Axel Strøbye
Date of birth: 1928-02-22
Place of birth: Frederiksberg, Danmark
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Axel Strøby Jacobsen
Biography
Strøbye was most famous for his comedy roles, as the confused uncle in Min søsters børn (My sisters Children) and the hustler Gyldenkål in Familien Gyldenkål (The Goldcabbage Family). But his biggest role and success was in Matador the TV series a lawyer Skjold Hansen, he started his acting career and education as an actor at Det Kongelige Teater (The Royal Danish theater), he also worked at Folketeatret (The peoples theater). Strøbye made his movie debut in Nåler 1951 and his last role was in 1998, as the aging inspector in the legendary Olsen Banden movies.
Movie Credits
Pelle the Conqueror
1987-12-21
In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Dan
Otto Is a Rhino
1983-03-25
The boy Topper is bored. He finds a pencil that proves to have magical powers. Draw a rhino, and rig
The Olsen Gang on the Track
1975-09-26
Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a w
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1976-10-01
Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challe
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
1998-12-18
Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. K
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1974-10-04
The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
1978-10-06
Some criminal EU ministers plan to turn Denmark into a gigantic fair ground and holiday paradise. Eg
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
1977-09-30
Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strong
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
1979-12-26
Egon plans to exploit knowledge gained during his latest term of incarceration. By stealing the unma
Gertrud
1964-12-19
Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she
The Goldcabbage Family
1975-01-01
The family Gyldenkål is actually called Iversen, but have changed their name, after numerous problem
The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
1976-12-26
The second film in the series about the enterprising Gyldenkål family. Now the family has climbed to
The Goldcabbage Family Gets the Vote
1977-10-17
The final film in the Gyldenkål trilogy. Following a financial downturn, Charles Gyldenkål decides t
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
1968-11-29
Winnie's mother is going to Bangkok to settle an inheritance matter and is looking for a good boardi
The Girl and the Playboy
1965-10-15
A millionaire gets amnesia after a hit to the head and now he has to rediscover his past and decide
Me, Too, in the Mafia
1974-09-26
Petty crook “Viffer” Hansen pulls off a daring $10 million swindle selling Copenhagen’s Rundetårn to
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
1973-10-05
When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not wa
Ta' lidt solskin
1969-10-17
A folk comedy for the whole family. The two carefree farm musicians, Poul Otto Madsen and Bernhard I
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
1981-12-26
Criminal genius Egon Olsen presents his accomplices Benny and Keld with yet another infallible plan
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
1981-10-16
As usual, Egon has an ingenious plan. And, as usual, it works just fine until one of the gang member
Kid Gang on the Go
1971-10-15
The last day of school before the summer, held farewell to the school year. Hurray a long summer ahe
Kidnapning
1982-10-15
Based on Bjarne Reuter's 1975 juvenile novel, even broader comedy strokes are employed in the film v
Six Kids and Their Uncle
1966-09-30
Erik Lund is a child psychologist and defend a doctoral thesis on the subject. His knowledge is at t
Een pige og 39 sømænd
1965-11-12
This festive comedy has a theme song that was incredibly popular in its day – but which is missing a
Six Kids and the Honeymooners
1967-10-13
Erik and Lisbeth are getting married and then honeymoon to Austria. When Mom and Dad need to have an
Flaming Fire Chief
1976-02-20
A festive crime comedy about a confused innkeeper who involuntarily finds himself becoming entangled
Bussen
1963-10-04
The protagonist is a jovial bus driver, well beloved by his passengers, essentially the whole commun
Den grønne elevator
1961-08-21
Hans and Mona decide to give their spouses something to think about by getting caught in a compromis
Love Thy Neighbour
1967-09-01
Sven Gjeholm is a writer of sex books. His wife finds this a bit odd, considering he's not really in
Mor bag rattet
1965-11-05
Lykke Jeppsen is beautiful and young, but she is best served by not being much else. She certainly s
A Day Without Lies
1963-09-02
In a sophisticated world, everyone lies and deceives each other, and only the peaceful Norwegian Ste
Fætrene på Torndal
1973-09-07
Werner (William Rosenberg) is an inspector for group of farmes called Digeskov. Left alone by Digesk
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
1962-03-23
Director Paul Borg (Ebbe Langberg) neglects his young, beautiful wife Marianne (Ghita Nørby). He eve
Høfeber
1991-12-20
A confrontational and friendly judge gets in trouble when his wife is trying to arouse his jealousy
I kongens klæ'r
1954-09-24
Kjeld Petersen plays a merchant who has stolen his clothes when he is out take a dip in the Sound. H
Wife on vacation
1967-07-28
Allan Thorsen is tired of his wife, but he finds it difficult to tell her that he wants a divorce. S
Jeppe på Bjerget
1981-02-16
Jeppe is a bedraggled day laborer whose great vice is brandy. And when he falls down drunk in the fi
Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud
1994-01-01
Documentary about Carl Theodor Dreyer and his film Gertrud.
