Preben Kaas
Preben Kaas (born March 30, 1930 in Aalborg , † March 27, 1981 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish actor , comedian and screenwriter .
Career
Kaas first trained as a film editor at Nordisk Film . After his first film appearances in the 1940s, he was assistant director at Nordisk Film from 1955 , and between 1965 and 1967 he was director of the ABC Theater in Copenhagen. In addition, he was known as a performer in revues , especially as the director of Cirkusrevy .
He became known to German viewers primarily through two Olsen Gang films in which he played Dynamit Harry , Benny's eternally drunk brother and explosives expert. For Die Olsenbande in der Klemme he received the Danish film award Bodil in 1970 for best male supporting actor; In 1973 he played the dynamite Harry again in The Olsen Gang Runs Amok . He was also seen in the 1971 film The Olsen Gang goes to Jutland as Betterøv, the mute assistant to the scrap dealer Mads Madsen.
Preben Kaas drove his car in the Kalkbrænderihavnen (part of the northern harbor) in Copenhagen on March 27, 1981 and drowned. He was buried in Søndermark Kirkegård in Frederiksberg .
Filmography
- 1947: Darn Rangen (De pokkers unger)
- 1958: Into pleasure (soldier chamber advisor)
- 1958: Seven children go to the country (Andre folks børn)
- 1959: Nobody can do us (Soldaterkammerater rykker ud)
- 1960: No pardon after midnight (Den sidste vinter)
- 1960: Partly because of love (Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte)
- 1960: 100 men and a camel (Soldaterkammerater på vagt)
- 1966: Get dressed, Countess (Pigen og greven)
- 1967: Cirkusrevyen 67
- 1967: Uncle Joakims hemmelighed
- 1967: Martha
- 1968: Company, stood still ( Soldaterkammerater på bjørnetjeneste )
- 1969: The Olsen Gang in a tight spot
- 1970: Rend mig i revolutions
- 1970: Four great boys from the prairie (Præriens skrappe drenge)
- 1970–1974 Oh, these tenants (Huset på Christianshavn)
- 1971: Guld til præriens skrappe drenge
- 1971: The Olsen Gang goes to Jutland
- 1973: På'en igen, Amalie
- 1973: The Olsen gang runs amok
- 1973: Slap af
- 1975: Piger i trøjen
- 1976: Julefrokosten
- 1978: Fængslende holiday days
- 1978: Lille spejl
- 1980: Sådan er jeg osse
- 1981: D * A * S * K
family
In total, Preben Kaas was married four times, first to Bodil Nymark Nielsen, second marriage to Ulla Larsen, third marriage to Anne Mari Lie and finally Lisbet Dahl. The actor and conductor Jeppe Kaas comes from his second marriage and the actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas comes from his third marriage .
Honors
- 1970: Bodil for the best male supporting role as Dynamit-Harry in the second Olsen Gang film The Olsen Gang in a Clamp
- 1999: A postage stamp was issued by the Danish Post ( Post Danmark ) with the image of Preben Kaas and his actor colleague Jørgen Ryg on the motif.
- 2006: The Frederiksberg Commune named some streets in a new residential area in the Flintholm district after stars of the Danish revue, including a Preben Kaas' Vænge .
Web links
- Preben Kaas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography of Preben Kaas on olsenbandenfanclub.de
- Preben Kaas on danskfilmogteater.dk (Danish)
- Preben Kaas at Det Danske Filminstitut (Danish)
- Preben Kaas in the Dansk Film Database (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Preben Kaas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaas, Preben |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish actor, comedian and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aalborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1981 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |