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
Most Rating 0.4937
Birthday 1919-12-21
Place of Birth Odense, Danmark
Also Known As Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen,
Charley's Aunt
1959

Charley's Aunt

The Olsen Gang
1968

The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975

The Olsen Gang on the Track

The Olsen Gang in Jutland
1971

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1976

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

Days in My Father's House
1968

Days in My Father's House

Martha
1967

Martha

The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang Goes to War
1978

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

Relax Freddy
1966

Relax Freddy

Strike First Freddy
1965

Strike First Freddy

Summer in Tyrol
1964

Summer in Tyrol

The Goldcabbage Family
1975

The Goldcabbage Family

Lise kommer til byen
1947

Lise kommer til byen

Rekrut 67 Petersen
1952

Rekrut 67 Petersen

The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
1968

The Veterinarian's Adopted Children

Frøken Nitouche
1963

Frøken Nitouche

The Girl and the Playboy
1965

The Girl and the Playboy

The Musketeers
1961

The Musketeers

The Queen's Guardsman
1963

The Queen's Guardsman

Passer Babysitting Girls
1965

Passer Babysitting Girls

Dust for all the Money
1963

Dust for all the Money

Dust on the Brain
1961

Dust on the Brain

Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962

Journey to the Seventh Planet

Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
1961

Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
1981

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

War of the Birds
1990

War of the Birds

Baronessen fra benzintanken
1960

Baronessen fra benzintanken

You Are Not Alone
1978

You Are Not Alone

Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964

Don Olsen kommer til byen

Nyhavns glade gutter
1967

Nyhavns glade gutter

Sømænd og svigermødre
1962

Sømænd og svigermødre

Tough Guys of the Prairie
1970

Tough Guys of the Prairie

The Egborg Girl
1969

The Egborg Girl

Magic in Town
1968

Magic in Town

Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965

Een pige og 39 sømænd

Styrmand Karlsen
1958

Styrmand Karlsen

Our Home Is Our Castle
1971

Our Home Is Our Castle

Bussen
1963

Bussen

Five and the Spies
1969

Five and the Spies

Famous Five Get in Trouble
1970

Famous Five Get in Trouble

What a Pity About Daddy
1968

What a Pity About Daddy

Dorte
1951

Dorte

Along Came a Soldier
1969

Along Came a Soldier

Love Thy Neighbour
1967

Love Thy Neighbour

The Greeneyed Elephant
1960

The Greeneyed Elephant

På tro og love
1955

På tro og love

Still Dust on the Brain
1962

Still Dust on the Brain

Det var paa Rundetaarn
1955

Det var paa Rundetaarn

The Missing Clerk
1971

The Missing Clerk

Tre små piger
1966

Tre små piger

A Day Without Lies
1963

A Day Without Lies

I kongens klæ'r
1954

I kongens klæ'r

Forelsket i København
1960

Forelsket i København

April
1963

April

Wife on vacation
1967

Wife on vacation

Når enden er go'
1964

Når enden er go'

Fun in the Streets
1969

Fun in the Streets

The Girl and the Viscount
1966

The Girl and the Viscount

Ved Kongelunden...
1953

Ved Kongelunden...

Jasper's Ghost
1992

Jasper's Ghost

Sorte Shara
1961

Sorte Shara

Lykkens musikanter
1962

Lykkens musikanter

Tag til marked i Fjordby
1957

Tag til marked i Fjordby

Jeg er sgu min egen
1967

Jeg er sgu min egen

Onkel Bill fra New York
1959

Onkel Bill fra New York

Revolution My A..
1970

Revolution My A..

Kispus
1956

Kispus

Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987

Hip Hip Hurrah!

