Poul Reichhardt

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Poul David Reichhardt (February 2, 1913 – October 31, 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s 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 Gang" 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). 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”). A stroke 1981 ended one of the most successful Danish post war movie careers.

Reichhardt is the father of actor Peter Reichhardt.

Filmography

*"Ud i den kolde sne" - 1934
*"Week-End" - 1935
*"Panserbasse" - 1936
*"Der var engang en vicevært" - 1937
*"Frøken Møllers jubilæum" - 1937
*"Alarm" - 1938
*"De tre, måske fire" - 1939
*"Nordhavets mænd" - 1939
*"I de gode gamle dage" - 1940
*"Jens Langkniv (film)" - 1940
*"En mand af betydning" - 1941
*"Far skal giftes" - 1941
*"Peter Andersen" - 1941
*"Tag til Rønneby kro" - 1941
*"Frøken Vildkat" - 1942
*"Tyrannens fald" - 1942
*"Op med humøret" - 1943
*"Det brændende spørgsmål" - 1943
*"Det ender med bryllup" - 1943
*"En pige uden lige" - 1943
*"Moster fra Mols" - 1943
*"Besættelse" - 1944
*"Elly Petersen" - 1944
*"Mordets melodi" - 1944
*"Otte akkorder" - 1944
*"De kloge og vi gale" - 1945
*"Den usynlige hær" - 1945
*"De røde enge" - 1945
*"Mens sagføreren sover" - 1945
*"Så mødes vi hos Tove" - 1946
*"Lise kommer til byen" - 1947
*"My name is Petersen" - 1947
*"Soldaten og Jenny" - 1947
*"Støt står den danske sømand" - 1948
*"Det gælder os alle" - 1949
*"De røde heste" - 1950
*"Min kone er uskyldig" - 1950
*"Café Paradis" - 1950
*"Mosekongen" - 1950
*"Mød mig på Cassiopeia" - 1951
*"Alt dette og Island med" - 1951
*"Det gamle guld" - 1951
*"Frihed forpligter" - 1951
*"Husmandstøsen" - 1952
*"Det store løb" - 1952
*"To minutter for sent" - 1952
*"Adam og Eva" - 1953
*"Far til fire" - 1953
*"Fløjtespilleren" - 1953
*"Arvingen" - 1954
*"En sømand går i land" - 1954
*"Hendes store aften" - 1954
*"Blændværk" - 1955
*"Min datter Nelly" - 1955
*"På tro og love" - 1955
*"Kispus" - 1956
*"Taxa K-1640 Efterlyses" - 1956
*"Flintesønnerne" - 1956
*"Qivitoq" - 1956
*"Jeg elsker dig" - 1956
*"Sønnen fra Amerika" - 1957
*"Englen i sort" - 1957
*"Seksdagesløbet" - 1958
*"Vagabonderne på Bakkegården" - 1958
*"Verdens rigeste pige" - 1958
*"Helle for Helene" - 1959
*"Tre må man være" - 1959
*"Det skete på Møllegården" - 1960
*"Tro, håb og trolddom" - 1960
*"Jetpiloter" - 1961
*"Komtessen" - 1961
*"Mine tossede drenge" - 1961
*"Der brænder en ild" - 1962
*"Det stod i avisen" - 1962
*"Rikki og mændene" - 1962
*"Frøken April" - 1963
*"Dronningens vagtmester" - 1963
*"Gudrun" - 1963
*"Sikke'n familie" - 1963
*"Syd for Tana River" - 1963
*"Kampen om Næsbygaard" - 1964
*"Døden kommer til middag" - 1964
*"Paradis retur" - 1964
*"Slottet" - 1964
*"Landmandsliv" - 1964
*"Passer passer piger" - 1965
*"Næsbygaards arving" - 1965
*"Ballerina - 1965
*"Flagermusen (film)" - 1966
*"Gift" - 1966
*"Jeg er sgu min egen" - 1967
*"Martha" - 1967
*"Mig og min lillebror" - 1967
*"De røde heste (1968)" - 1968
*"Olsen-banden (film)" - 1968
*"Mig og min lillebror og storsmuglerne" - 1968
*"Mig og min lillebror og Bølle" - 1969
*"Olsen-banden på spanden" - 1969
*"Kys til højre og venstre" - 1969
*"Rend mig i revolutionen" - 1970
*"I morgen, min elskede" - 1971
*"Ballade på Christianshavn" - 1971
*"Olsen-bandens store kup" - 1972
*"Nitten røde roser" - 1974
*"Olsen-banden på sporet" - 1975
*"Affæren i Mølleby" - 1976
*"Den dobbelte mand" - 1976
*"Terror (film)" - 1977
*"Pas på ryggen, professor" - 1977
*"Slægten" - 1978
*"Olsen-banden over alle bjerge" - 1981

External links

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* [http://www.poulreichhardt.dk dansk Poul Reichhardt Fansite]
* [http://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller/847.html Profile] from the Danish Film Database (in Danish)

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NAME= Reichhardt, Poul
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DATE OF BIRTH= February 2 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH= Denmark
DATE OF DEATH= October 31 1985
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