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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1919-12-21
- event Death Date 2004-09-14
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 8.2
- info Birth Place Odense, Danmark
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Ove Sprogøe
6.7
Charley's Aunt
1959-10-12
7.1
The Olsen Gang
1968-10-11
7.1
The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975-09-26
7
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
1971-10-08
7.4
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1976-10-01
0
Dage i min fars hus
1968-11-11
6.6
Martha
1967-10-10
6.6
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969-10-03
5.9
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998-12-18
7.2
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974-10-04
6.9
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
1978-10-06
7.1
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977-09-30
6.9
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979-12-26
6.2
Relax Freddy
1966-06-05
5.8
Strike First Freddy
1965-12-21
6.3
Summer in Tyrol
1964-09-25
5.5
The Goldcabbage Family
1975-01-01
7
Lise kommer til byen
1947-08-18
5.8
Rekrut 67 Petersen
1952-08-07
6.7
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
1968-11-29
5.9
Frøken Nitouche
1963-08-16
7.1
The Girl and the Playboy
1965-10-15
5.3
The Musketeers
1961-12-09
4.3
Dronningens vagtmester
1963-03-29
5.6
Passer Babysitting Girls
1965-07-23
6.2
Dust for all the Money
1963-12-13
6.4
Dust on the Brain
1961-10-11
4.9
Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962-03-10
6.5
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør
1961-09-11
6.8
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973-10-05
6.8
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972-10-06
6.8
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981-12-26
7
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
1981-10-16
6.7
War of the Birds
1990-07-01
7.4
Baronessen fra benzintanken
1960-09-04
7.4
You Are Not Alone
1978-02-23
6.5
Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964-12-18
5.5
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967-11-24
6
Sømænd og svigermødre
1962-08-06
5.1
Tough Guys of the Prairie
1970-08-31
6.6
The Egborg Girl
1969-09-12
6.2
Magic in Town
1968-10-11
6
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965-11-12
6.6
Styrmand Karlsen
1958-10-30
6.6
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971-03-07
5.6
Bussen
1963-10-04
6.2
Five and the Spies
1969-10-13
4.2
Famous Five Get in Trouble
1970-10-16
5.5
What a Pity About Daddy
1968-07-19
6.5
Dorte
1951-12-17
4.5
Along Came a Soldier
1969-04-07
4.4
Love Thy Neighbour
1967-09-01
3.5
The Greeneyed Elephant
1960-08-14
6
På tro og love
1955-08-19
6.3
Still Dust on the Brain
1962-09-28
5.4
Det var paa Rundetaarn
1955-12-26
7.1
The Missing Clerk
1971-10-29
5.6
Tre små piger
1966-08-05
4.3
A Day Without Lies
1963-09-02
6.6
I kongens klæ'r
1954-09-24
6.4
Forelsket i København
1960-11-04
7.1
April
1963-08-02
6.7
Wife on vacation
1967-07-28
4.2
Når enden er go'
1964-07-23
6.4
Fun in the Streets
1969-08-01
6
The Girl and the Viscount
1966-11-25
6.2
Ved Kongelunden...
1953-10-16
5
Jasper's Ghost
1992-10-09
5.5
Sorte Shara
1961-09-29
4.8
Lykkens musikanter
1962-02-19
5.4
Tag til marked i Fjordby
1957-12-27
10
Jeg er sgu min egen
1967-06-30
5.1
Onkel Bill fra New York
1959-07-17
6.3
Revolution My A..
1970-10-09
5.5
Kispus
1956-05-06
4.3
Hip Hip Hurrah!
