1897-11-09 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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Mifunes sidste sang | Rud's friend | 1999-03-12 |
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Jeppe på Bjerget | Jacobæus Lakaj | 1981-02-16 |
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Lille Virgil og Orla Frøsnapper | Kanonkongen Don Kraus | 1980-03-28 |
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Olsen-banden overgiver sig aldrig | Parking Attendant | 1979-12-26 |
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Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn | Detective Assistant Mortensen | 1978-07-20 |
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Fængslende feriedage | Klausen | 1978-10-13 |
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Agent 69 Jensen i Skorpionens tegn | Togmand | 1977-07-22 |
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Olsen-banden deruda' | Niels Peter Nielsen | 1977-09-30 |
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Hærværk | 1977-11-04 | |
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Familien Gyldenkål vinder valget | Borgmester Stærmose | 1977-10-17 |
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Piger til søs | Examination Invigilator | 1977-09-16 |
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Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde | Vagtmand | 1976-01-01 |
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Sømænd på sengekanten | 1976-10-10 | |
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Hopla på sengekanten | Hr. Madsen | 1976-01-28 |
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Affæren i Mølleby | Nikolajsen, barber | 1976-12-26 |
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I løvens tegn | 1976-07-15 | |
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I Tvillingernes tegn | Leopold | 1975-07-17 |
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Der må være en sengekant! | Manager | 1975-03-03 |
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Sønnen fra Vingården | Jeppe | 1975-02-10 |
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Nøddebo præstegård | Mads Hjulmand | 1974-11-22 |
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Olsen-banden går amok | Nattevagt | 1973-10-05 |
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Fætrene på Torndal | Mikkel | 1973-09-07 |
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Romantik på sengekanten | Æhrlig-Jensen | 1973-01-01 |
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Olsen-bandens store kup | Kongen - Victor Emanuel Jensen | 1972-10-06 |
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Motorvej på sengekanten | Piversen | 1972-09-15 |
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Manden på Svanegården | Mikkel | 1972-12-15 |
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Tandlæge på sengekanten | Johansen | 1971-09-03 |
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Ballade på Christianshavn | Arnold Hannibal Meyer | 1971-03-07 |
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Den røde rubin | Zebedæussen | 1970-03-02 |
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Mazurka på sengekanten | Hr. Hansen (uncredited) | 1970-08-30 |
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Ta' lidt solskin | Ludvig | 1969-10-17 |
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Damernes ven | Jens | 1969-09-27 |
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En nat i Venedig | Delacqua | 1969-07-10 |
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Olsen-banden | Arbejder ved banen | 1968-10-11 |
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Stormvarsel | Bette Magnus | 1968-12-24 |
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Mig og min lillebror | Amtmanden | 1967-12-15 |
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Nyhavns glade gutter | Peter Jensen | 1967-11-24 |
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Smukke-Arne og Rosa | 1967-07-20 | |
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Utro | 1966-09-26 | |
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Flagermusen | 1966-08-01 | |
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Dyden går amok | Ivar, fisker | 1966-03-24 |
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Gys og gæve tanter | Petersen | 1966-07-29 |
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Soya's en Tagsten i Ho'det | Janitor at school | 1966-12-26 |
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Jensen længe leve! | Røde Einar | 1965-10-15 |
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Een pige og 39 sømænd | Hovmesteren | 1965-11-12 |
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Sytten | Konduktøren | 1965-09-06 |
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Slå først, Frede | 1965-12-21 | |
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Don Olsen kommer til byen | Redaktør Holm | 1964-12-18 |
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5 mand og Rosa | Helmer Gamtofte | 1964-11-13 |
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Mord for åbent tæppe | Læge Jens Anthonsen | 1964-08-10 |
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Vi har det jo dejligt | 1963-03-01 | |
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Hvad med os? | Vred mand på gaden | 1963-09-27 |
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Pigen og pressefotografen | 1963-02-15 | |
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Bussen | 1963-10-04 | |
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Venus fra Vestø | Pive Ras | 1962-12-21 |
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Det tossede paradis | 1962-07-26 | |
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To skøre ho'der | Redaktør | 1961-07-27 |
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Champagnegaloppen | 1960-04-28 | |
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Paw | Stationmaster | 1959-12-18 |
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Kristiane af Marstal | Harald | 1956-08-03 |
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Den kloge mand | 1956-10-15 | |
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I kongens klæ'r | Jens Hik | 1954-09-24 |
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Et eventyr om tre | Nicolai | 1954-05-03 |
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Vores lille by | Henry - klokker | 1954-11-08 |
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Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen | Sprit Ole | 1953-01-07 |
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Den gamle mølle paa Mols | Karlsen | 1953-02-25 |
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Min søn Peter | 1953-07-29 | |
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Kristinus Bergman | Snedker | 1948-08-27 |
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Stop Tyven! | 1945-09-21 | |
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Familien Olsen | Hr. Borck | 1940-03-18 |
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Under byens tage | Gram | 1938-04-17 |
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Inkognito | Butler Eriksen | 1937-02-09 |
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Flaadens blaa matroser | Christian Langtoft | 1937-11-19 |
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Danmark for Folket | Olsen | 1937-01-01 |
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Snushanerne | Lasse, Filmsforfatter | 1936-01-01 |
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Giftes - nej tak! | 1936-12-04 | |
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Panserbasse | Lasse | 1936-09-30 |
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Week-end | Styrmand | 1935-09-19 |
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Kidnapped | Larsen | 1935-01-10 |
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Barken Margrethe | Lille Mikkel | 1934-09-20 |
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København, Kalundborg og -? | 1934-08-20 | |
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Ud i den kolde sne | Tjener Johan | 1934-04-09 |
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Københavnere | 1933-12-30 | |
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Fem raske piger | 1933-08-20 | |
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Tretten Aar | Kontorist Hannibal Petersen | 1932-09-21 |
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Han, hun og Hamlet | 1932-11-07 | |
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Højt paa en Kvist | Downstairs neighbor | 1929-12-26 |
