Arthur Jensen
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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Movies (47)
Mifune
as Rud's friend
1999
Jeppe på Bjerget
as Jacobæus Lakaj
1981
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
as Kanonkongen Don Kraus
1980
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
as Parking Attendant
1979
Holidays in jail
as Klausen
1978
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
as Detective Assistant Mortensen
1978
Vandalism
1977
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
as Borgmester Stærmose
1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
as Niels Peter Nielsen
1977
Girls at Sea
as Examination Invigilator
1977
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
as Togmand
1977
The Moelleby affair
as Nikolajsen, barber
1976
Bedside Sailors
1976
In the Sign of the Lion
1976
Jumpin' at the Bedside
as Hr. Madsen
1976
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
as Vagtmand
1976
In the Sign of the Gemini
as Leopold
1975
Come to My Bedside
as Manager
1975
The Son from Vingaarden
as Jeppe
1975
Nøddebo præstegård
as Mads Hjulmand
1974
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Nattevagt
1973
Fætrene på Torndal
as Mikkel
1973
Bedside Romance
as Æhrlig-Jensen
1973
The Man from Swan Farm
as Mikkel
1972
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
as Kongen - Victor Emanuel Jensen
1972
Bedside Highway
as Piversen
1972
Bedside Dentist
as Johansen
1971
Our Home Is Our Castle
as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
1971
Bedroom Mazurka
as Hr. Hansen (uncredited)
1970
The Song of the Red Ruby
as Zebedæussen
1970
Ta' lidt solskin
as Ludvig
1969
Ladies Man
as Jens
1969
En nat i Venedig
as Delacqua
1969
Stormvarsel
as Bette Magnus
1968
The Olsen Gang
as Arbejder ved banen
1968
Me and My Kid Brother
as Amtmanden
1967
Nyhavns glade gutter
as Peter Jensen
1967
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
1967
The Loose Tile
as Janitor at school
1966
Utro
1966
Flagermusen
1966
Old Maids
as Petersen
1966
Dyden går amok
as Ivar, fisker
1966
Strike First Freddy
1965
Een pige og 39 sømænd
as Hovmesteren
1965
Jensen længe leve!
as Røde Einar
1965
Erik Soya's 17
as Konduktøren
1965
