Poul Reichhardt

Poul Reichhardt

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1913-02-02
Deathday: 1985-10-31 (72 years old)

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Biography

Poul David Reichhardt (2 February 1913 – 31 October 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/1950s comedies. Later on, he also played more serious and varied roles; he has also starred in Huset på Christianshavn, Matador and as various minor characters in the Olsen-banden films.

For almost thirty years Reichhardt was a leading Danish heroic charmer in movies and partly also on stage. His acting debut was in 1931 as an extra in the play Styrmand Karlsens flammer in Nørrebros Theater. Already during the 1930s he won himself a name, this was cemented during World War II and from 1945 he stood as the movie hero par excellence: the plain, regular, quick-witted, sometimes hot-tempered, but often humorous man playing in melodramas and comedies. His versatile talent of acting and singing created him a widespread area as an artist.

Poul Reichhardt got a special popularity during his performing in the so-called Morten Korch movies in the 1950s based upon novels written by a just as popular Danish regionalist light literate – here he normally played the honest young farmer fighting for his happiness and for his love. Often criticised for playing in low quality products he always did his best even in poor roles and his temporary overplay and loudness was compensated by his engagement and self-irony. Perhaps his best movie roles were as a resistance man (De røde Enge - "The Red Meadows", 1945), and as the soldier in Soldaten og Jenny, ("The Soldier and Jenny", 1947. His ability as a singer even made him opera roles (Papageno in The Magic Flute) and though normally considered a typical "man of the people" he also mastered the role as a man of the world.

Besides his many popular roles Reichhardt also, mostly on stage, emerged into a respected character actor (Biff and later Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Archie in Osborne's The Entertainer, several Shakespeare roles). He also dubbed the animated films Fantasia and The Sword in the Stone when they were released in Danish. Not leaving the heroic line until relatively late he won a new popularity in elder roles also on TV. Perhaps his most popular one was as the blustering and intolerant but yet sympathetic furniture remover Olsen in the series Huset på Christianshavn ("The House on Christianshavn"). In the fall of 1981, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, which left him partially paralyzed. For the last four years of his life, the popular actor was dependent on a wheelchair, and Poul Reichhardt died at the age of 72 on October 31, 1985.

Reichhardt is the father of actor Peter Reichhardt.

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Filmography

all 133

Movies 130

TV Shows 3

self 2

Port Officer
The Olsen Gang Long Gone

The Olsen Gang Long Gone (1981)

Movie
1
Karl Emil Andersen / Nisse
Torvet

Torvet (1981)

TV
Vicar Adolf Mascani
Slægten

Slægten (1978)

Movie
Self - Actor
Bandefører Balling

Bandefører Balling (1978)

Movie
O.C.
Watch Your Back, Professor!

Watch Your Back, Professor! (1977)

Movie
Terror

Terror (1977)

Movie
Borgmester Clemmensen
The Moelleby affair

The Moelleby affair (1976)

Movie
Jens Olsen
Barselstuen

Barselstuen (1976)

Movie
Lørdagshjørnet

Lørdagshjørnet (1976)

TV
Mortensen
Den dobbelte mand

Den dobbelte mand (1976)

Movie
Chief of Police (uncredited)
The Olsen Gang on the Track

The Olsen Gang on the Track (1975)

Movie
1
Kriminalassistent Ancher
Nineteen Red Roses

Nineteen Red Roses (1974)

Movie
Jesper Ridefoged
Erasmus Montanus

Erasmus Montanus (1973)

Movie
Knappe - Emil Boldoni
The Olsen Gang's Big Score

The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972)

Movie
1
I morgen, min elskede

I morgen, min elskede (1971)

Movie
Hr. Olsen
Our Home Is Our Castle

Our Home Is Our Castle (1971)

Movie
Efterretningschef
Revolution My A..

Revolution My A.. (1970)

Movie
Hr. Olsen
The House at Christianshavn

The House at Christianshavn (1970)

TV
Peter Severinsen
Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie

Me and My Kid Brother and Doggie (1969)

Movie
1
Chief of Police
The Olsen Gang in a Fix

The Olsen Gang in a Fix (1969)

Movie
1
Edmund
Kys til højre og venstre

Kys til højre og venstre (1969)

Movie
Gabriel von Eisenstein
Flagermusen

Flagermusen (1968)

Movie
Hans Offer
The Red Horses

The Red Horses (1968)

Movie
Chief of Police
The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang (1968)

Movie
10
Peter Severinsen
Me and My Kid Brother and the Smugglers

Me and My Kid Brother and the Smugglers (1968)

Movie
6
Peter Severinsen
Me and My Kid Brother

Me and My Kid Brother (1967)

Movie
Maskinmester Bråst
Martha

Martha (1967)

