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
as Rud's friend
Mifune
as Rud's friend
Jeppe på Bjerget
as Jacobæus Lakaj
Jeppe på Bjerget
as Jacobæus Lakaj
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
as Parking Attendant
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
as Parking Attendant
Holidays in jail
as Klausen
Holidays in jail
as Klausen
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
as Detective Assistant Mortensen
Agent 69 Jensen in the Sign of Sagittarius
as Detective Assistant Mortensen
Vandalism
Vandalism
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
as Niels Peter Nielsen
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
as Niels Peter Nielsen
Girls at Sea
as Examination Invigilator
Girls at Sea
as Examination Invigilator
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
as Togmand
Agent 69 in the Sign of Scorpio
as Togmand
The Moelleby affair
as Nikolajsen, barber
The Moelleby affair
as Nikolajsen, barber
In the Sign of the Lion
In the Sign of the Lion
Jumpin' at the Bedside
as Hr. Madsen
Jumpin' at the Bedside
as Hr. Madsen
In the Sign of the Gemini
as Leopold
In the Sign of the Gemini
as Leopold
Come to My Bedside
as Manager
Come to My Bedside
as Manager
The Son from Vingaarden
as Jeppe
The Son from Vingaarden
as Jeppe
Nøddebo præstegård
as Mads Hjulmand
Nøddebo præstegård
as Mads Hjulmand
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Nattevagt
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
as Nattevagt
Fætrene på Torndal
as Mikkel
Fætrene på Torndal
as Mikkel
Bedside Romance
as Æhrlig-Jensen
Bedside Romance
as Æhrlig-Jensen
The Man from Swan Farm
as Mikkel
The Man from Swan Farm
as Mikkel
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
as Kongen - Victor Emanuel Jensen
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
as Kongen - Victor Emanuel Jensen
Bedside Highway
as Piversen
Bedside Highway
as Piversen
Bedside Dentist
as Johansen
Bedside Dentist
as Johansen
Our Home Is Our Castle
as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
Our Home Is Our Castle
as Arnold Hannibal Meyer
A Day at the Beach
as Caretaker
A Day at the Beach
as Caretaker
Ta' lidt solskin
as Ludvig
Ta' lidt solskin
as Ludvig
Ladies Man
as Jens
Ladies Man
as Jens
En nat i Venedig
as Delacqua
En nat i Venedig
as Delacqua
Me and My Kid Brother
as Amtmanden
Me and My Kid Brother
as Amtmanden
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
Pretty-Arne and Rosa
The Loose Tile
as Janitor at school
The Loose Tile
as Janitor at school
Utro
Utro
Old Maids
as Petersen
Old Maids
as Petersen
Strike First Freddy
Strike First Freddy
Een pige og 39 sømænd
as Hovmesteren
Een pige og 39 sømænd
as Hovmesteren
Jensen længe leve!
as Røde Einar
Jensen længe leve!
as Røde Einar
Don Olsen kommer til byen
as Redaktør Holm
Don Olsen kommer til byen
as Redaktør Holm
Mord for åbent tæppe
as Læge Jens Anthonsen
Mord for åbent tæppe
as Læge Jens Anthonsen
Bussen
Bussen
Hvad med os?
as Vred mand på gaden
Hvad med os?
as Vred mand på gaden
Vi har det jo dejligt
Vi har det jo dejligt
Crazy Paradise
Crazy Paradise
To skøre ho'der
as Redaktør
To skøre ho'der
as Redaktør
Champagnegaloppen
Champagnegaloppen
Boy of Two Worlds
as Stationmaster
Boy of Two Worlds
as Stationmaster
Den kloge mand
Den kloge mand
Kristiane af Marstal
as Harald
Kristiane af Marstal
as Harald
I kongens klæ'r
as Jens Hik
I kongens klæ'r
as Jens Hik
Min søn Peter
Min søn Peter
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
as Karlsen
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
as Karlsen
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
as Sprit Ole
The Tove Andersen Criminal Case
as Sprit Ole
Kristinus Bergman
as Snedker
Kristinus Bergman
as Snedker
Flaadens blaa matroser
as Christian Langtoft
Flaadens blaa matroser
as Christian Langtoft
Panserbasse
as Lasse
Panserbasse
as Lasse
Kidnapped
as Larsen
Kidnapped
as Larsen
København, Kalundborg og -?
København, Kalundborg og -?
It Happened in Copenhagen
as Student
It Happened in Copenhagen
as Student
He, She and Hamlet
He, She and Hamlet