# Tommy Kenter

Tommy Osvald Charlie Kenter (born 15 April 1950 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actor.
He had his debut already when he was 11 years old in Cirkus Buster, performing under the name Tommy Kanter. He later appeared as "fru Christoff" in the satirical TV-show Dansk Naturgas working together with Per Pallesen. He has performed in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix together with Lise Dandanel and Hanne Boel with his own song "Piano". He was played Kjeld Jensen in the Olsen-Gang film The Olsen Gang's Last Trick after the death of Poul Bundgaard during filming.
He has said that he only has one more role he needs to play before retiring as an actor, which is Molières Tartuffe

## Private life

In 2008 Kenter bought a thatched house on 200 m$^2$ in Nærum north of Copenhagen for 7,65 mill DKK. In 2018 he tried to sell it for 8,25 mill. DKK., but house was not sold until December 2019. It was sold for 7,4 mill DKK

## Filmography

Below is a selection of roles from Tommy Kenter's career as an actor.

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1961 | Cirkus Buster | Hans Nielsen | |
| 1966 | Once There Was a War | Pupil | |
| 1975 | Girls at Arms | Fritz | |
| 1975 | Familien Gyldenkål | waiter | |
| 1976 | Julefrokosten | The cook Marius | |
| 1977 | Going for Broke | TV-interviewer | |
| 1980 | Attentat | Detective | |
| 1980 | Undskyld vi er her | Viggo | |
| 1981 | Kniven i hjertet | Postal worker | |
| 1981 | Slingrevalsen | Car salesman | |
| 1981 | Olsen-bandens flugt over plankeværket | Gravel pit worker | |
| 1985 | Walter og Carlo – op på fars hat | Criminal | |
| 1986 | Take it Easy | The bartender Victor | |
| 1986 | Mord i mørket | Ole Kok | |
| 1987 | Strit og Stumme | | |
| 1989 | The Miracle in Valby | Svens father (voice) | |
| 1990 | Dance of the Polar Bears | Father | |
| 1990 | War of the Birds | | |
| 1998 | I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now? | Sam | |
| 1998 | The Olsen Gang's Last Trick | Kjeld Jensen (stand-in for Poul Bundgaard) | |
| 2000 | Fruen på Hamre | | |
| 2001 | Chop Chop | Anton | |
| 2005 | Allegro | professor Fromberg | |
| 2007 | Anja og Viktor – Brændende kærlighed | brandmajor Larsen | |
| 2007 | Hvordan vi slipper af med de andre? | The artist Ole | |
| 2008 | Det perfekte kup | kriminalinspektør Jansen | |
| 2008 | Anja og Viktor – i medgang og modgang | Larsen | |
| 2010 | Bob bob Bølle Bob – Alletiders helt | Chief of Police Quist | |
| 2011 | Noget i luften | Larsen | |
| 2012 | The Passion of Marie | Lawyer Lachmann | |
| 2012 | A Caretaker's Tale | Gregers | |
| 2014 | Krummerne – alt på spil | Caretaker Svendsen | |
| 2016 | Rosemarie og Gartnerens Hemmelighed | | Norwegian film |
| 2018 | A Fortunate Man | Philip Salomon | Bille August-film |
| 2019 | Jagtsæson | | |
| 2019 | Kollision | Harald | |
| 2020 | Into the Darkness (De forbandede år)) | | |

### Series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977–80 | En by i provinsen | Detective Poulsen | episode 1–9 |
| | Ude på noget | | |
| 1978 | Ret beset | Per | episode 3 |
| 1982 | Mille og Mikkel | drycleaner Madsen | |
| 1982 | Opfinderkontoret | Jørgensen | episode 1–6 |
| 1984 | Niels Klim's Underground Travels | Qvamit | episode 3 |
| 1990–92 | Parløb | narator | episode 1–6 |
| 1992 | Kald mig Liva | Hans Kauffmann "Kuf" | episode 2–4 |
| 1992 | Skibet i skilteskoven | | Christmas calendar |
| 1993 | Jul i Juleland | music | Christmas calendar |
| 1994 | Flemming og Berit | different roles | |
| 1996 | Charlot og Charlotte | Chief of Police Orson | |
| 1998 | Hjerteflimmer | himself | |
| 1998 | Sailor Moon | | |
| 2001–03 | Langt fra Las Vegas | Casper's father | episode 32 |
| 2004–07 | Krøniken(Better Times) | singer | |
| 2008 | Sommer | Anna's father | episode 15 |
| 2009–10 | The Protectors (Danish TV series) | Jørgen Boas | |
| 2011 | Vild med dans | himself | Kenter and Marianne Eihilt was pair no. 3 |
| 2012 | Live fra Bremen | | season 6 |
| 2012–17 | Rita (TV series) | schoolteacher Erik | episode 9–16 |
| 2016–19 | Follow the Money (Danish TV series) | Helge Larsen | episode 15–20 |
| 2017 | Below the Surface (Danish TV series) | Leon | episode 1 |
| 2018 | Hånd i hånd | Tage | season 1, episode 1–7 |

### Voiceacting (Cartoons)

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Puppy | |
| 1975 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | | |
| 1987 | Strit og Stumme(Dreaming of Paradise) | Blånæse | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Fagin | |
| 1990 | War of the Birds | The owl | |
| 1995 | Aberne og det hemmelige våben | Weissmüller | |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Heimlich | |
| 1998 | H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge | Meisling Öehlenschläger | |
| 2000–02 | Thomas & Friends | Narrator (Michael Angelis in the UK/Alec Baldwin in the US) | season 5 & 6 |
| 2000 | Cirkeline – ost og kærlighed | Jordrotte | |
| 2003 | The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear | Raven | |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie | | |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | | |
| 2006 | Cars | Ramone | |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Ramone | |
| 2012 | Marco Macaco | | |
| 2013 | Otto the Rhino | Chief of police | |

### Theatrical plays

| Year | Theatre | Play | Role |
| 1998 | Østre Gasværk Teater | Slutspil | |
| 2005 & 2006 | Nørrebros Theater | Elling og Kjell Bjarne | |
| 2007 | Copenhagen Opera House | Matador musical | Larsen |
| 2019 | Det Ny Teater | Fiddler on the Roof | Tevye the Dairyman |

## Discography

* 1982: Nattens sidste cigaret (Live album with Niels Jørgen Steen and others)
* 1990: Uden hat og briller

## Awards

* 1982 – Årets Dirch
* 1991 – Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the movie Dance of the Polar Bears
* 1991 – Robert for male leading role of the year in the movie Dance of the Polar Bears
* 1994 – Teaterpokalen
* 2002 – Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in the movie Chop Chop