Arthur Jensen
Acting
1897-11-09 · 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.
Filmography
Mifune
1999 · Movie
Jeppe på Bjerget
1981 · Movie
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
1980 · Movie
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979 · Movie
Matador
1978 · Series
Holidays in jail
1978 · Movie
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
1978 · Movie
Vandalism
1977 · Movie
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
1977 · Movie
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977 · Movie
Girls at Sea
1977 · Movie
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
1977 · Movie
The Moelleby affair
1976 · Movie
Bedside Sailors
1976 · Movie
In the Sign of the Lion
1976 · Movie
Jumpin' at the Bedside
1976 · Movie
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
1976 · Movie
In the Sign of the Gemini
1975 · Movie
Come to My Bedside
1975 · Movie
The Son from Vingaarden
1975 · Movie
Nøddebo præstegård
1974 · Movie
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973 · Movie
Fætrene på Torndal
1973 · Movie
Bedside Romance
1973 · Movie
The Man from Swan Farm
1972 · Movie
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
1972 · Movie
Bedside Highway
1972 · Movie
Livsens ondskab
1972 · Series
Bedside Dentist
1971 · Movie
Our Home Is Our Castle
1971 · Movie
Bedroom Mazurka
1970 · Movie
The House at Christianshavn
1970 · Series
A Day at the Beach
1970 · Movie
The Song of the Red Ruby
1970 · Movie
Ta' lidt solskin
1969 · Movie
Ladies Man
1969 · Movie
En nat i Venedig
1969 · Movie
Stormvarsel
1968 · Movie
The Olsen Gang
1968 · Movie
Me and My Kid Brother
1967 · Movie
Nyhavns glade gutter
1967 · Movie
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
1967 · Movie
The Loose Tile
1966 · Movie
Utro
1966 · Movie
Flagermusen
1966 · Movie
Old Maids
1966 · Movie
Dyden går amok
1966 · Movie
Strike First Freddy
1965 · Movie
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965 · Movie
Jensen længe leve!
1965 · Movie
Erik Soya's 17
1965 · Movie
Don Olsen kommer til byen
1964 · Movie
Five men and Rosa
1964 · Movie
Mord for åbent tæppe
1964 · Movie
Bussen
1963 · Movie
Hvad med os?
1963 · Movie
Vi har det jo dejligt
1963 · Movie
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963 · Movie
Venus fra Vestø
1962 · Movie
Crazy Paradise
1962 · Movie
Een blandt mange
1961 · Movie
To skøre ho'der
1961 · Movie
Champagnegaloppen
1960 · Movie
Boy of Two Worlds
1959 · Movie
Den kloge mand
1956 · Movie
Kristiane af Marstal
1956 · Movie
Vores lille by
1954 · Movie
I kongens klæ'r
1954 · Movie
Et eventyr om tre
1954 · Movie
Min søn Peter
1953 · Movie
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1953 · Movie
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
1953 · Movie
Kristinus Bergman
1948 · Movie
Stop Tyven!
1945 · Movie
Familien Olsen
1940 · Movie
Under byens tage
1938 · Movie
Flaadens blaa matroser
1937 · Movie
Incognito
1937 · Movie
Danmark for Folket
1937 · Movie
Giftes - nej tak!
1936 · Movie
Panserbasse
1936 · Movie
Snushanerne
1936 · Movie
Week-end
1935 · Movie
Bag Københavns Kulisser
1935 · Movie
Kidnapped
1935 · Movie
Barken Margrethe
1934 · Movie
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934 · Movie
Ud i den kolde sne
1934 · Movie
It Happened in Copenhagen
1933 · Movie
Fem raske piger
1933 · Movie
He, She and Hamlet
1932 · Movie
Tretten Aar
1932 · Movie
The Mannequins
1929 · Movie