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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Fængslende feriedage | Klausen | 1978-10-13 |
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Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn | Detective Assistant Mortensen | 1978-07-20 |
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Agent 69 Jensen i Skorpionens tegn | Togmand | 1977-07-22 |
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Hærværk | 1977-11-04 | |
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Olsen-banden deruda' | Niels Peter Nielsen | 1977-09-30 |
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Piger til søs | Examination Invigilator | 1977-09-16 |
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Familien Gyldenkål vinder valget | Borgmester Stærmose | 1977-10-17 |
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Affæren i Mølleby | Nikolajsen, barber | 1976-12-26 |
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Hopla på sengekanten | Hr. Madsen | 1976-01-28 |
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I løvens tegn | 1976-07-15 | |
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Sømænd på sengekanten | 1976-10-10 | |
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Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde | Vagtmand | 1976-01-01 |
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Sønnen fra Vingården | Jeppe | 1975-02-10 |
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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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Nøddebo præstegård | Mads Hjulmand | 1974-11-22 |
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Olsen-banden går amok | Nattevagt | 1973-10-05 |
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Romantik på sengekanten | Æhrlig-Jensen | 1973-01-01 |
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Fætrene på Torndal | Mikkel | 1973-09-07 |
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Manden på Svanegården | Mikkel | 1972-12-15 |
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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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Tandlæge på sengekanten | Johansen | 1971-09-03 |
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Ballade på Christianshavn | Arnold Hannibal Meyer | 1971-03-07 |
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A Day at the Beach | Caretaker | 1970-05-01 |
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Mazurka på sengekanten | Hr. Hansen (uncredited) | 1970-08-30 |
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Den røde rubin | Zebedæussen | 1970-03-02 |
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Ta' lidt solskin | Ludvig | 1969-10-17 |
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En nat i Venedig | Delacqua | 1969-07-10 |
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Damernes ven | Jens | 1969-09-27 |
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Stormvarsel | Bette Magnus | 1968-12-24 |
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Olsen-banden | Arbejder ved banen | 1968-10-11 |
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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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Flagermusen | 1966-08-01 | |
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Soya's en Tagsten i Ho'det | Janitor at school | 1966-12-26 |
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Gys og gæve tanter | Petersen | 1966-07-29 |
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Dyden går amok | Ivar, fisker | 1966-03-24 |
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Utro | 1966-09-26 | |
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Een pige og 39 sømænd | Hovmesteren | 1965-11-12 |
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Jensen længe leve! | Røde Einar | 1965-10-15 |
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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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Bussen | 1963-10-04 | |
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Pigen og pressefotografen | 1963-02-15 | |
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Hvad med os? | Vred mand på gaden | 1963-09-27 |
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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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Een blandt mange | 1961-09-04 | |
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Champagnegaloppen | 1960-04-28 | |
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Paw | Stationmaster | 1959-12-18 |
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Den kloge mand | 1956-10-15 | |
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Kristiane af Marstal | Harald | 1956-08-03 |
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Vores lille by | Henry - klokker | 1954-11-08 |
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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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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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Flaadens blaa matroser | Christian Langtoft | 1937-11-19 |
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Inkognito | Butler Eriksen | 1937-02-09 |
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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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Panserbasse | Lasse | 1936-09-30 |
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Giftes - nej tak! | 1936-12-04 | |
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Week-end | Styrmand | 1935-09-19 |
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Bag Københavns Kulisser | Mortensen | 1935-08-19 |
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Kidnapped | Larsen | 1935-01-10 |
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Barken Margrethe | Lille Mikkel | 1934-09-20 |
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Ud i den kolde sne | Tjener Johan | 1934-04-09 |
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København, Kalundborg og -? | 1934-08-20 | |
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Fem raske piger | 1933-08-20 | |
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Københavnere | Student | 1933-12-30 |
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Han, hun og Hamlet | 1932-11-07 | |
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Tretten Aar | Kontorist Hannibal Petersen | 1932-09-21 |
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Højt paa en Kvist | Downstairs neighbor | 1929-12-26 |
