Claus Ryskjær

Acting

Claus Ryskjær

Born June 26, 1945 · Frederiksberg, Denmark

Died December 12, 2016 · aged 71

Claus Ryskjær was born on June 26, 1945 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Tid til forandring (2004), The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002) and Huset på Christianshavn (1970). He was married to Elisabeth Rasmussen and Jane Thomsen. He died on December 12, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Known For

The Boy Who Wanted to Be a BearThe Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear · 2002
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear
★ 7.62002
MovieAdventureAnimation
When a boy child is stolen by bears who raise him as their own, his human parents hunt the bears in despair, and the boy is faced with the dilemma of who and what he is.
Samson & SallySamson & Sally · 1984
Samson & Sally
★ 6.11984
MovieAnimation
Samson is a young whale that doesn't have friends. He spends his time listening to his mother's stories about the legendary whale Moby Dick. Samson becomes fascinated about it and decides to go on a journey to find Moby Dick.
Amazon JackAmazon Jack · 2007
Amazon Jack
★ 5.42007
MovieAnimationComedy
Jungo is the rarest creature in the world, but also the most popular! Can his best buddies Rita the fox, Zik and Zak the monkeys, and an eager young puppy help him escape the clutches of a mad scientist intent on cloning him, a senseless psychologist who wants to analyze him, and a talk show hostess who wants Jungo to advertise her perfume?
Jeppe på BjergetJeppe på Bjerget · 1981
Jeppe på Bjerget
★ 6.41981
MovieComedy
Jeppe is a bedraggled day laborer whose great vice is brandy. And when he falls down drunk in the field, a passing baron is tempted to play a prank on Jeppe. The baron's lackeys carry the sleeping Jeppe up to the castle, dress him in the baron's finest bedclothes, and lay him in the baron's bed. When Jeppe wakes up, he thinks he is dead and has gone to heaven. But gradually, the baron's persistent lackeys manage to convince him that he is actually the baron himself. Jeppe soon takes advantage of this to take revenge on old enemies and indulge in old vices...
War of the BirdsWar of the Birds · 1990
War of the Birds
★ 7.01990
MovieFamilyAnimation
Fagin is the bad bird of an otherwise idyllic forest. He assaults the nest of two wrens and destroys all their eggs except one that, when hatched, is adopted by an owl (patterned on W. C. Fields). A counter-offensive against Fagin is launched with help enlisted from a seagull named Armstrong, two nice mice and a sparrow. There is romance, too, and a jazzy score goes with this animated ornithology extravaganza.
The Olsen Gang Outta SightThe Olsen Gang Outta Sight · 1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
★ 7.01977
MovieFamilyComedy
Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strongbox. When he gets out of Vridslose State Prison, Kjeld and Benny have become associates of Yvonne's cousin Georg from America. He is not just some old-fashioned strongbox thief that can't remember like Egon, but a young hip IT criminal, that thinks that everyone else is inferior. However, Egon doesn't take lightly to the Georg's patronizing so he sabotages Georg's computer and ruins his cup. This time Egon's ambitions reaches a new high, when he and his gang break in to the World Bank, and they get away with it. Of course, thanks to Yvonne, they aren't rich very long.
The Olsen Gang's Last TrickThe Olsen Gang's Last Trick · 1998
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
★ 5.91998
MovieFamilyComedy
Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. Keld and Benny pick him up, and when Egon, as always, is planning the big heist, the Olsen Gang is once again on the move.
The Olsen Gang Long GoneThe Olsen Gang Long Gone · 1981
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
★ 6.51981
MovieFamilyComedy
Criminal genius Egon Olsen presents his accomplices Benny and Keld with yet another infallible plan that can only end badly. The booty is a red suitcase containing values ​​worth five million. The sinister mastermind Bang-Johansen carries the suitcase. The Olsen Gang follows him to Paris, where they put their cunning and carefully organized plan into motion.

Filmography

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What's Wrong with This Picture?What's Wrong with This Picture? · 2004
What's Wrong with This Picture?
★ 4.62004
MovieComedy
A snapshot of the state of the Danish nation: in one of the stories, a woman enters a pole-sitting contest in a desperate bid to reinvent herself. Another is about Erik, whose wife has been lobbying a Better Homes and Gardens type magazine to do a spread on their perfect home. When the editors finally relent, she makes Erik sip his red wine in the laundry room lest he stain their cream-colored couches. Svend, the last remaining Marxist in Copenhagen, is the impassioned organizer of a political mass meeting where no one shows up. Finally, Jens, a pizza and porno connoisseur, connives his way to some booty by convincing Gry the model that he lives with his mentally challenged brother. Over the course of a week, their paths cross and nothing, and nobody, is ever quite the same again.

Svend

The House at ChristianshavnThe House at Christianshavn · 1970
The House at Christianshavn
★ 7.91970
SeriesComedyDrama
The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab. The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.

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Jullerup FærgebyJullerup Færgeby · 1974
Jullerup Færgeby
1974
SeriesKids

Anton / Far / Lodsen / Kranføreren (voice)