Det stod i avisen
1962

Det stod i avisen

Vi har det jo dejligt
1963

Vi har det jo dejligt

Carmen & Babyface
1995

Carmen & Babyface

Der var engang en gade
1957

Der var engang en gade

Det var en lørdag aften
1968

Det var en lørdag aften

Your Money or Your Life
1982

Your Money or Your Life

Crazy Paradise
1962

Crazy Paradise

Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
1988

Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper

The Revolt of the Thralls
1979

The Revolt of the Thralls

The Thralls' Children
1980

The Thralls' Children

Charlot og Charlotte
1996

Charlot og Charlotte

Oskar
1962

Oskar

Når engle elsker
1985

Når engle elsker

The Red Horses
1950

The Red Horses

Hatten er sat
1947

Hatten er sat

Farvel Thomas
1968

Farvel Thomas

Hjemme hos William
1971

Hjemme hos William

Flagermusen
1966

Flagermusen

The Hour of Parting
1973

The Hour of Parting

Naalen
1951

Naalen

The Moelleby affair
1976

The Moelleby affair

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
1967

Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste

Det store løb
1952

Det store løb

Discretion Wanted
1946

Discretion Wanted

Drømmen om det hvide slot
1962

Drømmen om det hvide slot

Father of Four
1953

Father of Four

It's Nifty in the Navy
1965

It's Nifty in the Navy

Færgekroen
1956

Færgekroen

En ven i bolignøden
1965

En ven i bolignøden

Hvad vil De ha'?
1956

Hvad vil De ha'?

Den ubetænksomme elsker
1982

Den ubetænksomme elsker

I de lyse nætter
1948

I de lyse nætter

Be Dear to Me
1957

Be Dear to Me

Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953

Den gamle mølle paa Mols

Lenin, You Rascal, You
1972

Lenin, You Rascal, You

The Major's Guard
1964

The Major's Guard

In the Middle of the Night
1984

In the Middle of the Night

Peters landlov
1963

Peters landlov

The Poet and the Little Mother
1959

The Poet and the Little Mother

Murder in the Dark
1986

Murder in the Dark

Mor bag rattet
1965

Mor bag rattet

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
1968

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

Barbara
1997

Barbara

Vores fjerde far
1951

Vores fjerde far

Mirror, Mirror
1978

Mirror, Mirror

Den kloge mand
1956

Den kloge mand

Der var engang
1966

Der var engang

Johnny Larsen
1979

Johnny Larsen

Hjerter er trumf
1976

Hjerter er trumf

Smedestræde 4
1950

Smedestræde 4

The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
1960

The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte

The Loose Tile
1966

The Loose Tile

The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963

The Girl and the Press Photographer

Amour
1970

Amour

Et dukkehjem
1974

Et dukkehjem

The Reluctant Sadist
1967

The Reluctant Sadist

I Adams verden
1973

I Adams verden

Kampen mod uretten
1949

Kampen mod uretten

Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977

Watch Your Back, Professor!

Penge som græs
1948

Penge som græs

The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953

The Tove Andersen Criminal Case

Kurt & Valde
1983

Kurt & Valde

Kys til højre og venstre
1969

Kys til højre og venstre

Nu går den på Dagmar
1972

Nu går den på Dagmar

Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953

Vi som går køkkenvejen

Stepping Out
1981

Stepping Out

Give God a Chance on Sunday
1970

Give God a Chance on Sunday

Historien om Olsen Banden
2015

Historien om Olsen Banden

Bandefører Balling
1978

Bandefører Balling

Kristinus Bergman
1948

Kristinus Bergman

3 years after
1948

3 years after

That Brief Summer
1976

That Brief Summer

Søskende
1966

Søskende

Danmark er lukket
1980

Danmark er lukket

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1948

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman

Hans Store Aften
1946

Hans Store Aften

Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
1994

Kærlighed ved første desperate blik

Limpan
1983

Limpan

The Olsen Gang: Forever!
2018

The Olsen Gang: Forever!

Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949
1949

Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949

Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation
1984

Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation

Final Act
1987

Final Act

All this - and Iceland too
1951

All this - and Iceland too

Children of the Warriors
1979

Children of the Warriors

Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954

Det er så yndigt at følges ad

Kick Me in the Traditions!
1979

Kick Me in the Traditions!

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

Revolutionen i vandkanten
1971

Revolutionen i vandkanten

Næste Gang er det dig
1948

Næste Gang er det dig

En dag i radioen
1950

En dag i radioen

Toppen og bolden
1969

Toppen og bolden

Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
1969

Tintin and the Temple of the Sun

The Only Way
1970

The Only Way

Crumb at a Gallop
1992

Crumb at a Gallop