1987-09-04
5.7
Det stod i avisen
1962-09-25
5.2
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963-03-01
4.7
Carmen & Babyface
1995-01-20
6
Der var engang en gade
1957-03-03
6.5
Det var en lørdag aften
1968-06-27
4
Your Money or Your Life
1982-02-25
4.2
Crazy Paradise
1962-07-26
2.5
Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper
1988-11-25
7
The Revolt of the Thralls
1979-10-08
7
The Thralls' Children
1980-10-14
4
Charlot og Charlotte
1996-09-01
5.8
Oskar
1962-10-12
2
Når engle elsker
1985-12-26
7.5
The Red Horses
1950-01-09
5
Hatten er sat
1947-12-15
0
Farvel Thomas
1968-02-25
6
Hjemme hos William
1971-03-28
6.5
Flagermusen
1966-08-01
7
The Hour of Parting
1973-11-09
4.5
Naalen
1951-01-29
8
The Moelleby affair
1976-12-26
6.7
Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste
1967-06-28
5.6
Det store løb
1952-12-22
8.6
Discretion Wanted
1946-08-05
5.8
Drømmen om det hvide slot
1962-12-26
6.4
Father of Four
1953-11-02
6.1
It's Nifty in the Navy
1965-09-03
6.5
Færgekroen
1956-10-12
6.6
En ven i bolignøden
1965-04-08
4
Hvad vil De ha'?
1956-01-23
5.8
Den ubetænksomme elsker
1982-10-15
6
I de lyse nætter
1948-03-25
6.6
Be Dear to Me
1957-03-01
7
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953-02-25
4.2
Lenin, You Rascal, You
1972-02-15
6.2
Majorens oppasser
1964-02-14
6.6
In the Middle of the Night
1984-03-09
5.2
Peters landlov
1963-06-27
6.4
The Poet and the Little Mother
1959-03-06
5.8
Murder in the Dark
1986-09-19
5.3
Mor bag rattet
1965-11-05
4.7
Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
1968-08-23
6
Barbara
1997-10-02
5.7
Vores fjerde far
1951-09-13
10
Mirror, Mirror
1978-02-24
6.8
Den kloge mand
1956-10-15
6.2
Der var engang
1966-10-01
5.8
Johnny Larsen
1979-10-01
6.5
Hjerter er trumf
1976-03-19
7.5
Crumb at a Gallop
1992-12-04
6.5
Smedestræde 4
1950-09-30
5.4
The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte
1960-05-02
5.5
The Loose Tile
1966-12-26
6.5
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963-02-15
5.5
Amour
1970-08-06
10
Et dukkehjem
1974-04-14
5.3
The Reluctant Sadist
1967-03-27
6
I Adams verden
1973-10-21
5
Kampen mod uretten
1949-03-18
4.3
Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977-08-19
9
Penge som græs
1948-02-23
7
Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen
1953-01-07
2
Kurt & Valde
1983-07-29
5
Kys til højre og venstre
1969-03-13
10
Nu går den på Dagmar
1972-10-23
0
Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953-02-02
8
Stepping Out
1981-08-28
7.5
Giv gud en chance om søndagen
1970-04-22
0
Historien om Olsen Banden
2015-03-22
0
Bandefører Balling
1978-01-01
7
Kristinus Bergman
1948-08-27
6
3 years after
1948-10-03
6
That Brief Summer
1976-01-23
7.5
Søskende
1966-09-02
5.5
Danmark er lukket
1980-10-31
5.2
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1948-03-30
6.5
Hans Store Aften
1946-03-18
0
Kærlighed ved første desperate blik
1994-07-01
7
Limpan
1983-02-04
8
The Olsen Gang: Forever!
2018-11-27
6
Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949
1949-01-01
6
Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation
1984-01-01
4
Sidste akt
1987-01-23
0
All this - and Iceland too
1951-09-03
5
Children of the Warriors
1979-08-26
7
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954-12-02
6.2
Kick Me in the Traditions!
1979-09-17
0
Olsen Banden Et Isoleret Tilfælde
1976-01-01
8
The House at Christianshavn
1970-05-16
0
Charlot og Charlotte
1996-09-01
0
Anthonsen
1984-12-01
6.8
Jul i Gammelby
1979-12-01
0
Noget om nisser
1972-12-01
0
Ikke lutter lagkage
1984-05-12
0
Aladdin eller den forunderlige lampe
1975-12-26
0
Vores år
1980-03-23
0
Far på færde
1988-11-08
0
Henover midten
1982-09-04
0
Dr. Dip
1990-07-30
0
Krigsdøtre
1981-08-30
9.1
Matador
1978-11-11
0
Station 13
1988-12-02
0
Sådan er det bare
1987-04-02