Poul Thomsen

Poul Thomsen
Born(1922-02-15)15 February 1922
Præstø, Denmark
Died16 December 1988(1988-12-16) (aged 66)
Denmark
OccupationActor
Years active1944–1985

Johannes Poul Thomsen[1] (15 February 1922 – 16 December 1988) was a Danish theatre, film and voice actor. He was born in Præstø, Denmark and died in Denmark.

Career

Thomsen attended Odense Teater‘s acting school from 1945 to 1947 and gave his stage debut on 22 April 1946. He stayed at Odense until 1949, then went to Aalborg to work as an actor and director at Lille Scenen, and finally moved to Copenhagen in 1957, where he played at several theatres including Fiolteatret and Gladsaxe Teater.[1]

Between 1944 and 1986, Thomsen had about 50 roles in film and television, with the bulk of his appearances in the 1970s. His roles were mainly small, often in comedies including several Olsen Gang films.[2]

Thomsen was also a prolific voice actor in radio plays of Danmarks Radio and a reader of audiobooks.[1][2]

Personal life

Thomsen was married four times. His first wife was actress Lone Luther from 1947 to 1949. He married actress Kirsten Aller in 1950 and actress Antonie Biering in 1952. His fourth marriage was to Åse Scharling in 1960, with whom he had a daughter and a son.[1]

Selected filmography

References

[1] [2]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Poul Thomsen". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Poul Thomsen". Danish Film Database (in Danish). Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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