Ole Thestrup
Ole Thestrup | |
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| Born | 12 March 1948 Nibe, Denmark |
| Died | 2 February 2018 (aged 69) , Denmark |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–2017 |
Ole Svane Thestrup (12 March 1948 – 2 February 2018) was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political drama series Borgen.
Early and personal life[]
Ole Thestrup was born in Nibe, North Jutland, on 12 March 1948. He initially had ambitions to become a guitarist, before turning to acting. He joined Aarhus Theatre aged 25, completing his acting training in 1976.[1] He later also worked at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen.
Thestrup had a history of alcohol abuse, which contributed to his 1988 imprisonment at Headingley Correctional Institution near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada after he caused disruption on board a British Airways flight from London to Los Angeles, leading to an emergency landing. He gave up alcohol in 1998, after receiving two citations for drunk driving in October 1997.[2]
He died on 2 February 2018, in his home in Tuse Næs, following a battle with lung cancer which had stalled his acting career in April 2017.[3]
Career[]
Thestrup's early television roles included the comedy series (1982–1983) and the 1986 Christmas calendar show , in which Politiken described him as being "perfectly cast".[4]
In the early 2000s he played the role of the Captain in Robert Wilson's adaptation of the play Woyzeck by Georg Büchner.[5]
Director Anders Thomas Jensen regularly cast Thestrup in his films, beginning with the Academy Award-winning 1998 short Election Night. He also appeared in Jensen's feature films Flickering Lights (2000), The Green Butchers (2003), Adam's Apples (2005) and Men & Chicken (2015).
Thestrup had a recurring role in all three series of the DR political drama Borgen as right-wing politician Svend Åge Saltum.
Selected filmography[]
- Winterborn – 1978
- – 1978
- – 1980
- – 1981
- – 1982
- – 1983
- – 1983
- – 1983
- Busters verden – 1984
- – 1990
- – 1994
- – 2000
- – 2000
- – 2001
- Olsen-banden Junior – 2001
- – 2001
- – 2002
- The Green Butchers – 2003
- – 2003
- – 2004
- Solkongen – 2005
- Adam's Apples – 2005
- – 2006
- Frode og alle de andre rødder – 2008
- – 2008
- Oldboys – 2009
- All for One – 2011
- Freddy Frogface - 2011
- Ronal Barbaren - 2011
- Men & Chicken - 2015
- - 2017
Television[]
- – 1982-1983
- – 1986
- – 2001
- Rejseholdet – 2002
- Borgen – 2010-2013
- – 2012-2015
- Badehotellet – 2013-2014
References[]
- ^ Kirkebæk, Karine (27 January 2012). "Ude af mørket". AOK (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Bo, Michael (18 October 2009). "'Jumbo-Ole' drak 40 genstande om dagen". Politiken (in Danish). Copenhagen. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Brandt, Flemming (2 February 2018). "Ole Thestrup er død". DR.dk (in Danish). Copenhagen. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Pedersen, Marie Carsten (15 December 2013). "Bag om 'Jul på slottet': Her er Miamaja, Valentin, Fimpe og Magnum i dag". Politiken (in Danish). Copenhagen. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/31/theater/theater-review-woyzeck-as-a-normal-guy-who-gets-jealous.html?mcubz=1%7C Woyzeck as a Normal Guy Who Gets Jealous
External links[]
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- Ole Thestrup at IMDb
- 1948 births
- 2018 deaths
- Danish male television actors
- Danish male film actors
- Danish male stage actors
- People from Nibe
- Deaths from lung cancer
- Deaths from cancer in Denmark