Ole Thestrup
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| Born | 12 March 1948 Nibe, Denmark |
| Died | 2 February 2018 (aged 69) Tuse Næs, 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[edit]
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[edit]
Thestrup's early television roles included the comedy series Een stor familie (1982–1983) and the 1986 Christmas calendar show Jul på Slottet, 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[edit]
- Winterborn – 1978
- Firmaskovturen – 1978
- Danmark er lukket – 1980
- Gummi Tarzan – 1981
- Pengene eller livet – 1982
- Forræderne – 1983
- Kurt og Valde – 1983
- Med lille Klas i kufferten – 1983
- Busters verden – 1984
- Camping – 1990
- Kærlighed ved første desperate blik – 1994
- Flickering Lights – 2000
- Fruen på Hamre – 2000
- Jolly Roger – 2001
- Olsen-banden Junior – 2001
- Grev Axel – 2001
- Slim Slam Slum – 2002
- The Green Butchers – 2003
- En som Hodder – 2003
- Fakiren fra Bilbao – 2004
- Solkongen – 2005
- Adam's Apples – 2005
- Bubbles – 2006
- Frode og alle de andre rødder – 2008
- Det perfekte kup – 2008
- Oldboys – 2009
- All for One – 2011
- Freddy Frogface - 2011
- Ronal Barbaren - 2011
- Men & Chicken - 2015
- Dræberne fra Nibe - 2017
Television[edit]
- Een stor familie – 1982-1983
- Jul på Slottet – 1986
- Trafikdengsen – 2001
- Rejseholdet – 2002
- Borgen – 2010-2013
- Pendlerkids – 2012-2015
- Badehotellet – 2013-2014
References[edit]
- ^ Kirkebæk, Karine (27 January 2012). "Ude af mørket". AOK (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. 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.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (31 October 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; Woyzeck as a Normal Guy Who Gets Jealous". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
External links[edit]
- Ole Thestrup at IMDb
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