Karl Stegger (11 January 1913, in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
– 13 April 1980, in
Frederiksberg
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) was a Danish
actor
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, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after
Ove Sprogøe
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor.
Life
Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of ...
.
He mostly appeared in
comedy
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Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
, but also had some serious roles e.g. as the vicar in ''Præsten i Vejlby'' (based on the
Steen Steensen Blicher
Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark, Viborg, Denmark.
Biography
Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was ...
drama). He became famous in 1955 when he replaced
Ib Schønberg
Ib Christian Albert von Cotta Schønberg (23 October 1902 – 24 September 1955) was a Danish film actor, and is considered one of the leading actors of Danish film in the 20th century.
Early life
The son of a chemist, Ib Schønberg was int ...
as the father in the popular ''Far-til-Fire''-film series (Father of Four). Later he appeared in several of the ''
Olsen-banden
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''-movies and the TV series ''
Matador
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'' as Consul Holm.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Crime of Tove Andersen'' (1953)
* ''
The Son'' (1953)
* ''
Paw
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Common characteristics
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'' (1959)
* ''
Neighbours
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'' (1966)
References
External links
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1913 births
1980 deaths
Danish male film actors
Male actors from Aarhus
20th-century Danish male actors
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