What is Morten Grunwald?
[[File:Morten-Grunwald2012.JPG|right|200px]] '''Walter Morten Grunwald''' (9 December 1934 – 14 November 2018) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] actor, stage director and theatre manager. He was born in [[Odense]], [[Denmark]]. Grunwald made his debut in ''En blandt mange'' in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b.dk/personlig-udvikling/morten-grunwald-jeg-har-vaeret-brandhamrende-heldig|title=Morten Grunwald: »Jeg har været brandhamrende heldig«|publisher=BerlingskeForeningKro|access-date=12 February 2015|language=da}}</ref> From 1961 until his death, he was married to actress [[Lily Weiding]]. He was known for his role as one the lead roles in the popular series of ''[[Olsen Gang]]'' movies. Grunwald retired in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|author1=TV 2|author-link1=TV 2 (Denmark)|title=Morten Grunwald About Retiring: It is a Liberation|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/2017-06-11-morten-grunwald-om-karriere-stop-det-er-en-befrielse|website=Nyheder.TV2|access-date=11 June 2017|language=da|date=11 June 2017}}</ref> In October 2018, Grunwald was diagnosed with terminal [[thyroid cancer]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Madsen |first=Nanna Bay |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/dkkendte/morten-grunwald-afsloerer-har-maaske-kun-maaneder-tilbage-at-leve-i/7355057 |title=Morten Grunwald reveals: May only have months left to live in |language=da |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=2018-10-16 }}</ref> He died a month later on 14 November 2018 in [[Hellerup]], Denmark, aged 83.<ref>[https://politiken.dk/kultur/art6843300/Skuespilleren-Morten-Grunwald-er-død Skuespilleren Morten Grunwald er dø] {{in lang|da}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|id=0344655|name=Morten Grunwald}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grunwald, Morten}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Denmark]] [[Category:Deaths from thyroid cancer]] [[Category:Danish movie actors]] [[Category:Danish television actors]] [[Category:Danish stage actors]]