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Ove Sprogøe

Ove Sprogøe

Actor · Died September 14, 2004, aged 84 · Odense, Danmark

Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe. He made his debut in the film Hans Store Aften (His Big Night). His characteristic prominent chin that had been feared an obstacle of his career did not prevent him from being one of the most versatile and used Danish actors. His strength laid in the almost diabolic, michievous and brash but he effortlessly played meek and shy types as well as elegantiers. Among his many roles on stage in classic plays might be mentioned Mephisto in Faust, the title figure of Strindberg’s The Father and some Molière and Bertolt Brecht characters. An extremely popular actor in Denmark, he played many diverse roles, including several recurring television parts. He appeared in 157 films, making him one of the hardest-working actors in the history of Danish film. In his early years he often was the part of a duo working together with his friend and colleague Dirch Passer. He is probably best known for playing one of the lead roles in the Olsen Gang movies, along with Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard, playing the gang leader Egon Olsen, known for his short temper, striped suit, and cigar. By this role he earned an international fame though mostly in Eastern Europe, in the GDR he together with his colleagues became almost a cult figure. Among his TV roles must be mentioned his elegant and humorous ex-burglar Larsen in the series Huset på Christianshavn (“The House at Christianshavn” - the first Danish sitcom) and his role as the wise and courageous doctor Louis Hansen in the epic, historical drama-series Matador, both also shown outside Denmark. He was an able singer especially in shows or revues and his interpretation of Tim Spencer’s Cigarettes, whiskey and wild wild women (in Danish re-creation: Fandens Oldemor – “The Devil’s Great-Grandmother”) almost became his signature tune. He was an actor who combined great public sympathy with the ability to remain a private person with a modest lifestyle. After his death it was revealed that he had been a passionate art enthusiast and had amassed a valuable collection of modern paintings. Shortly after his death in 2004, Nordisk Film (the company that made the Olsen Gang movies) established a scholarship for actors in his name. The state-owned road to Vridsløselille Statsfængsel (the prison where his Egon Olsen character was a frequent "guest"), was renamed by the city of Albertslund to Egon Olsens Vej (Egon Olsen Road). On 24 October 2005, his native city of Odense named a square Ove Sprogøes Plads (Ove Sprogøe Square) in his honour. And the bar 'Cafe Halvvejen', named a shot in his honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ove Sprogøe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 21, 1919
Died
September 14, 2004 (aged 84)
From
Odense, Danmark
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 186 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Ove Sprogøe's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Morality
19%
Survival
13%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Self
6%
Loyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
4
Tense
3
Thrilling
4
Absurd
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ove Sprogøe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ove Sprogøe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

186 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Olsen Gang: Forever! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Historien om Olsen Banden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Charlot og Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Grev Birksted

  • Charlot og Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Grev Birksted

  • Carmen & Babyface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Engelsk lærere

  • Kærlighed ved første desperate blik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Crumb at a Gallop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Anders

  • Jasper's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Ghost

  • Dr. Dip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 5 episodes · as Finn Klar Rask

  • War of the Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Male Magpie (voice)

  • Station 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nielsen

  • Elvis Hansen, en samfundshjælper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Knudsen

  • Far på færde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Hr. Hermansen

  • Hip Hip Hurrah! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Bonatzi

  • Sådan er det bare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt (Anettes far)

  • Final Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Murder in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Bille

  • Når engle elsker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Gabriel, Archangel

  • Anthonsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · as Holger Anthonsen

  • Nissebanden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl-Heinz Bierbaum

  • Ikke lutter lagkage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · as Niels-Arthur

  • In the Middle of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Købmand - Susans far

  • Dansk bladtegning: danske bladtegnere - En dokumentation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sig selv

  • Kurt & Valde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Limpan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Preben

  • Den ubetænksomme elsker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Overbetjent Olufsen

  • Henover midten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Erich von Herning

  • Your Money or Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Bankdirektør

  • The Olsen Gang Long Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Egon Olsen

  • The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Krigsdøtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hr. Christensen

  • Stepping Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Larsen

  • Danmark er lukket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Speaker

  • The Thralls' Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Vores år (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ludvig Blom

  • The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders(1979)

    as Egon Olsen

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jul i Gammelby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 24 episodes · as Nissefar

  • The Revolt of the Thralls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Johnny Larsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Kick Me in the Traditions! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Children of the Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Matador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 24 episodes · as Dr. Louis Hansen

  • The Olsen Gang Goes to War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Mirror, Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • You Are Not Alone(1978)

    as Kim's Father / Superintendent

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bandefører Balling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The Olsen Gang Outta Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Watch Your Back, Professor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Konkurrerende redaktør

  • The Moelleby affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Digter Mortensen

  • The Olsen Gang Sees Red(1976)

    as Egon Olsen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hjerter er trumf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • That Brief Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Baronen

  • Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Olsen Gang on the Track(1975)

    as Egon Olsen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Goldcabbage Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Leopold Phieselsknast

  • The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang(1974)

    as Egon Olsen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Et dukkehjem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sagfører Krogstad

  • The Hour of Parting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Michael Jacobsen

  • I Adams verden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Noget om nisser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nu går den på Dagmar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Olsen Gang's Big Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Lenin, You Rascal, You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mulligan

  • The Missing Clerk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Teodor Amsted

  • The Olsen Gang in Jutland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Hjemme hos William (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Revolutionen i vandkanten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mand fra en anden klode

  • Our Home Is Our Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hr. Larsen

  • Famous Five Get in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Onkel Quentin