How to Behave in a Fourposter Bed
1972-02-04
A police lieutenant woman goes undercover into a mansion where a couple maintains a school to teach
The Girl in a Swing
1988-09-29
A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danis
En af dagene
1963-03-07
Depiction of ordinary everyday life. The action takes place in an office, with the characters Tom, N
The Quiet Battle
1960-09-30
The Danish resistance movement stepped up its activities towards the end of the war. One night, an E
Kristiane af Marstal
1956-08-03
Two young skippers, Hans Tønnesen and Poul Nielsen, have a small cargo ship that transports freight
Det stod i avisen
1962-09-25
An episodic film with six different stories that are more or less interwoven. A married couple is ce
Dyden går amok
1966-03-24
Hidden among the dunes on the west coast of Jutland lies HU, where fishermen struggle to earn a livi
Crazy Paradise
1962-07-26
Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great vi
Kick Me in the Traditions!
1979-09-17
Based on Leif Panduro's 1958 satire classic. David, a senior high-school student, aims a swift kick
Kassen stemmer
1976-08-02
Three young men discover a scam that three somewhat older gentlemen from Aarhus' upper class have se
South of Tana River
1963-12-20
A plane lands one day at Nairobi Airport in Kenya, and among the passengers is a young Danish girl,
Oskar
1962-10-12
Oskar? That's my driver. And Tina, my maid, must have taken my suitcase with her to the baron - the
Den fine mand
1971-01-01
The newly rich Mr. Jourdain dreams of climbing the social ladder in 17th-century Paris. And he makes
Nu stiger den
1966-08-24
A folk comedy loosely based on the career of Danish inventor and aviation pioneer Jacob Christian El
Tre mand frem for en trold
1967-02-24
An amateur photographer has accidentally captured something special in a landscape photo from Sweden
Naalen
1951-01-29
"Naalen" is the title character in the film, a ruthless black market kingpin whose wake inevitably f
Mig og dig
1969-02-17
A love story about a young woman's relationship with two men, the lawyer she was previously married
Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner
1994-03-18
There is a cheeky Frida hiding inside all of us. Hideouts, secrets, kissing techniques, and dreams o
Fløjtespilleren
1953-12-18
A bunch of wagons are crossing the border. It's the Karla Circus, which, after a rough season in Ger
It's Nifty in the Navy
1965-09-03
The three young fishermen, Svend, Knud, and Valdemar, have bought a new cutter, but haven't paid it
I, A Lover
1966-04-10
Beatrice abandons her husband Peter because he is impotent in their sex life, instead she travels to
Helle for Lykke
1969-06-27
One summer evening, two young people meet at the strait. He is Poul and she is Anna. They try to fin
Hold da helt ferie
1965-12-26
Søren is looking forward to a relaxing camping holiday with his wife, Marianne. But nothing goes as
Be Dear to Me
1957-03-01
The Danish Ingen tid til Kaertegn (Be Dear to Me) is heavily reliant on the appeal of its star, 8-ye
Babette's Feast
1987-08-11
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite mea
Topsy Turvy
1983-10-06
An uptight young man and his equally uptight family moves next door to a hedonistic clan, including
Bedroom Mazurka
1970-08-30
Max (Søltoft) is a popular teacher at a public school who needs a new schoolmaster. In an effort to
The Fight For The Red Cow
1987-11-27
The evil lawyer wants to take over the estate, and the evil farmer Esben helps him. But if the good
The Poet and the Little Mother
1959-03-06
Poeten and Lillemor are making their living on his writing, but the general interest in modern poetr
The Ghost Train
1976-08-13
A motley crew must spend the night at a small, remote railway station. Strange occurrences and old s
Styrmand Karlsen
1958-10-30
First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also ch
Tine
1964-09-04
Danish melodrama about a housemaid struggling to find normalcy and love in the midst of war.
