Arthur Jensen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-11-09

Day of death

1981-11-28 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

Known For

  • Girls at Sea

    Girls at Sea

  • The House at Christianshavn

    The House at Christianshavn

  • The Olsen Gang

    The Olsen Gang

  • The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

    The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

  • Matador

    Matador

  • Jumpin' at the Bedside

    Jumpin' at the Bedside

  • I kongens klæ'r

    I kongens klæ'r

  • Under byens tage

    Under byens tage

  • Venus fra Vestø

    Venus fra Vestø

  • Flaadens blaa matroser

    Flaadens blaa matroser

  • Bedroom Mazurka

    Bedroom Mazurka

  • Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

    Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

  • Den kloge mand

    Den kloge mand

  • Stormvarsel

    Stormvarsel

  • Panserbasse

    Panserbasse

  • Flagermusen

    Flagermusen

  • Crazy Paradise

    Crazy Paradise

  • The Song of the Red Ruby

    The Song of the Red Ruby

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Bedside Romance

    Bedside Romance

  • Familien Olsen

    Familien Olsen

  • Holidays in jail

    Holidays in jail

  • Mifune

    Mifune

  • Boy of Two Worlds

    Boy of Two Worlds

  • The Girl and the Press Photographer

    The Girl and the Press Photographer

  • Bussen

    Bussen

  • Et eventyr om tre

    Et eventyr om tre

  • Jeppe på Bjerget

    Jeppe på Bjerget

  • Our Home Is Our Castle

    Our Home Is Our Castle

  • En nat i Venedig

    En nat i Venedig

  • Tretten Aar

    Tretten Aar

  • Nøddebo præstegård

    Nøddebo præstegård

  • The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

    The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

  • Danmark for Folket

    Danmark for Folket

  • Bedside Dentist

    Bedside Dentist

  • Københavnere

    Københavnere

  • Vandalism

    Vandalism

  • Nyhavns glade gutter

    Nyhavns glade gutter

  • Snushanerne

    Snushanerne

  • Giftes - nej tak!

    Giftes - nej tak!

  • Champagnegaloppen

    Champagnegaloppen

  • Ladies Man

    Ladies Man

  • Fætrene på Torndal

    Fætrene på Torndal

  • Barken Margrethe

    Barken Margrethe

  • Don Olsen kommer til byen

    Don Olsen kommer til byen

  • Ta' lidt solskin

    Ta' lidt solskin

  • The Son from Vingaarden

    The Son from Vingaarden

  • Week-end

    Week-end

  • Livsens ondskab

    Livsens ondskab

  • Den gamle mølle paa Mols

    Den gamle mølle paa Mols

  • The Olsen Gang's Big Score

    The Olsen Gang's Big Score

  • The Man from Swan Farm

    The Man from Swan Farm

  • The Moelleby affair

    The Moelleby affair

  • Old Maids

    Old Maids

  • The Mannequins

    The Mannequins

  • The Tove Andersen Criminal Case

    The Tove Andersen Criminal Case

  • Bedside Highway

    Bedside Highway

  • The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

    The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

  • The Loose Tile

    The Loose Tile

  • Kristinus Bergman

    Kristinus Bergman

  • Pretty-Arne and Rosa

    Pretty-Arne and Rosa

  • Stop Tyven!

    Stop Tyven!

  • Vores lille by

    Vores lille by

  • Fem raske piger

    Fem raske piger

  • Me and My Kid Brother

    Me and My Kid Brother

  • He, She and Hamlet

    He, She and Hamlet

  • Ud i den kolde sne

    Ud i den kolde sne

  • The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote

    The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote

  • Five men and Rosa

    Five men and Rosa

  • To skøre ho'der

    To skøre ho'der

  • Dyden går amok

    Dyden går amok

  • Erik Soya's 17

    Erik Soya's 17

  • Een pige og 39 sømænd

    Een pige og 39 sømænd

  • Mord for åbent tæppe

    Mord for åbent tæppe

  • Utro

    Utro

  • Hvad med os?

    Hvad med os?

  • Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface

    Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface

  • København, Kalundborg og -?

    København, Kalundborg og -?

  • Strike First Freddy

    Strike First Freddy

  • Kristiane af Marstal

    Kristiane af Marstal

  • Incognito

    Incognito

  • Min søn Peter

    Min søn Peter

  • Vi har det jo dejligt

    Vi har det jo dejligt

  • Jensen længe leve!

    Jensen længe leve!

  • Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio

    Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio

  • Come to My Bedside

    Come to My Bedside

  • In the Sign of the Lion

    In the Sign of the Lion

  • Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius

    Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius

  • In the Sign of the Gemini

    In the Sign of the Gemini

  • Bedside Sailors

    Bedside Sailors