Arthur Jensen

Arthur Jensen was originally trained as a tailor and later educated at the Royal Theatres student school 192023 and had an extensive theatre career He experienced his heyday on television after passing the age of 70 He never achieved the same heights in film as he did in television with roles such as caretaker Meyer in Huset på Christianshavn 197077 and clerk Schwan from Damernes Magasin in Matador 197881 With the exception of when he reprised the character of caretaker Meyer in Erik Ballings film version of the TV series Ballade på Christianshavn 1971 It was his best film performance He portrayed the two TV series characters shamelessly on his distinctive type the comically aunty as caretaker Meyer and the sly and vain as clerk Schwan What could have ended up as a gay caricature becomes human portraits in the garb of folk comedy not least thanks to Arthur Jensens humor which at once shows solidarity and irony with the characters It took a long time for Arthur Jensen to discovery who he was as an actor After four silent film supporting roles at FyBi he formed a comedic duo with Ib Schønberg in several of Alice OFredericks and Lau Lauritzens energetic prank farces in the 1930s but the fun is sporadic and the inventions are often selfsatisfied and infantile His recurring role as a whiny spanking boy for the healthy guys in these films including director Lauritzen himself are particularly unfunny and almost unpleasant