  • Revolution My A.. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Arthur Antonsen

  • Tough Guys of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Dommer

  • The Ways of Women(1970)

    as Gammel døv dame

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The House at Christianshavn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 49 episodes · as Hr. Larsen · as Larsen

  • Give God a Chance on Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Præst ved Roskilde Domkirke

  • The Only Way(1970)

    as Hr. Petersen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun(1969)

    as Dupond/Dupont (stemme)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Five and the Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Onkel Quentin

  • Toppen og bolden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Fortæller (voice)

  • The Olsen Gang in a Fix(1969)

    as Egon Olsen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Egborg Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Advokat Kurt Mikkelsen

  • Fun in the Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as "Fløjten"

  • Along Came a Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Baron Royal King von Konig

  • Kys til højre og venstre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ruths Husband

  • The Veterinarian's Adopted Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kristian

  • Days in My Father's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Gunnar

  • Min søsters børn vælter byen(1968)

    as Politiassistent Møller

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Olsen Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Egon Olsen

  • Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Oberst ved konkurrerende regiment

  • What a Pity About Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Det var en lørdag aften (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Johansen

  • Farvel Thomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Nyhavns glade gutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Direktør Schwartz

  • Martha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Hovmester Watson

  • Love Thy Neighbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Pastor Weigaard

  • Wife on vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Apoteker John Bjerre

  • Jeg er sgu min egen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Værgen

  • Det er ikke appelsiner - det er heste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Reluctant Sadist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Baron

  • The Loose Tile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Principle

  • The Girl and the Viscount (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Nielsen

  • Der var engang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Første frier

  • Søskende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Bedemanden

  • Tre små piger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Biebitz Von Biebitz

  • Flagermusen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Blind

  • Relax Freddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as David Smith

  • Strike First Freddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as David Smith

  • Een pige og 39 sømænd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Andersen

  • Mor bag rattet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Girl and the Playboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Andresen - advokat

  • It's Nifty in the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Knud Hansen

  • Passer Babysitting Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Thorbjørn Hansen

  • En ven i bolignøden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Børge Blom

  • Don Olsen kommer til byen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Brandmand

  • Summer in Tyrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sigismund Sülzheimer

  • Når enden er go' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Thør

  • The Major's Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Major Clausen

  • Dust for all the Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Thorbjørn Hansen

  • Bussen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Vik

  • A Day Without Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Frøken Nitouche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør

  • April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Lægeforsker Vagn Jochumsen

  • Peters landlov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Direktør William H. Schmidt

  • The Queen's Guardsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Tam, "Kulsoen"s mand

  • Vi har det jo dejligt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Opfinderen

  • The Girl and the Press Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Madsen

  • Drømmen om det hvide slot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Johan

  • Oskar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Direktør Bernhard Bang

  • Still Dust on the Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Thorbjørn Hansen

  • Det stod i avisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Læge S. Gregersen

  • Sømænd og svigermødre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Peter Jensen - Kanustis ven

  • Crazy Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Simon

  • Journey to the Seventh Planet(1962)

    as Barry O'Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Lykkens musikanter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Havemand Texas

  • The Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Tam

  • Dust on the Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hr. Thorbjørn Hansen

  • Sorte Shara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Tom

  • Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Anton

  • Forelsket i København (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Carni

  • Baronessen fra benzintanken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lars Tofte

  • The Greeneyed Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Tolderen

  • The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Anton

  • Charley's Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Charles Smith

  • Onkel Bill fra New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Johnny Jensen

  • The Poet and the Little Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Anton

  • Styrmand Karlsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Ole Olsen

  • Tag til marked i Fjordby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Knud Tofte

  • Der var engang en gade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Danselærer Johny Johnsen

  • Be Dear to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Den kloge mand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Færgekroen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lars Tofte, kroejer og færgemand

  • Kispus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Max Møller

  • Hvad vil De ha'? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Gæst hos Hansens

  • Det var paa Rundetaarn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Hans Ramløse

  • På tro og love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Henry

  • Det er så yndigt at følges ad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • I kongens klæ'r (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jens Rasmussen - rekrut 65

  • Father of Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bager Høst

  • Ved Kongelunden... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Vognstyrer Iversen

  • Den gamle mølle paa Mols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Buschauffør

  • Vi som går køkkenvejen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • The Tove Andersen Criminal Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Nolle

  • Det store løb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Fuld mand i bus

  • Rekrut 67 Petersen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as "68"

  • Dorte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Hr. Smith

  • Vores fjerde far (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • All this - and Iceland too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Naalen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Helmer, kriminalassistent

  • Smedestræde 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ejnar - Pouls ven - cyklebud

  • En dag i radioen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as En maler

  • The Red Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Niels Peter Dalum, Oles medstuderende

  • Kampen mod uretten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Næste Gang er det dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mand i cottoncoat

  • 3 years after (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Hotelkarlen

  • Kristinus Bergman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Bud med nøgle

  • The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • I de lyse nætter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Penge som græs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Hatten er sat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Lise kommer til byen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Discretion Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Hans Store Aften (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 186 titles from 1946 to 2018; peak year 1977.

Highest rated

The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19462018

Peak 1977 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting186 of 186: 186 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1940s12 · acting1950s29 · acting1960s66 · acting1970s42 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s10 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 78% of 18 roles
627277

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ove Sprogøe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Ways of Women (1970)

83rd percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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Who does Ove Sprogøe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ove Sprogøe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morten Grunwald shares the most, 6.

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