Ove Sprogøe

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-12-21 (85 years old)

Deathday

2004-09-14

Place of Birth

Odense, Danmark

Ove Sprogøe

Biography

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 cla...

Acting

1959

Charley's Aunt

as Charles Smith

1968

The Olsen Gang

as Egon Olsen

1971

1976

1967

Martha

as Hovmester Watson

1969

1966

Relax Freddy

as David Smith

1965

Strike First Freddy

as David Smith

1964

Summer in Tyrol

as Sigismund Sülzheimer

1975

The Goldcabbage Family

as Leopold Phieselsknast

1963

Frøken Nitouche

as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør

1965

The Girl and the Playboy

as Andresen - advokat

1961

1963

The Queen's Guardsman

as Tom, "Kulsoen"s mand

1965

Passer Babysitting Girls

as Thorbjørn Hansen

1961

Dust on the Brain

as Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen

1963

Dust for all the Money

as Thorbjørn Hansen

1962

1973

1981

1990

War of the Birds

as The Male Magpie (voice)

1978

You Are Not Alone

as Kim's Father / Superintendent

1967

Nyhavns glade gutter

as Direktør Schwartz

1962

Sømænd og svigermødre

as Peter Jensen - Kanustis ven

1969

The Egborg Girl

as Advokat Kurt Mikkelsen

1968

Magic in Town

as Politiassistent Møller

1958

Styrmand Karlsen

as Ole Olsen

1971

1963

Bussen

as Vik

1970

1969

Five and the Spies

as Onkel Quentin

1951

Dorte

as Hr. Smith

1967

Love Thy Neighbour

as Pastor Weigaard

1969

Along Came a Soldier

as Baron Royal King von Konig

1960

1955

1962

Still Dust on the Brain

as Thorbjørn Hansen

1955

Det var paa Rundetaarn

as Hans Ramløse

1971

The Missing Clerk

as Teodor Amsted

1966

Tre små piger

as Biebitz Von Biebitz

1954

I kongens klæ'r

as Jens Rasmussen - rekrut 65

1963

April

as Lægeforsker Vagn Jochumsen

1967

Wife on vacation

as Apoteker John Bjerre

1964

1969

Fun in the Streets

as "Fløjten"

1953

Ved Kongelunden...

as Vognstyrer Iversen

1992

Jasper's Ghost

as The Ghost

1961

1962

Lykkens musikanter

as Havemand Texas

1957

1967

1959

Onkel Bill fra New York

as Johnny Jensen

1970

Revolution My A..

as Arthur Antonsen

1956

Kispus

as Max Møller

1987

Hip Hip Hurrah!

as Bonatzi

1962

Det stod i avisen

as Læge S. Gregersen

1963

1995

Carmen & Babyface

as Engelsk lærere

1957

Der var engang en gade

as Danselærer Johny Johnsen

1982

Your Money or Your Life

as Bankdirektør

1962

1996

Charlot og Charlotte

as Grev Birksted

1962

Oskar

as Direktør Bernhard Bang

1985

Når engle elsker

as Gabriel, Archangel

1950

The Red Horses

as Niels Peter Dalum, Oles medstuderende

1966

Flagermusen

as Blind

1973

The Hour of Parting

as Michael Jacobsen

1951

Naalen

as Helmer, kriminalassistent

1976

The Moelleby affair

as Digter Mortensen

1952

Det store løb

as Fuld mand i bus

1953

Father of Four

as Bager Høst

1965

1956

Færgekroen

as Lars Tofte, kroejer og færgemand

1965

En ven i bolignøden

as Børge Blom

1956

Hvad vil De ha'?

as Gæst hos Hansens

1982

Den ubetænksomme elsker

as Overbetjent Olufsen

1953

1972

1964

Majorens oppasser

as Major Clausen

1963

Peters landlov

as Direktør William H. Schmidt

1986

1968

Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run

as Oberst ved konkurrerende regiment

1966

Der var engang

as Første frier

1992

1950

Smedestræde 4

as Ejnar - Pouls ven - cyklebud

1966

The Loose Tile

as Principle

1970

Amour

as Gammel døv dame

1974

Et dukkehjem

as Sagfører Krogstad

1977

Watch Your Back, Professor!

as Konkurrerende redaktør

1969

1981

Stepping Out

as Larsen

1970

Give God A Chance On Sunday

as Præst ved Roskilde Domkirke

1948

3 years after

as Hotelkarlen

1948

Kristinus Bergman

as Bud med nøgle

1976

1966

Søskende

as Bedemanden

1980

1983

Limpan

as Preben

2018

1971

Revolutionen i vandkanten

as Mand fra en anden klode

1948

Næste Gang er det dig

as Mand i cottoncoat

1950

En dag i radioen

as En maler

1969

Toppen og bolden

as Fortæller (voice)

1989

Asterix and the Big Fight

as Astérix (stemme)

1967

Asterix the Gaul

as Astérix (stemme)

1968

Asterix and Cleopatra

as Astérix (stemme)

1976

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

as Astérix (stemme)

1985

Asterix vs. Caesar

as Astérix (stemme)

1986

Asterix in Britain

as Astérix (stemme)

1969

Tintin and the Temple of the Sun

as Dupond/Dupont (stemme)

1963

The Sword in the Stone

as Uglen Arkimedes (stemme)

1994

The Return of Jafar

as Sultanen Af Agrabah (stemme)

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