Jens Dyhr Okking, (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a

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actor, singer and politician. Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from

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s TV-series '' The Kingdom''. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for many years, both in theatre, films and TV series and he also worked as

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. Apart from his acting, Okking performed as a singer throughout his career, including many recordings with a variety of musicians, mainly from Denmark. He also used his voice to record several

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s, mostly for children, and in

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s for the

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(DR). Jens Okking was a

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in 1999–2003, initially elected for the

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, but he later changed affiliation to the

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Filmography (selected)

A selection of films Okking participated in includes: * '' The Only Way'' (1970) * ' (1971) * ' (1971) * '' Olsen-bandens store kup'' (1972) * ' (1972) * ''

Olsen-banden går amok ''The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy'' ( da, Olsen-banden går amok) is a 1973 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe. This was the fifth film in the Olsen Gang-series. For the first time Axel Strøbye appeared as kriminala ...

'' (1973) * ' (1973) * ''

Nitten røde roser ''19 Red Roses'' ( da, Nitten røde roser) is a 1974 Danish crime film directed by Esben Høilund Carlsen and starring Henning Jensen. Plot The film follows Detective Ancher (Poul Reichhardt) and his team as they investigate a series of murde ...

'' (1974) * '' Familien Gyldenkål'' (1975) * '' Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken'' (1976) * ''

Strømer ''Strømer'' ( en, Cop) is a 1976 Danish crime drama film directed by Anders Refn. Cast * Jens Okking as Karl Jørgensen *Lotte Hermann as Vera Jørgensen *Bodil Kjer as Sabine Lund * Birgit Sadolin as Grete Svendsholm *Otto Brandenburg as Will ...

'' (1976) * ' (1977) * '' Affæren i Mølleby'' (1976) * ' (1976) * ' (1977) * ' (1977) * '' Pas på ryggen, professor'' (1977) * ' (1978) * ''

Slægten ''The Heritage'' ( da, Slægten) is a 1978 Danish drama film directed by Anders Refn and starring Jens Okking. Cast * Jens Okking - Helmuth * Helle Hertz - Alvilda * Bodil Udsen - Juliane * Stefan Ekman - Grev Scheele * Poul Reichhardt - Adolf ...

'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1978) * ''

Honning Måne ''In My Life'' ( da, Honning Måne) is a 1978 Danish drama film written and directed by Bille August. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. For her role as Kirsten's mother, Grethe Holmer won the Bodil Award for Best ...

'' (1978) * ''

The Witch Hunt ''The Witch Hunt'' ( no, Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Anja Breien. The film was entered into the main competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival.Adriano Aprà, Giuseppe Ghigi, Patrizia ...

'' (1981) * ' (1981) * ' (1981) * ' (1983) * '' Zappa'' (1983) * ' (1987) * ' (1988) * ''

Miraklet i Valby ''The Miracle in Valby'' ( sv, Miraklet i Valby) is a 1989 Danish-Swedish drama film written and directed by Åke Sandgren, and starring Jakob Katz (actor), Jakob Katz, Troels Asmussen, Lina Englund, and . The film was produced by Nordisk Film, ...

'' (1989) * '' Gøngehøvdingen'' – 1992 som Kaptajn Mannheimer. * '' Det forsømte forår'' (1993) * ''

Riget I ''Riget'' (English title: ''The Kingdom'') is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier, co-written by von Trier with Niels Vørsel and co-directed by von Trier with Morten Arnfred. Set in the neurosur ...

'' (1994) * ' (1995) * ' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

Riget II ''Riget'' (English title: ''The Kingdom'') is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier, co-written by von Trier with Niels Vørsel and co-directed by von Trier with Morten Arnfred. Set in the neurosur ...

'' (1997) * '' At klappe med een hånd'' (2001) * ' (2001) * '' Old Men in New Cars'' (2002) * '' Inkasso'' (2004) * ' (2004) * ' (2005) * '' Solkongen'' (2005) * ' (2005) * ' (2006)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Okking, Jens 1939 births 2018 deaths Best Actor Bodil Award winners Danish actor-politicians Danish male film actors June Movement MEPs Male actors from Copenhagen MEPs for Denmark 1999–2004 Politicians from Copenhagen