Ove Sprogøe

Ove Sprogøe (actually Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen, born December 21, 1919 in Odense, † 14 September 2004 in Tårnby on Amager ) was a Danish actor. He became internationally known for his role of Egon Olsen in 14 Olsen Gang films.

Life

Ove Sprogøe in 1919 as the son of typographer Hans Arthur Sprogøe Petersen ( 1884-1967 ) and his wife Inger Marie Lund ( 1888-1959 ) was born. Since the late 1920s the family lived in Copenhagen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945. Initially, he worked as a clerk and took private acting lessons. Twice Sprogøe tried in vain to be accepted at the Drama School of the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. In 1944 he passed the entrance examination at the drama school of Folketeatret, a Copenhagen private theater, and began his education there. Sprogøe debuted in 1945 on the stage and in 1946 in the movie. In addition to numerous major theater roles Ove Sprogøe became known in the film until the 1970s, mainly as a comedy actor. This includes the fourteen Olsenbande Movies (1968-1981 and 1998 ) on the side of Poul Bundgaard and Morten Grunwald. In the TV series Matador, he also played the Doctor Louis Hansen.

Ove Sprogøe starred in 166 movies and television films and thus is regarded as the most prolific Danish film actor. He was four times honored with the Danish Film Award Bodil (1956 Best Actor in På tro og love, in 1972 as Best Actor in The forsvundne fuldmægtig, 1975 for best actor in The (probably ) last match of the Olsen Gang and 1999 for his life's work ). He was also a respected stage actor, who can be seen in about 150 roles and was involved about fifty years at Folketeatret as well as on many other platforms Copenhagen played guest roles. Occasionally he also appeared as a singer, in 1966 he had in Denmark oldemor a hit with the title Fandens. When his " only reputable record" he called Det så he Sundt (1982).

In 1998 he moved back to the 14th and final Olsenbande film from the film business. At that time he was already in poor health with heart problems.

In his last years, Ove Sprogøe lived quietly in a suburb of Copenhagen Kastrup. He died on 14 September 2004 at the age of 84 years in a nursing home on Amager, in which he had only a few weeks earlier to move because of its progressive gout. Shortly before his wife died Eva on August 20, same place. Ove Sprogøe left three sons, of whom, has also become an actor, a son, Henning Sprogøe.

At his own request Ove Sprogøe was, who was always concerned about the privacy of his family and was considered extremely modest, buried in the immediate family in an unmarked grave. Unusually appears also the fact that he was never in possession of a television set, according to his own statement for a popular actor.

On the initiative of prison guards of the Copenhagen Vridsløselille prison to prison should the road leading to the beginning of most Olsen Gang films leaves the prison on the Egon Olsen, will be renamed in memory of Ove Sprogøe in Egon Olsen - Allé. This desire came to meet the City of Copenhagen and named on 21 December 2004, Sprogøes 85th birthday, the street in front of the Vridsloese State Prison in " Egon Olsen's Vej " ( Egon Olsen way ) to.

On 25 October 2005, a court in Ove Sprogøes Plads was renamed in the birthplace Ove Sprogøes Odense. ( Ove Sprogøe pinches Danish) awarded as a Danish Culture Award for outstanding achievement, and presentations in theater, film and television since 2006 Ove - Sprogøe price his honor every year. This award was donated by Nordisk Film and Morten Grunwald and is connected to a cash prize of 30,000 kroner.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

• Bodil 1956: Best Actor in På tro og love
• Bodil 1972: Best Actor in The forsvundne fuldmægtig
• Bodil 1975: Best Actor in The (probably ) last match of the Olsen Gang
• Bodil 1999: Lifetime Achievement