Arthur Jensen
Known for: Acting
Born: November 9, 1897
Died: November 28, 1981
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Arthur Jensen was originally trained as a tailor and later educated at the Royal Theatre's student school 1920-23 and had an extensive theatre career. He experienced his heyday on television after passing the age of 70. He never achieved the same heights in film as he did in television, with roles such as caretaker Meyer in Huset på Christianshavn (1970-77) and clerk Schwan from Damernes Magasin in Matador (1978-81). With the exception of when he reprised the character of caretaker Meyer in Erik Balling's film version of the TV series, Ballade på Christianshavn (1971). It was his best film performance. He portrayed the two TV series characters shamelessly on his distinctive type: the comically aunty as caretaker Meyer and the sly and vain as clerk Schwan. What could have ended up as a gay caricature becomes human portraits in the garb of folk comedy, not least thanks to Arthur Jensen's humor, which at once shows solidarity and irony with the characters. It took a long time for Arthur Jensen to discovery who he was as an actor. After four silent film supporting roles at Fy&Bi, he formed a comedic duo with Ib Schønberg in several of Alice O'Fredericks' and Lau Lauritzen's energetic prank farces in the 1930s, but the fun is sporadic, and the inventions are often self-satisfied and infantile. His recurring role as a whiny spanking boy for the healthy guys in these films, including director Lauritzen himself, are particularly unfunny and almost unpleasant.
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Filmography
90 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Mifune
1999
6.4
Jeppe på Bjerget
1981
7.8
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
1980
6.8
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979
9.1
Matador
1978
5.8
Holidays in jail
1978
6.2
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
1978
5.8
Vandalism
1977
5.2
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
1977
7.1
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977
5.6
Girls at Sea
1977
6.3
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
1977
8.7
The Moelleby affair
1976
4.8
Bedside Sailors
1976
6.9
In the Sign of the Lion
1976
5.3
Jumpin' at the Bedside
1976
6.0
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976
5.3
In the Sign of the Gemini
1975
4.9
Come to My Bedside
1975
4.8
The Son from Vingaarden
1975
6.0
Nøddebo præstegård
1974
6.9
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
4.8
Fætrene på Torndal
1973
4.7
Bedside Romance
1973
7.1
The Man from Swan Farm
1972
6.8
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
4.7
Bedside Highway
1972
6.5
Livsens ondskab
1972
5.0
Bedside Dentist
1971
6.8
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971
4.8
Bedroom Mazurka
1970
8.0
The House at Christianshavn
1970
4.8
A Day at the Beach
1970
5.6
The Song of the Red Ruby
1970
5.8
Ta' lidt solskin
1969
7.0
Ladies Man
1969NR
En nat i Venedig
1969
5.4
Stormvarsel
1968
7.0
The Olsen Gang
1968
5.4
Me and My Kid Brother
1967
5.5
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967
5.9
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
1967
6.0
The Loose Tile
1966
5.3
Utro
1966
6.7
Flagermusen
1966
9.5
Old Maids
1966
4.8
Dyden går amok
1966
6.0
Strike First Freddy
1965
6.3
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965
7.7
Jensen længe leve!
1965
5.0
Erik Soya's 17
1965
6.8
Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964
5.7
Five men and Rosa
1964
6.5
Mord for åbent tæppe
1964
6.1
Bussen
1963
7.0
Hvad med os?
1963
6.0
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963
6.7
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963
6.2
Venus fra Vestø
1962
4.2
Crazy Paradise
1962
9.0
Een blandt mange
1961
8.0
To skøre ho'der
1961
NR
Champagnegaloppen
1960
5.8
Boy of Two Worlds
1959
7.4
Den kloge mand
1956
6.4
Kristiane af Marstal
1956
7.0
Vores lille by
1954
6.6
I kongens klæ'r
1954
7.0
Et eventyr om tre
1954
7.3
Min søn Peter
1953
8.0
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953
8.0
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953
7.3
Kristinus Bergman
19487.0
Stop Tyven!
1945
6.3
Familien Olsen
1940
7.5
Under byens tage
1938
5.7
Flaadens blaa matroser
1937
7.7
Incognito
1937
6.5
Danmark for Folket
1937
7.7
Giftes - nej tak!
1936
6.5
Panserbasse
1936
6.0
Snushanerne
1936
7.0
Week-end
193510.0
Bag Københavns Kulisser
1935
7.0
Kidnapped
1935
7.3
Barken Margrethe
1934
6.3
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
7.3
Ud i den kolde sne
1934
7.0
It Happened in Copenhagen
1933
6.3
Fem raske piger
1933
6.7
He, She and Hamlet
1932
6.7
Tretten Aar
1932
7.0
The Mannequins
1929