Movie
Kaptajnen
Jeg er sgu min egen

Jeg er sgu min egen (1967)

Movie
Gabriel von Eisenstein
Flagermusen

Flagermusen (1966)

Movie
Henrik / Husband
Venom

Venom (1966)

Movie
Paul Sorensen
Ballerina

Ballerina (1966)

Movie
Pastor Pripp
The Heir to Næsbygaard

The Heir to Næsbygaard (1965)

Movie
Urias Frederiksen 'Fukse' - plattenslager
Landmandsliv

Landmandsliv (1965)

Movie
Arne Henriksen
Passer Babysitting Girls

Passer Babysitting Girls (1965)

Movie
1
Præsten Prip
Kampen om Næsbygaard

Kampen om Næsbygaard (1964)

Movie
Peter Sander
Death Comes at High Noon

Death Comes at High Noon (1964)

Movie
Henrik Stenfeldt
The Castle

The Castle (1964)

Movie
Tonnemann
Paradise and Back

Paradise and Back (1964)

Movie
Axelson
South of Tana River

South of Tana River (1963)

Movie
Chefen
Gudrun

Gudrun (1963)

Movie
Sam Jackson
Sikke'n familie

Sikke'n familie (1963)

Movie
Dr. Gert Stiger
April

April (1963)

Movie
Hr. Berg
Peters landlov

Peters landlov (1963)

Movie
Ib
Dronningens vagtmester

Dronningens vagtmester (1963)

Movie
Martin
Der brænder en ild

Der brænder en ild (1962)

Movie
Ole
Rikki og mændene

Rikki og mændene (1962)

Movie
Ingrids forlovede
Det stod i avisen

Det stod i avisen (1962)

Movie
Fishing Boat Skipper
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)

Movie
Oberstløjtnant Bording
Jetpiloter

Jetpiloter (1961)

Movie
Ernst Henriksen
Mine tossede drenge

Mine tossede drenge (1961)

Movie
Frank Jensen
Komtessen

Komtessen (1961)

Movie
Martin Poulsen
Det skete paa Møllegaarden

Det skete paa Møllegaarden (1960)

Movie
Rubanus
Faith, Hope and Witchcraft

Faith, Hope and Witchcraft (1960)

Movie
Tandlæge Rudolf Thomsen
Helle for Helene

Helle for Helene (1959)

Movie
Peter Halling
3 må man være

3 må man være (1959)

Movie
Martin
Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden

Vagabonderne paa Bakkegaarden (1958)

Movie
Ivan Reimer
Seksdagesløbet

Seksdagesløbet (1958)

Movie
Ivan Reimer
6-Day Race

6-Day Race (1958)

Movie
John
Verdens rigeste pige

Verdens rigeste pige (1958)

Movie
Lennart Sommer
Englen i sort

Englen i sort (1957)

Movie
Jens Nielsen
Sønnen fra Amerika

Sønnen fra Amerika (1957)

Movie
Jeg elsker dig

Jeg elsker dig (1957)

Movie
Jesper Poulsen
Flintesønnerne

Flintesønnerne (1956)

Movie
Jens Lauritzen
Qivitoq

Qivitoq (1956)

Movie
Eigil Rasmussen
Taxa K-1640 efterlyses

Taxa K-1640 efterlyses (1956)

Movie
The Actor
Kispus

Kispus (1956)

Movie
Dyrlæge Kaare
My Daughter Nelly

My Daughter Nelly (1955)

Movie
Hans
På tro og love

På tro og love (1955)

Movie
Fagforeningsformanden Marinus
The Blinded

The Blinded (1955)

Movie
Underforvalter Anders Jansen
The Heir

The Heir (1954)

Movie
Vladimir W. Olsen
A Sailor goes ashore

A Sailor goes ashore (1954)

Movie
John Bagger
Hendes store aften

Hendes store aften (1954)

Movie
Kurt / Martin Vest
Fløjtespilleren

Fløjtespilleren (1953)

Movie
Himself
Father of Four

Father of Four (1953)

Movie
1
Peter
Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve (1953)

Movie
Gudmund Torpegaard
Husmandstøsen

Husmandstøsen (1952)

Movie
Niels Stone
Det store løb

Det store løb (1952)

Movie
Max Paduan
2 Minutes Late

2 Minutes Late (1952)

Movie
Niels Sværke
Det gamle guld

Det gamle guld (1951)

Movie
Frihed forpligter

Frihed forpligter (1951)

Movie
Løjtnant Harry Smith
Meet Me on Cassiopeia

Meet Me on Cassiopeia (1951)

Movie
All this - and Iceland too

All this - and Iceland too (1951)

Movie
Jørgen Munk
Mosekongen

Mosekongen (1950)

