Jens Okking

Jens Dyhr Okking (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018)^[1]^[2] was a Danish actor, singer and politician.

Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from Lars von Triers TV-series The Kingdom. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for many years, both in theatre, films and TV series and he also worked as theatre director. Apart from his acting, Okking performed as a singer throughout his career, including many recordings with a variety of musicians, mainly from Denmark. He also used his voice to record several audiobooks, mostly for children, and in radio plays for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR).

Jens Okking was a member of the European Parliament in 1999–2003, initially elected for the June Movement, but he later changed affiliation to the People's Movement against the EU.

Filmography (selected)

A selection of films Okking participated in includes:

The Only Way (1970)
Tjærehandleren (1971)
Revolutionen i vandkanten (1971)
Olsen-bandens store kup (1972)
Præsten i Vejlby (1972)
Olsen-banden går amok (1973)
Flugten (1973)
Nitten røde roser (1974)
Familien Gyldenkål (1975)
Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken (1976)
Strømer (1976)
En by i provinsen (1977)
Affæren i Mølleby (1976)
Den korte sommer (1976)
Nyt legetøj (1977)
Skytten (1977)
Pas på ryggen, professor (1977)
Hør, var der ikke en som lo? (1978)
Slægten (1978)
Mig og Charly (1978)
Honning Måne (1978)
The Witch Hunt (1981)
Langturschauffør (1981)
Gummi Tarzan (1981)
Rocking Silver (1983)
Zappa (1983)
Kampen om den røde ko (1987)
Guldregn (1988)
Miraklet i Valby (1989)
Gøngehøvdingen – 1992 som Kaptajn Mannheimer.
Det forsømte forår (1993)
Riget I (1994)
Menneskedyret (1995)
Ondt blod (1996)
Barbera (1997)
Riget II (1997)
En klappe med een hånd (2001)
Jolly Roger (2001)
Viejos en coches nuevos (2002)
Inkasso (2004)
Den gode strømer (2004)
Opbrud (2005)
Solkongen (2005)
Bag det stille ydre (2005)
Næste skridt (2006)

Referencias

^ "Dødsfald: Skuespiller og fhv. Eurodiputado Jens Okking (78) - Alt om politik: altinget.dk" . Altinget.dk . Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2018 . Consultado el 5 de junio de 2021 .
↑ «Skuespiller Jens Okking er død» . DR . 21 de enero de 2018. Archivado desde el original el 21 de enero de 2018 . Consultado el 5 de junio de 2021 .

Enlaces externos

Jens Okking en IMDb
Jens Okking en la base de datos de películas danesas
Jens Okking en la base de datos de películas danskefilm.dk (en danés)

[Altinget.dk-1] "Dødsfald: Skuespiller og fhv. Eurodiputado Jens Okking (78) - Alt om politik: altinget.dk" . Altinget.dk . Archivado desde el original el 22 de enero de 2018 . Consultado el 5 de junio de 2021 .

[2] «Skuespiller Jens Okking er død» . DR . 21 de enero de 2018. Archivado desde el original el 21 de enero de 2018 . Consultado el 5 de junio de 2021 .

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