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. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
– 13 April 1980, in
Frederiksberg) was a Danish
actor, 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. On ...
.
He mostly appeared in
comedy, 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.
Biography
Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly rela ...
drama). He became famous in 1955 when he replaced
Ib Schønberg as the father in the popular ''Far-til-Fire''-film series (Father of Four). Later he appeared in several of the ''
Olsen-banden''-movies and the TV series ''
Matador'' as Consul Holm.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Crime of Tove Andersen'' (1953)
* ''
The Son'' (1953)
* ''
Paw'' (1959)
* ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...
'' (1966)
References
External links
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1913 births
1980 deaths
Danish male film actors
People from Aarhus
20th-century Danish male actors
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