Movie
Carlo Jensen
Café Paradis

Café Paradis (1950)

Movie
Arkitekt Frederik Lund / Claus Lund
Min kone er uskyldig

Min kone er uskyldig (1950)

Movie
Ole Offor
The Red Horses

The Red Horses (1950)

Movie
Jørgen Vedel
Det gælder os alle

Det gælder os alle (1949)

Movie
Matros Richardt Hansen
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman (1948)

Movie
Soldaten Robert Olsen
Jenny and the Soldier

Jenny and the Soldier (1947)

Movie
Løjtnant John Petersen
My Name Is Petersen

My Name Is Petersen (1947)

Movie
Instruktør Dan 'Basse' Burling
Lise kommer til byen

Lise kommer til byen (1947)

Movie
We Meet at Tove's

We Meet at Tove's (1946)

Movie
Soldaten
Fyrtøjet

Fyrtøjet (1946)

Movie
Michael Lans
Red Meadows

Red Meadows (1945)

Movie
Per
De kloge og vi gale

De kloge og vi gale (1945)

Movie
Ole Nielsen (modstandsmand)
The Invisible Army

The Invisible Army (1945)

Movie
Actor
Stop tyven

Stop tyven (1945)

Movie
Charlie
Mens sagføreren sover

Mens sagføreren sover (1945)

Movie
Otte akkorder

Otte akkorder (1944)

Movie
Aage Thygesen
Besættelse

Besættelse (1944)

Movie
Hjalmer
Elly Petersen

Elly Petersen (1944)

Movie
Lysmester Max Stenberg
Melody of a Murder

Melody of a Murder (1944)

Movie
Reklamefuldmægtig Poul Hammer
Det ender med bryllup

Det ender med bryllup (1943)

Movie
En pige uden lige

En pige uden lige (1943)

Movie
The Burning Question

The Burning Question (1943)

Movie
Handelsrejsende Peter Jacobsen
Moster fra Mols

Moster fra Mols (1943)

Movie
Mogens Høegh
Tyrannens fald

Tyrannens fald (1942)

Movie
Herbert Rung, Peters ven
Frk. Vildkat

Frk. Vildkat (1942)

Movie
Journalist Daniel Jensen
Tag til Rønneby kro

Tag til Rønneby kro (1941)

Movie
Harald Andersen
Peter Andersen

Peter Andersen (1941)

Movie
Poul Elvang, Brødkusk
En mand af betydning

En mand af betydning (1941)

Movie
Oskar Jensen
Far skal giftes

Far skal giftes (1941)

Movie
Ridder Caspar Krabbe
I de gode gamle dage

I de gode gamle dage (1940)

Movie
Jens Langkniv
Jens Langkniv

Jens Langkniv (1940)

Movie
Lorens
Nordhavets mænd

Nordhavets mænd (1939)

Movie
Kontorist - Nielsen
De tre måske fire

De tre måske fire (1939)

Movie
Fröken Julia jubilerar

Fröken Julia jubilerar (1938)

Movie
Assistent Petersen
Alarm

Alarm (1938)

Movie
Paul
Der var engang en vicevært

Der var engang en vicevært (1937)

Movie
Frk. Møllers jubilæum

Frk. Møllers jubilæum (1937)

Movie
Kriminalbetjent
Incognito

Incognito (1937)

Movie
Poul
Panserbasse

Panserbasse (1936)

Movie
Mand på plakat
Millionærdrengen

Millionærdrengen (1936)

Movie
'Flodhesten', Smugler
Snushanerne

Snushanerne (1936)

Movie
Week-end

Week-end (1935)

Movie
Matros
Barken Margrethe

Barken Margrethe (1934)

Movie
Ud i den kolde sne

Ud i den kolde sne (1934)

Movie
Københavnere

Københavnere (1933)

Movie
Fem raske piger

Fem raske piger (1933)

Movie
Tjener
Tango

Tango (1933)

Movie
Gast eines Musikverlags
With Full Music

With Full Music (1933)

Movie
He, She and Hamlet

He, She and Hamlet (1932)

Movie
Thomas
Nonnekysset

Nonnekysset

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1913-02-02

Deathday
1985-10-31 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Ganløse, Denmark

Relationships
Charlotte Ernst (1962-06-25 - 1973-06-11), Margareta Fahlén (1955-05-31 - 1962-01-01), Lili Lani (1946-05-20 - 1955-01-01)

Children
Caroline Reichhardt, Peter Reichhardt

Relatives
Roberta Reichhardt

Citizenships
Kingdom of Denmark

Also Known As
Пауль Рейхардт, Поуль Рейхардт, Пол Райхардт, Поуль Райхардт

Awards
Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog, Teaterpokalen, Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role


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