Love Thy Neighbour
Love Thy Neighbour
4.4
Along Came a Soldier
Along Came a Soldier
4.5
The Greeneyed Elephant
The Greeneyed Elephant
3.5
På tro og love
På tro og love
6
Still Dust on the Brain
Still Dust on the Brain
6.3
Det var paa Rundetaarn
Det var paa Rundetaarn
5.4
The Missing Clerk
The Missing Clerk
7.1
Tre små piger
Tre små piger
5.6
A Day Without Lies
A Day Without Lies
4.3
I kongens klæ'r
I kongens klæ'r
6.6
Forelsket i København
Forelsket i København
6.4
April
April
7.1
Wife on vacation
Wife on vacation
6.7
Når enden er go'
Når enden er go'
4.2
The Girl and the Viscount
The Girl and the Viscount
6
Ved Kongelunden...
Ved Kongelunden...
6.2
Fun in the Streets
Fun in the Streets
6.4
Jasper's Ghost
Jasper's Ghost
5
Sorte Shara
Sorte Shara
5.5
Lykkens musikanter
Lykkens musikanter
4.8
Tag til marked i Fjordby
Tag til marked i Fjordby
5.4
Jeg er sgu min egen
Jeg er sgu min egen
10
Onkel Bill fra New York
Onkel Bill fra New York
5.1
Revolution My A..
Revolution My A..
6.3
Kispus
Kispus
5.5
Hip Hip Hurrah!
Hip Hip Hurrah!
4.3
Det stod i avisen
Det stod i avisen
5.7
Vi har det jo dejligt
Vi har det jo dejligt
5.2
Carmen & Babyface
Carmen & Babyface
5
Der var engang en gade
Der var engang en gade
6
Det var en lørdag aften
Det var en lørdag aften
6.5
Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life
4
Crazy Paradise
Crazy Paradise
4.1
Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
2.5
The Revolt of the Thralls
7
The Thralls' Children
7
Charlot og Charlotte
4
Oskar
Oskar
5.8
Når engle elsker
Når engle elsker
2
The Red Horses
The Red Horses
7.5
Hatten er sat
Hatten er sat
5
Farvel Thomas
Farvel Thomas
0
Hjemme hos William
Hjemme hos William
6
Flagermusen
Flagermusen
6.5
The Hour of Parting
The Hour of Parting
7
Naalen
Naalen
4.5
The Moelleby affair
The Moelleby affair
8
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
6.7
Discretion Wanted
Discretion Wanted
8.6
Det store løb
Det store løb
5.6
Drømmen om det hvide slot
Drømmen om det hvide slot
5.8
Father of Four
Father of Four
6.4
It's Nifty in the Navy
It's Nifty in the Navy
6.1
Færgekroen
Færgekroen
6.5
En ven i bolignøden
En ven i bolignøden
6.6
Hvad vil De ha'?
Hvad vil De ha'?
4
Den ubetænksomme elsker
Den ubetænksomme elsker
5.8
I de lyse nætter
I de lyse nætter
6
Be Dear to Me
Be Dear to Me
6.6
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
7
Lenin, You Rascal, You
Lenin, You Rascal, You
4.2
Majorens oppasser
Majorens oppasser
6.2
In the Middle of the Night
In the Middle of the Night
6.5
Peters landlov
Peters landlov
5.2
The Poet and the Little Mother
The Poet and the Little Mother
6.4
Mor bag rattet
Mor bag rattet
5.3
Murder in the Dark
Murder in the Dark
5.8
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
4.7
Barbara
Barbara
6
Vores fjerde far
Vores fjerde far
5.7
Johnny Larsen
Johnny Larsen
5.8
Hjerter er trumf
Hjerter er trumf
6.5
Den kloge mand
Den kloge mand
6.8
Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror
10
Der var engang
Der var engang
6.2
Crumb at a Gallop
Crumb at a Gallop
7.4
Smedestræde 4
Smedestræde 4
6.5
The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
5.4
The Loose Tile
The Loose Tile
5.5
The Girl and the Press Photographer
The Girl and the Press Photographer
6.5
Amour
Amour
5.5
Et dukkehjem
Et dukkehjem
10
I Adams verden
6
The Reluctant Sadist
The Reluctant Sadist
5.3
Kampen mod uretten
Kampen mod uretten
5
Watch Your Back, Professor!
Watch Your Back, Professor!
4.3
Penge som græs
Penge som græs
9
Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen
Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen
7
Kurt & Valde
Kurt & Valde
2
Kys til højre og venstre
Kys til højre og venstre
5
Nu går den på Dagmar
Nu går den på Dagmar
10
Vi som går køkkenvejen
Vi som går køkkenvejen
0
Stepping Out
Stepping Out
8
Giv gud en chance om søndagen
Giv gud en chance om søndagen
7.5
Historien om Olsen Banden
0
Bandefører Balling
0
3 years after
3 years after
6
Kristinus Bergman
Kristinus Bergman
7
That Brief Summer
That Brief Summer
6
Søskende
Søskende
7.5
Danmark er lukket
Danmark er lukket
5.5
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
5.2
Hans Store Aften
Hans Store Aften
6.5
Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
0
Limpan
Limpan
7
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
8
Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949
6
Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation
6
Sidste akt
Sidste akt
4
All this - and Iceland too
All this - and Iceland too
0
Children of the Warriors
Children of the Warriors
5
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
7
Kick Me in the Traditions!
Kick Me in the Traditions!
6.2
Olsen Banden Et Isoleret Tilfælde
Olsen Banden Et Isoleret Tilfælde
0
Lucky Luke - La Caravane
0
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
7.3

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