Tom Hedegaard

Tom Hedegaard (born April 16, 1942 in Frederiksberg , † August 6, 1998 in Ugledige near Præstø ) was a Danish film director and screenwriter.

Career

The son of the sculptor Johannes Hedegaard worked as an assistant director for Nordisk Film from 1960 and worked under directors such as Erik Balling , Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt and Henning Carlsen . In 1970 he directed his first own feature film Ska 'vi lege skjul . Along with Ebbe Langberg and Erik Balling, he was one of the directors of the television series Oh, these tenants . At RobertAward ceremony In 1991 he was awarded an honorary prize for his services to Danish film. In 1998 he took over the direction of the film The (Really) Very Last Prank of the Olsen Gang for Erik Balling, who was no longer actively involved for reasons of age . Shortly before the end of the shooting - after the project had already coped with the death of actor Poul Bundgaard - Hedegaard died at the age of 56 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Morten Arnfred took over his position for the remaining days of shooting until the end of August 1998 .

Filmography

Director

• 1970: Ska 'vi lege skjul (also screenplay)
• 1971–1976: Oh, these tenants ( Huset på Christianshavn ; TV series; 7 seasons)
• 1976: Affæren i Mølleby (also screenplay)
• 1977: Skytten
• 1985: Når engle elsker
• 1991–1995: Landsbyen (TV series)
• 1998: The (really) very last trick of the Olsen Gang ( Olsen-bandens sidste stik )

Assistant director

• 1961: Partly because of love - Part 3 ( Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør )
• 1961: Circus Buster
• 1962: Den kære familie (assistant)
• 1962: duels (assistant)
• 1964: Summer in Tyrol
• 1964: Death at the table ( Døden kommer til middag )
• 1964: Paradis retur
• 1965: Næsbygårds arving
• 1965: Mor Bag rats
• 1965: 2 × 2 in a four-poster bed ( Halløj i himmelsengen )
• 1966: Krybskytterne paa Næsbygaard
• 1966: Tre små piger
• 1966: The var engang en krig
• 1967: Mig og min lillebror
• 1967: Histories om Barbara
• 1967: They meet, they love each other, and their hearts are full of sweet music ( Människor möts och ljuv musik uppstår i hjärtat ; also script)
• 1968: Mig and min lillebror and storsmuglerne
• 1968: Det var en lørdag aften
• 1968: I den grønne skov
• 1969: Money for the second breakfast ( Tænk på et tal )
• 1969: Klabautermanden (also script)
• 1970: Rend mig i revolutionen (Second Unit Director)
• 1971: Ballade på Christianshavn (Second Unit Director)
• 1972: Manden på Svanegården
• 1972: The Olsen gang and their big coup ( Olsen-bandens store kup )
• 1974: The (probably) last prank of the Olsen Gang ( Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter )
• 1975: The Olsen Gang sets the course ( Olsen-banden på sporet )
• 1978: Matador (TV series)
• 1979: The Olsen gang never surrenders ( Olsen banden overgiver sig aldrig )
• 1981: The Olsen gang flies over the plank ( Olsen-bandens flugt over plankeværket )
• 1981: The Olsen gang flies over all mountains ( Olsen-banden over alle bjerge )
• 1981: Jeppe på bjerget
• 1983: Kurt og Valde (coordination)
• 1983: Med lille Klas i cuffed
• 1984: Copenhagen - in the middle of the night ( Midt om natten ; production manager)
• 1985: The kroniske uskyld
• 1986: Murder in the Dark ( Mord i mørket )
• 1987: Babettes Fest ( Babettes gæstebud )
• 1987: Sidste act
• 1988: Station 13 (TV series)
• 1988: Ved vejen
• 1989: Dancing with Regitze ( Dansen med Regitze ; Technical Director)
• 1989: Kærlighed uden stop (Second Unit Director)
• 1990: Manden der ville være skyldig
• 1991: Europe
• 1992: Sofie
• 1993: Det forsønte forår (also script advice)
• 1996: Bryggeren (TV series)

Web links

• Tom Hedegaard in theInternet Movie Database(English)
• Tom Hedegaard in the Dansk Film Database (Danish)
• Tom Hedegaard at Det Danske Filminstitut (Danish)
• Tom Hedegaard on gravsted.dk (Danish)