Acting
Arthur Jensen
Arthur Jensen was originally trained as a tailor and later educated at the Royal Theatre's student school 1920-23 and had an extensive theatre career. He experienced his heyday on television after passing the age of 70. He never achieved the same heights in film as he did in television, with roles such as caretaker Meyer in Huset på Christianshavn (1970-77) and clerk Schwan from Damernes Magasin in Matador (1978-81). With the exception of when he reprised the character of caretaker Meyer in Erik Balling's film version of the TV series, Ballade på Christianshavn (1971). It was his best film performance. He portrayed the two TV series characters shamelessly on his distinctive type: the comically aunty as caretaker Meyer and the sly and vain as clerk Schwan. What could have ended up as a gay caricature becomes human portraits in the garb of folk comedy, not least thanks to Arthur Jensen's humor, which at once shows solidarity and irony with the characters. It took a long time for Arthur Jensen to discovery who he was as an actor. After four silent film supporting roles at Fy&Bi, he formed a comedic duo with Ib Schønberg in several of Alice O'Fredericks' and Lau Lauritzen's energetic prank farces in the 1930s, but the fun is sporadic, and the inventions are often self-satisfied and infantile. His recurring role as a whiny spanking boy for the healthy guys in these films, including director Lauritzen himself, are particularly unfunny and almost unpleasant.
Filmography
Mifune
Film · 1999
Jeppe på Bjerget
Film · 1981
Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface
Film · 1980
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Film · 1979
Holidays in jail
Film · 1978
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
Film · 1978
Matador
Series · 1978
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
Film · 1977
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
Film · 1977
Girls at Sea
Film · 1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Film · 1977
Vandalism
Film · 1977
In the Sign of the Lion
Film · 1976
The Moelleby affair
Film · 1976
Jumpin' at the Bedside
Film · 1976
Bedside Sailors
Film · 1976
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde
Film · 1976
The Son from Vingaarden
Film · 1975
Come to My Bedside
Film · 1975
In the Sign of the Gemini
Film · 1975
Nøddebo præstegård
Film · 1974
Fætrene på Torndal
Film · 1973
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
Film · 1973
Bedside Romance
Film · 1973
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
Film · 1972
The Man from Swan Farm
Film · 1972
Bedside Highway
Film · 1972
Livsens ondskab
Series · 1972
Our Home Is Our Castle
Film · 1971
Bedside Dentist
Film · 1971
The Song of the Red Ruby
Film · 1970
Bedroom Mazurka
Film · 1970
A Day at the Beach
Film · 1970
The House at Christianshavn
Series · 1970
Ta' lidt solskin
Film · 1969
Ladies Man
Film · 1969
En nat i Venedig
Film · 1969
Stormvarsel
Film · 1968
The Olsen Gang
Film · 1968
Nyhavns glade gutter
Film · 1967
Me and My Kid Brother
Film · 1967
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
Film · 1967
Old Maids
Film · 1966
Dyden går amok
Film · 1966
Flagermusen
Film · 1966
The Loose Tile
Film · 1966
Utro
Film · 1966
Een pige og 39 sømænd
Film · 1965
Jensen længe leve!
Film · 1965
Erik Soya's 17
Film · 1965
Strike First Freddy
Film · 1965
Don Olsen kommer til byen
Film · 1964
Five men and Rosa
Film · 1964
Mord for åbent tæppe
Film · 1964
Hvad med os?
Film · 1963
Bussen
Film · 1963
The Girl and the Press Photographer
Film · 1963
Vi har det jo dejligt
Film · 1963
Venus fra Vestø
Film · 1962
Crazy Paradise
Film · 1962
To skøre ho'der
Film · 1961
Een blandt mange
Film · 1961
Champagnegaloppen
Film · 1960
Boy of Two Worlds
Film · 1959
Kristiane af Marstal
Film · 1956
Den kloge mand
Film · 1956
I kongens klæ'r
Film · 1954
Et eventyr om tre
Film · 1954
Vores lille by
Film · 1954
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
Film · 1953
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
Film · 1953
Min søn Peter
Film · 1953
Kristinus Bergman
Film · 1948
Stop Tyven!
Film · 1945
Familien Olsen
Film · 1940
Under byens tage
Film · 1938
Flaadens blaa matroser
Film · 1937
Incognito
Film · 1937
Danmark for Folket
Film · 1937
Panserbasse
Film · 1936
Snushanerne
Film · 1936
Giftes - nej tak!
Film · 1936
Kidnapped
Film · 1935
Week-end
Film · 1935
Bag Københavns Kulisser
Film · 1935
Ud i den kolde sne
Film · 1934
Barken Margrethe
Film · 1934
København, Kalundborg og -?
Film · 1934
It Happened in Copenhagen
Film · 1933
Fem raske piger
Film · 1933
Tretten Aar
Film · 1932
He, She and Hamlet
Film · 1932
The Mannequins
Film · 1929