Arthur Jensen
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1897-11-09
- Died
- 1981-11-28
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as
- Артур Йенсен
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (90)
Kidnapped
1935
as Larsen
Mord for åbent tæppe
1964
as Læge Jens Anthonsen
The Olsen Gang
1968
as Arbejder ved banen
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971
as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
Boy of Two Worlds
1959
as Stationmaster
Mifune
1999
as Rud's friend
Jumpin' at the Bedside
1976
as Hr. Madsen
The Moelleby affair
1976
as Nikolajsen, barber
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979
as Parking Attendant
Panserbasse
1936
as Lasse
A Day at the Beach
1970
as Caretaker
Bedside Dentist
1971
as Johansen
Bedside Romance
1973
as Æhrlig-Jensen
Nøddebo præstegård
1974
as Mads Hjulmand
Vandalism
1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977
as Niels Peter Nielsen
Girls at Sea
1977
as Examination Invigilator
Flagermusen
1966
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
1967
Strike First Freddy
1965
Bedroom Mazurka
1970
as Hr. Hansen (uncredited)
Een blandt mange
1961
Five men and Rosa
1964
as Helmer Gamtofte
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
1977
as Borgmester Stærmose
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953
as Sprit Ole
Kristinus Bergman
1948
as Snedker
The Man from Swan Farm
1972
as Mikkel
Incognito
1937
as Butler Eriksen
Bussen
1963
Old Maids
1966
as Petersen
Holidays in jail
1978
as Klausen
The Song of the Red Ruby
1970
as Zebedæussen
Giftes - nej tak!
1936
Jensen længe leve!
1965
as Røde Einar
Erik Soya's 17
1965
as Konduktøren
It Happened in Copenhagen
1933
as Student
Bedside Highway
1972
as Piversen
Venus fra Vestø
1962
as Pive Ras
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
1980
as Kanonkongen Don Kraus
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
as Nattevagt
Stormvarsel
1968
as Bette Magnus
Familien Olsen
1940
as Hr. Borck
Barken Margrethe
1934
as Lille Mikkel
I kongens klæ'r
1954
as Jens Hik
Ud i den kolde sne
1934
as Tjener Johan
Ta' lidt solskin
1969
as Ludvig
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963
Crazy Paradise
1962
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965
as Hovmesteren
To skøre ho'der
1961
as Redaktør
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
as Kongen - Victor Emanuel Jensen
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976
as Vagtmand
Min søn Peter
1953
Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964
as Redaktør Holm
Tretten Aar
1932
as Kontorist Hannibal Petersen
Fætrene på Torndal
1973
as Mikkel
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953
as Karlsen
The Son from Vingaarden
1975
as Jeppe
Ladies Man
1969
as Jens
Dyden går amok
1966
as Ivar, fisker
Champagnegaloppen
1960
En nat i Venedig
1969
as Delacqua
The Loose Tile
1966
as Janitor at school
Hvad med os?
1963
as Vred mand på gaden
Kristiane af Marstal
1956
as Harald
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967
as Peter Jensen
Jeppe på Bjerget
1981
as Jacobæus Lakaj
Me and My Kid Brother
1967
as Amtmanden
Under byens tage
1938
as Gram
The Mannequins
1929
as Downstairs neighbor
Flaadens blaa matroser
1937
as Christian Langtoft
Fem raske piger
1933
Snushanerne
1936
as Lasse, Filmsforfatter
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963
Den kloge mand
1956
Et eventyr om tre
1954
as Nicolai
Utro
1966
Week-end
1935
as Styrmand
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Danmark for Folket
1937
as Olsen
Vores lille by
1954
as Henry - klokker
He, She and Hamlet
1932
Bag Københavns Kulisser
1935
as Mortensen
Stop Tyven!
1945
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
1977
as Togmand
Come to My Bedside
1975
as Manager
In the Sign of the Lion
1976
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
1978
as Detective Assistant Mortensen
In the Sign of the Gemini
1975
as Leopold
Bedside Sailors
1976
About Arthur Jensen
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… With 93 credits spanning from 1929 to 1999, Arthur Jensen has appeared in 90 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Arthur Jensen Movies
- Kidnapped (1935) — as Larsen
- Mord for åbent tæppe (1964) — as Læge Jens Anthonsen
- The Olsen Gang (1968) — as Arbejder ved banen
- Our Home Is Our Castle (1971) — as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
- Boy of Two Worlds (1959) — as Stationmaster
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