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name: "Ejner Federspiel"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 August 1896"
died: "21 November 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:47:43.859998+00:00"
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# Ejner Federspiel

Actor. Born 12 August 1896 in Århus, Denmark. Died 21 November 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 August 1896, Århus, Denmark
- **Died:** 21 November 1981

## Biography

Ejner Federspiel was a Danish actor. He was born on 12 August 1896 in Aarhus and died on 21 November 1981. He trained at the school attached to Det ny Teater and had engagements at Odense and Aarhus theatres before joining Betty Nansen Teatret in 1924, where he remained for eighteen years.

Federspiel appeared in fifty-eight films between 1934 and 1981. He played Peter Petersen (uncredited) in Carl Theodor Dreyer's *Ordet* (1955), a role he had earlier performed on stage as Mikkel Borgen in Kaj Munk's play. He was married to Gunver Fønss; their daughter Birgitte Federspiel was also an actress and appeared with him in the film. He took supporting roles in several entries in the Olsen Gang series, including *The Olsen Gang* (1968), *The Olsen Gang Runs Amok* (1973) and *The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders* (1979).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, dfi.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ordet* (1955), Fi1m 86, as Peter Petersen (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ordet.md)

## Also known for

- *For freedom and justice* (1949), Christoffer Rasmussen
- *The Olsen Gang* (1968), Konduktør
- *The Olsen Gang Sees Red* (1976), Joachim
- *The Olsen Gang Runs Amok* (1973), Købmand Quist
- *The Counterfeit Traitor* (1962), Prof. Christiansen (uncredited)
- *The Olsen Gang Goes to War* (1978), Petersen & Johansson Guard
- *The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders* (1979), Petersen & Johansson Security Guard
- *The Olsen Gang Outta Sight* (1977), KTAS Guard

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