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Paul Hagen

Paul Hagen

Birthday: 1920-03-19 | Place of Birth: København, Danmark

Paul Hagen was one the most famous Danish actors after the Second World War. He was born on 19th of March 1920 in Copenhagen. His father was painter named Åge Falck Rasmussen, his mother was an opera singer named Anna Hagen. Hagen was accepted into Frederiksberg's theatre school in 1944. He finished his education as an actor in 1945. He had his debut as an actor in 1944 in the play "Livet er jo dejligt" on "Riddersalen" in Copenhagen. He then worked at Aarhus theatre (until 1951). In 1953 he got famous for a song he made for "Fiffer Revyen". The song where entitled: "Lille Lise let-på-tråd". He worked in various theatres throughout the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. He finally said goodbye to theatre in 1998. Hagen had his debut in film in 1952, with the film: "Kærlighedsdoktoren". Hagen subsequently worked in 118 movies, plus TV series. In 1961 he worked with Preben Kaas, in "To skøre ho'der", were both of them wrote, produced, directed and acted in. In movies he frequently played a friend of the hero or a bright sidekick. Hagen had much success in the Danish film-series: "Støver-filmene", "Soldaterkammerater-filmene" and "Sengekants-filmene". Other notable appearances in film are: Bussen (1963), Hvis lille pige er du? (1963), Martha (1967), Ballade på Christianshavn (1971), Olsen-banden på sporet (1975) and Walter og Carlo - op på fars hat (1985). He married twice; first time with actress Asta Esper Hagen Andersen, with whom he had a son - Esper Hagen, who later also became an actor. He later married a woman named Alice Martens. On TV Hagen got very famous, throughout Denmark, with his role as the animal shop-clerk Clausen, in the very famous Danish TV series "Huset på Christianshavn" (1970). Hagen also acted in "Krummernes Jul" (1996). He died on the 20th of May 2003 and is buried in the cemetery: Langø Kirkegård, on Lolland.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1994
The Crumbs 3: Dad's Bright Idea

as    Vicevært Svendsen

1992
The Return

as    The protestant priest

1990
Casanova

as    Albin

1986
Hvor der er vilje, er der vej

as    Carl August Lorentzen

1985
1984
Anthonsen

as    Bjerre

1982
One Big Family

as    Sigurd Henriksen, bogholder

1980
Assassination

as    Knudsen

1980
Danmark er lukket

as    Tomaten

1977
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

as    Hansen

1976
Jumpin' at the Bedside

as    Ingeniør Poulsen

1975
Girls at Arms

as    First Lieutenant Prås

1975
The Olsen Gang on the Track

as    Godtfredsen

1974
Pigen og drømmeslottet

as    Bette Ras

1973
På'en igen Amalie

as    Advokatfuldmægtig Larsen

1973
Vinterbyøster

as    Carlo Caramella

1973
Bedside Romance

as    Jacobsen

1972
Bedside Highway

as    Driver

1971
Our Home Is Our Castle

as    Dyrehandler Clausen

1970
Bedroom Mazurka

as    Herbert Holst

1970
The House at Christianshavn

as    Hr. Clausen

1970
Tough Guys of the Prairie

as    Shorty

1969
The Olsen Gang in a Fix

as    Hansen