Vandalism
1977-11-04
Based upon the novel "Hærværk" by Tom Kristensen about the self destructive person. The literary re
Father of Four: In the Snow
1954-11-01
Ib Schønberg is again the kindly father - and now he is crowned "the ideal driver". This means that
Bedside Highway
1972-09-15
In this Danish sex comedy, precisely opposite goals lead a young official of the Department of Roads
Bedside Head
1972-03-03
The young headmaster of a boy's boarding school has decided that due to the virility of his young ch
The Girl and the Press Photographer
1963-02-15
Bastian and Lene are a good couple, as a journalist and press photographer. They take turns to get i
Biedermann og brandstifterne
1965-01-17
Mr. Biedermann naively allows two men to stay in his house, which they end up setting on fire.
Det gælder livet
1953-12-21
Ella and Olaf are in love but childless. Their neighbors Viggo and Polly have three children, but th
Duellen
1962-02-09
A sort of forerunner to Hollywood's Boogie Nights (1997), this Danish melodrama is set in the world
Watch Your Back, Professor!
1977-08-19
When a boring collage professor is mistaken for his cousin, he gets into all kinds of trouble, with
Sextet
1963-01-01
Six people of different ages and with varying mental health problems are forced to spend the night t
Tjærehandleren
1971-08-12
Audun’s son is killed in an accident while the mother is in bed with her lover. Ten years later is A
Premiere i helvede
1964-10-30
About an American's reaction to the Dane's way of chatting about each other. Behind their backs. A r
Prop and Berta
2001-01-26
Prop & Berta is the story of a friendship between a little stout man and a big and proud cow, who ar
Selvmordsskolen
1964-03-30
Bizarre satiric tale about an ordinary Danish man disappointed in life and the welfare system. Close
Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995-12-28
Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema
May
1983-06-17
An everyday story about a young girl from the countryside and the people she meets when she moves to
Faith, Hope and Witchcraft
1960-03-25
In the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean on the island of Troldø lives a single farming family. T
Camping
1990-02-09
Per is a traveling man who makes a living setting up new campsites—financed by a rather clueless tel
Jan går til filmen
1954-04-19
Fourteen-year-old Jan and his companion Erling appear as extras in a film being filmed at Nordisk Fi
Karen, Maren og Mette
1954-08-16
Among the many guests at the Rebild festival is Andreas Andersen, a man in his early 30s. But he has
The Young Have No Time
1956-12-26
A tale of wealthy youth in post-WWII Copenhagen.
Final Act
1987-01-23
FINAL ACT is based on Noel Coward's play "Waiting in the Wings". Even the smallest events turn into
Rainfox
1984-12-26
A crime melodrama set in the world of horse racing. A trainer is wrongfully accused of doping a hors
Vores lille by
1954-11-08
Our small town is a fairly ordinary collection of houses in a random location in Denmark, inhabited
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
1954-12-02
Who decides where the cupboard should go in a marriage? The film begins with three cheerful movers,
Et knudeproblem
1959-02-19
The Chronic Innocence
1985-10-04
For Janus his friend Tore is his big ideal: pretty, intelligent and self-confident. Janus is gratefu