Jesper Langberg (20 October 1940 – 29 June 2019) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films.

Biography

He was born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...

, Denmark. He was the son of actor

Sigurd Langberg Sigurd Bengt Langberg (29 October 1897 – 8 July 1954) was a Danish stage and film actor. He was married to actress Karna Langberg and was the father of actors Ebbe and Jesper Langberg. Filmography *''Han, hun og Hamlet'' (1922) *'' Ole Op ...

and younger brother of actor

Ebbe Langberg Ebbe Langberg (1 August 1933 – 3 February 1989) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 45 films between 1946 and 1988. Career Langberg debuted as Lotte's little brother in Ditte menneskebarn (1946) and also starred as a child ...

. He received the Bodil Award three times: in 1968 as Best Actor for his role in Sådan er de alle, in 1994 as Best Supporting Actor for Det forsømte forår and in 2014 for the Honorary Career Award.

Selected filmography

* ''

It's Nifty in the Navy ''It's Nifty in the Navy'' ( da, Flådens friske fyre) is a 1965 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Henriksen and starring Dirch Passer. Cast * Dirch Passer as Valdemar Jensen *Ghita Nørby as Hanne Hansen *Ove Sprogøe as Knud Hansen *Paul ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Girl and the Millionaire ''The Girl and the Millionaire'' ( da, Pigen og millionæren) is a 1965 Danish comedy film directed by Ebbe Langberg and starring Dirch Passer. Cast *Dirch Passer as Direktør Jens Møller * Birgitte Bruun as Koncertpianist Marlene Brandt *Ma ...

'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Me and My Kid Brother'' (1967) * ''

Mig og min lillebror og storsmuglerne ''Mig og min lillebror og storsmuglerne'' is a 1968 Danish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and starring Dirch Passer. Cast * Dirch Passer - Søren * Poul Reichhardt - Peter * Karl Stegger - Thorvald * Guri Richter - Olivia * Lotte H ...

'' (1968) * ''

Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie ''Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie'' ( da, Mig og min lillebror og Bølle) is a 1969 Danish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Lisbeth Movin and starring Dirch Passer. Cast *Dirch Passer as Søren *Poul Reichhardt as Peter *Karl ...

'' (1969) * '' Amour'' (1970) * ''

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon! ''Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!'' ( da, Man sku være noget ved musikken) is a 1972 Danish drama film directed by Henning Carlsen. It was entered in the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Bes ...

'' (1972) * ''

Olsen-banden Junior ''Olsen-banden Junior'' is a 2001 Danish family-comedy heist film. It is a prequel to the long running Danish film series ''Olsen-banden'', and an implementation of the concept used by the Swedish ''Olsen-banden'' remakes prequels ''Lilla Jöns ...

'' (2001)

References

External links

* 1940 births 2019 deaths Danish male film actors Best Actor Bodil Award winners People from Frederiksberg Bodil Honorary Award recipients {{Denmark-actor-stub