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Benny Andersen(1929-2018)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Benny Andersen was born on 7 November 1929 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer and actor, known for Valsedrømme (1967), Det drejer sig om - (1967) and Sjov i Danmark (1970). He was married to Elisabeth Ehmer, Cynthia Rosalina La Touche and Signe Anny Plesner. He died on 16 August 2018 in Sorgenfri, Copenhagen, Denmark.
BornNovember 7, 1929
DiedAugust 16, 2018(88)
BornNovember 7, 1929
DiedAugust 16, 2018(88)
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Known for

Else-Marie and Ellen Winther Lembourn in Valsedrømme (1967)
Valsedrømme
TV Movie
  • Writer(creator)
  • 1967
Bodil Udsen in Det drejer sig om - (1967)
Det drejer sig om -
TV Series
  • Writer
Sjov i Danmark
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1970
Man sku' være noget ved musikken (1972)
Man sku' være noget ved musikken
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1972

Credits

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Writer

  • Snøvsen ta'r springet (1994)
    Snøvsen ta'r springet
    4.7
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Niels Olsen and Bjarke Smitt Vestermark in Snøvsen (1992)
    Snøvsen
    5.4
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • Tivoli-Revyen 1988
    6.6
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Digtere på Snoreloftet
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Tommy Kenter, Per Pallesen, and Kirsten Peüliche in Dansk naturgas (1981)
    Dansk naturgas
    6.4
    TV Series
    • sketch writer
    • 1981
  • Danmark er lukket (1980)
    Danmark er lukket
    2.9
    • play
    • 1980
  • Småbidder af hverdagslivet i kongeriget Danmark i 1977
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Snak
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Da Svante forsvandt (1975)
    Da Svante forsvandt
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • I Danmark er jeg død
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • (U)Moral
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • A Happy Divorce (1975)
    A Happy Divorce
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Benny Andersen and Povl Dissing in Det flimrer for mit livssyn (1974)
    Det flimrer for mit livssyn
    TV Movie
    • poetry
    • 1974
  • Ude af sig selv
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Man sku' være noget ved musikken (1972)
    Man sku' være noget ved musikken
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1972

Actor

  • Danmark er lukket (1980)
    Danmark er lukket
    2.9
    • Mødedeltager
    • 1980
  • You Are Not Alone (1978)
    You Are Not Alone
    7.1
    • 1978
  • Benny Andersen and Povl Dissing in Det flimrer for mit livssyn (1974)
    Det flimrer for mit livssyn
    TV Movie
    • Host - piano
    • 1974
  • Ude af sig selv
    TV Movie
    • Benny Andersen
    • 1974
  • Familien med de 100 børn (1972)
    Familien med de 100 børn
    6.2
    • Far Julius
    • 1972
  • Bodil Udsen in Det drejer sig om - (1967)
    Det drejer sig om -
    TV Series
    • 1969
  • Benny Andersen in Værs'go og kig (1966)
    Værs'go og kig
    TV Movie
    • Host - piano
    • 1966
  • Clara Pontoppidan in Clara Pontoppidan (1966)
    Clara Pontoppidan
    TV Movie
    • Narrator
    • 1966
  • Jazzorama
    TV Series
    • Musician - Piano
    • 1964

Music Department

  • Benny Andersen: Dansk smil med hjørnetænder
    TV Movie
    • musician: piano
    • 1998
  • Pan (1995)
    Pan
    5.3
    • musician: piano
    • 1995
  • Snøvsen ta'r springet (1994)
    Snøvsen ta'r springet
    4.7
    • composer: songs
    • 1994
  • Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen in Talkshowet (1991)
    Talkshowet
    6.4
    TV Series
    • lyrics and music
    • 1993
  • Little Virgil and Orla Frogsnapper (1980)
    Little Virgil and Orla Frogsnapper
    6.4
    • lyricist (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Benny Andersen in Værs'go og kig (1966)
    Værs'go og kig
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 7, 1929
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Died
    • August 16, 2018
    • Sorgenfri, Copenhagen, Denmark(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Elisabeth EhmerAugust 27, 2004 - August 16, 2018 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Stepfather of singer Maria Bramsen through his wife Cynthia Rosalina La Touche.

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