Arthur Jensen
Acting
Born November 9, 1897 · Copenhagen, 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.
Films (88)
Mifune
1999
Jeppe på Bjerget
1981
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
1980
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979
Holidays in jail
1978
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
1978
Vandalism
1977
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977
Girls at Sea
1977
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
1977
The Moelleby affair
1976
Bedside Sailors
1976
In the Sign of the Lion
1976
Jumpin' at the Bedside
1976
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976
In the Sign of the Gemini
1975
Come to My Bedside
1975
The Son from Vingaarden
1975
Nøddebo præstegård
1974
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973
Fætrene på Torndal
1973
Bedside Romance
1973
The Man from Swan Farm
1972
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972
Bedside Highway
1972
Bedside Dentist
1971
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971
Bedroom Mazurka
1970
The Song of the Red Ruby
1970
Ta' lidt solskin
1969
Ladies Man
1969
En nat i Venedig
1969
Stormvarsel
1968
The Olsen Gang
1968
Me and My Kid Brother
1967
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
1967
The Loose Tile
1966
Utro
1966
Flagermusen
1966
Old Maids
1966
Dyden går amok
1966
Strike First Freddy
1965
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965
Jensen længe leve!
1965
Erik Soya's 17
1965
Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964
Five men and Rosa
1964
Mord for åbent tæppe
1964
Bussen
1963
Hvad med os?
1963
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963
Venus fra Vestø
1962
Crazy Paradise
1962
Een blandt mange
1961
To skøre ho'der
1961
Champagnegaloppen
1960
Boy of Two Worlds
1959
Den kloge mand
1956
Kristiane af Marstal
1956
Vores lille by
1954
I kongens klæ'r
1954
Et eventyr om tre
1954
Min søn Peter
1953
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953
Kristinus Bergman
1948
Stop Tyven!
1945
Familien Olsen
1940
Under byens tage
1938
Flaadens blaa matroser
1937
Incognito
1937
Danmark for Folket
1937
Giftes - nej tak!
1936
Panserbasse
1936
Snushanerne
1936
Week-end
1935
Kidnapped
1935
Barken Margrethe
1934
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Ud i den kolde sne
1934
It Happened in Copenhagen
1933
Fem raske piger
1933
He, She and Hamlet
1932
Tretten Aar
1932
The Mannequins
1929