Actor, Screenwriter. He appeared in some 40 films between 1937 and 1969. He is probably best remembered for his role of 'Police Chief Hassling' in the Danish film version of "Reptilicus" (1961). The film directed by Poul Bang (Sydney W. Pink directed the American version) tells the story of Danish copper miners who dig up a section of a giant reptile's tail from the frozen grounds in Lapland, where they are drilling. The section is flown to the Danish Aquarium in Copenhagen, Denmark, where it is preserved in a cold room for scientific study. But due to careless mishandling, the room is left open and the section begins to thaw, only for scientists to find that it is starting to regenerate. The science-fiction feature was filmed at Saga Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark, and cost a whopping $100,000 to make. It was released to the general public on February 20, 1961. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 1, 1909, to a timber trader he was first a theater actor and then a director having appeared at the Comedy House and the famed Dagmar Theater from 1929 to 1931. He was also an accomplished playwright having written stage plays including, "Murder For Open Blanket" and "Street Princess." He also wrote the book, "I Have Lived And Loved" (1940), and was the promoter, and editor, of the magazine publication "Film" (1940). He made his actual film debut in director Arne Weel's "Det kloge Mand" in 1937. He also appeared in, "Dre tre skolekammerater" (1944), "I gaar og i morgen" (1945), and "Swdenhielm Family" (1945). In 1948, he was personally chosen by husband and wife directors Astrid Henning-Jensen and Bjarne Henning-Jensen to play the role of the villain 'Raaen' in the crime thriller, "Kristinus Bergman" (1948), which also starred Preben Neergaard and Ebbe Rode. His many other film credits include, "Murder Melody" (1944), "Tre år efter" (1948), "Det var paa Rundetaarn" (1955), "Den store" gavtyv" (1956)," Hidden Fear" (1957), "Krudt og klunker" (1958), "Seksdageslobet" (1958), "Operation Camel" (1960), "Nikki, Wild Dog Of The North" (1961), "Hurra for os" (1963), "Storby i støbeske" (1963), "Mord for åbent tæppe" (1964), "Case Of The 44's" (1965), "The Girl And The Playboy" (1965), "They Are Not Oranges, They Are Horses" (1967), "Onkel Joakims hemmelighed" (1967), "Me And My Kid Brother And The Smugglers" (1968), and "The Veterinarian's Adopted Children" (1968). He was also the publisher of the magazine publication, "Biograf-Bladet" from 1947 to 1963, a food writer for the daily newspaper publication, "Politiken" beginning in 1961, and a founder of the Danish Gastronomic Academy in 1964. He wrote his autobiography, "The Happy Childhood Days" in 1967. He lastly appeared as a guest in an episode of the television series, "1 ret og 2 vrang" (1969), and in his final role, playing that of a 'fat man at the airport' in the film, "Relations" (1969). He passed away in his native Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 21, 1970, at the age of 60, and he was buried in the Bispebjerg Cemetery in Bispebjerg, Denmark, where several other famous Danish personalities are also laid to rest.