Karl Stegger

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Karl Stegger
Born(1913-01-11)11 January 1913
Died13 April 1980(1980-04-13) (aged 67)
OccupationActor, Singer
Years active1950–1980

Karl Stegger (11 January 1913, in Aarhus – 13 April 1980, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after Ove Sprogøe. [1]

He mostly appeared in comedy, but also had some serious roles e.g. as the vicar in Præsten i Vejlby (based on the Steen Steensen Blicher drama). He became famous in 1955 when he replaced Ib Schønberg as the father in the popular Far-til-Fire-film series (Father of Four). Later he appeared in several of the Olsen-banden -movies and the TV series Matador as Consul Holm.

Selected filmography


  1. "Karl Stegger". Danish Film Institute (in Danish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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