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

  • Boy of Two Worlds

    Boy of Two Worlds

  • Matador

    Matador

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • The House at Christianshavn

    The House at Christianshavn

  • Snushanerne

    Snushanerne

  • Familien Olsen

    Familien Olsen

  • Week-end

    Week-end

  • Nøddebo præstegård

    Nøddebo præstegård

  • Tretten Aar

    Tretten Aar

  • Vandalism

    Vandalism

  • Holidays in jail

    Holidays in jail

  • Bussen

    Bussen

  • Stop Tyven!

    Stop Tyven!

  • Flagermusen

    Flagermusen

  • Københavnere

    Københavnere

  • The Loose Tile

    The Loose Tile

  • Bedside Dentist

    Bedside Dentist

  • Barken Margrethe

    Barken Margrethe

  • Jumpin' at the Bedside

    Jumpin' at the Bedside

  • Kristinus Bergman

    Kristinus Bergman

  • Bedroom Mazurka

    Bedroom Mazurka

  • The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

    The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

  • Bedside Romance

    Bedside Romance

  • Under byens tage

    Under byens tage

  • Den gamle mølle paa Mols

    Den gamle mølle paa Mols

  • Our Home Is Our Castle

    Our Home Is Our Castle

  • The Song of the Red Ruby

    The Song of the Red Ruby

  • The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

    The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

  • Mifune

    Mifune

  • Danmark for Folket

    Danmark for Folket

  • The Mannequins

    The Mannequins

  • Den kloge mand

    Den kloge mand

  • Ud i den kolde sne

    Ud i den kolde sne

  • Et eventyr om tre

    Et eventyr om tre

  • Bedside Highway

    Bedside Highway

  • The Moelleby affair

    The Moelleby affair

  • The Girl and the Press Photographer

    The Girl and the Press Photographer

  • I kongens klæ'r

    I kongens klæ'r

  • Flaadens blaa matroser

    Flaadens blaa matroser

  • Venus fra Vestø

    Venus fra Vestø

  • Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

    Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

  • The Son from Vingaarden

    The Son from Vingaarden

  • Pretty-Arne and Rosa

    Pretty-Arne and Rosa

  • The Man from Swan Farm

    The Man from Swan Farm

  • Girls at Sea

    Girls at Sea

  • Jeppe på Bjerget

    Jeppe på Bjerget

  • Vores lille by

    Vores lille by

  • Fætrene på Torndal

    Fætrene på Torndal

  • Giftes - nej tak!

    Giftes - nej tak!

  • Don Olsen kommer til byen

    Don Olsen kommer til byen

  • Hvad med os?

    Hvad med os?

  • The Tove Andersen Criminal Case

    The Tove Andersen Criminal Case

  • The Olsen Gang

    The Olsen Gang

  • To skøre ho'der

    To skøre ho'der

  • The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

    The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

  • Old Maids

    Old Maids

  • Fem raske piger

    Fem raske piger

  • Five men and Rosa

    Five men and Rosa

  • Strike First Freddy

    Strike First Freddy

  • Jensen længe leve!

    Jensen længe leve!

  • The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote

    The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote

  • Dyden går amok

    Dyden går amok

  • Ta' lidt solskin

    Ta' lidt solskin

  • The Olsen Gang's Big Score

    The Olsen Gang's Big Score

  • Vi har det jo dejligt

    Vi har det jo dejligt

  • Mord for åbent tæppe

    Mord for åbent tæppe

  • Erik Soya's 17

    Erik Soya's 17

  • Me and My Kid Brother

    Me and My Kid Brother

  • Utro

    Utro

  • Een pige og 39 sømænd

    Een pige og 39 sømænd

  • Min søn Peter

    Min søn Peter

  • He, She and Hamlet

    He, She and Hamlet

  • En nat i Venedig

    En nat i Venedig

  • Livsens ondskab

    Livsens ondskab

  • Kristiane af Marstal

    Kristiane af Marstal

  • Nyhavns glade gutter

    Nyhavns glade gutter

  • København, Kalundborg og -?

    København, Kalundborg og -?

  • Ladies Man

    Ladies Man

  • Crazy Paradise

    Crazy Paradise

  • Stormvarsel

    Stormvarsel

  • Incognito

    Incognito

  • Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface

    Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface

  • Champagnegaloppen

    Champagnegaloppen

  • Panserbasse

    Panserbasse

  • 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