Arthur Jensen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 9, 1897
- Died
- November 28, 1981 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
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
Mifune
Movie · as Rud's friend
Jeppe på Bjerget
Movie · as Jacobæus Lakaj
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
Movie · as Kanonkongen Don Kraus
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Movie · as Parking Attendant
Holidays in jail
Movie · as Klausen
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
Movie · as Detective Assistant Mortensen
Matador
TV · as Rudolf Schwann · 18 eps
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
Movie · as Togmand
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
Movie · as Borgmester Stærmose
Girls at Sea
Movie · as Examination Invigilator
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Movie · as Niels Peter Nielsen
Vandalism
Movie
In the Sign of the Lion
Movie
The Moelleby affair
Movie · as Nikolajsen, barber
Jumpin' at the Bedside
Movie · as Hr. Madsen
Bedside Sailors
Movie
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
Movie · as Vagtmand
The Son from Vingaarden
Movie · as Jeppe
Come to My Bedside
Movie · as Manager
In the Sign of the Gemini
Movie · as Leopold
Nøddebo præstegård
Movie · as Mads Hjulmand
Fætrene på Torndal
Movie · as Mikkel
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
Movie · as Nattevagt
Bedside Romance
Movie · as Æhrlig-Jensen
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
Movie · as Kongen - Victor Emanuel Jensen
The Man from Swan Farm
Movie · as Mikkel
Bedside Highway
Movie · as Piversen
Livsens ondskab
TV · as Menneske-Mortensen · 5 eps
Our Home Is Our Castle
Movie · as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
Bedside Dentist
Movie · as Johansen
The Song of the Red Ruby
Movie · as Zebedæussen
Bedroom Mazurka
Movie · as Hr. Hansen (uncredited)
A Day at the Beach
Movie · as Caretaker
The House at Christianshavn
TV · as Meyer · 84 eps
Ta' lidt solskin
Movie · as Ludvig
Ladies Man
Movie · as Jens
En nat i Venedig
Movie · as Delacqua
Stormvarsel
Movie · as Bette Magnus
The Olsen Gang
Movie · as Arbejder ved banen
Nyhavns glade gutter
Movie · as Peter Jensen
Me and My Kid Brother
Movie · as Amtmanden
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
Movie
Old Maids
Movie · as Petersen
Dyden går amok
Movie · as Ivar, fisker
Flagermusen
Movie
The Loose Tile
Movie · as Janitor at school
Utro
Movie
Een pige og 39 sømænd
Movie · as Hovmesteren
Jensen længe leve!
Movie · as Røde Einar
Erik Soya's 17
Movie · as Konduktøren
Strike First Freddy
Movie
Don Olsen kommer til byen
Movie · as Redaktør Holm
Five men and Rosa
Movie · as Helmer Gamtofte
Mord for åbent tæppe
Movie · as Læge Jens Anthonsen
Hvad med os?
Movie · as Vred mand på gaden
Bussen
Movie
The Girl and the Press Photographer
Movie
Vi har det jo dejligt
Movie
Venus fra Vestø
Movie · as Pive Ras
Crazy Paradise
Movie
To skøre ho'der
Movie · as Redaktør
Een blandt mange
Movie · as Tjener
Champagnegaloppen
Movie
Boy of Two Worlds
Movie · as Stationmaster
Kristiane af Marstal
Movie · as Harald
Den kloge mand
Movie
I kongens klæ'r
Movie · as Jens Hik
Et eventyr om tre
Movie · as Nicolai
Vores lille by
Movie · as Henry - klokker
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
Movie · as Karlsen
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
Movie · as Sprit Ole
Min søn Peter
Movie
Kristinus Bergman
Movie · as Snedker
Stop Tyven!
Movie
Familien Olsen
Movie · as Hr. Borck
Under byens tage
Movie · as Gram
Flaadens blaa matroser
Movie · as Christian Langtoft
Incognito
Movie · as Butler Eriksen
Danmark for Folket
Movie · as Olsen
Panserbasse
Movie · as Lasse
Snushanerne
Movie · as Lasse, Filmsforfatter
Giftes - nej tak!
Movie
Kidnapped
Movie · as Larsen
Week-end
Movie · as Styrmand
Bag Københavns Kulisser
Movie · as Mortensen
Ud i den kolde sne
Movie · as Tjener Johan
Barken Margrethe
Movie · as Lille Mikkel
København, Kalundborg og -?
Movie
It Happened in Copenhagen
Movie · as Student
Fem raske piger
Movie
Tretten Aar
Movie · as Kontorist Hannibal Petersen
He, She and Hamlet
Movie
The Mannequins
Movie · as Downstairs neighbor