Poul Arne Bundgaard (27 October 1922 – 3 June 1998) was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the ''

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'' films. He also appeared in the 1966 spy film '' Strike First Freddy'' as the villain, and as the elf Gammel Nok in '' The Julekalender''.

Biography

In addition to having appeared in a large number of Danish films, Bundgaard starred in a number of

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s in the late 1940s until the 1950s, and worked at the

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as a singer between 1958 and 1973; however, he focused mostly on acting later on in his career, partly due to

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. He died during the filming of ''

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'' and

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was used as stand-in for some of the scenes while

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did his voice.

References

External links

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Profile
(in Danish) from the Danish Film Database
Olsenbandenfanclub Deutschland :: Poul Bundgaard als Kjeld Jensen ::
(in German)
Profile
(in Danish) from the Danish Film Institute 1922 births 1998 deaths Danish male film actors 20th-century Danish male opera singers Danish resistance members 20th-century Danish male actors Danish male stage actors People from Gentofte Municipality Burials at Mariebjerg Cemetery {{Denmark-opera-singer-stub