Arthur Jensen

Known for ActingBorn 1897-11-09Died 1981-11-28Copenhagen, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bag Københavns Kulisser

Old Maids

Matador

Een blandt mange

The Moelleby affair

The House at Christianshavn

To skøre ho'der

Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface

Den gamle mølle paa Mols

The Tove Andersen Criminal Case

Jensen længe leve!

Incognito

Giftes - nej tak!

Mifune

Den kloge mand

Under byens tage

Min søn Peter

The Man from Swan Farm

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

Kristinus Bergman

The Olsen Gang

Ladies Man

Ud i den kolde sne

In the Sign of the Lion

Hvad med os?

Barken Margrethe

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

Et eventyr om tre

Vores lille by

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

Our Home Is Our Castle

Stop Tyven!

Don Olsen kommer til byen

Kidnapped

Week-end

It Happened in Copenhagen

The Girl and the Press Photographer

Flagermusen

The Mannequins

Jeppe på Bjerget

Livsens ondskab

I kongens klæ'r

Mord for åbent tæppe

Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio

Kristiane af Marstal

Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius

Tretten Aar