Johannes Poul Thomsen (15 February 1922 – 16 December 1988) was a Danish theatre, film and voice actor. He was born in Præstø, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Contents
Career
Thomsen attended Odense Teater‘s acting school from 1945 to 1947 and gave his stage debut on 22 April 1946. He stayed at Odense until 1949, then went to Aalborg to work as an actor and director at Lille Scenen, and finally moved to Copenhagen in 1957, where he played at several theatres including Fiolteatret and Gladsaxe Teater.
Between 1944 and 1986, Thomsen had about 50 roles in film and television, with the bulk of his appearances in the 1970s. His roles were mainly small, often in comedies including several Olsen Gang films.
Thomsen was also a prolific voice actor in radio plays of Danmarks Radio and a reader of audiobooks.
Personal life
Thomsen was married four times. His first wife was actress Lone Luther from 1947 to 1949. He married actress Kirsten Aller in 1950, and actress Antonie Biering in 1952. His fourth marriage was to Åse Scharling in 1960, with whom he had a daughter and a son.