Personal Info
Birth date
1930-03-30 (95 Years)
Day of death
1981-03-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Aalborg, Denmark
Also known as
-Preben Kaas
Biography
Preben Kaas (30 March 1930 – 27 March 1981) was a Danish comedian, actor, script writer and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1943 and 1980. He received the 1970 Bodil for best actor in a supporting role for his role in The Olsen Gang in a Fix. He was born in Aalborg and died in Copenhagen. Preben Kaas was married to Bodil Nymark Nielsen, Ulla Kaas Larsen, Anne Marie Lie and Lisbet Dahl. He is the father of actor and bandleader Jeppe Kaas and actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
Filmography
The House at Christianshavn
8
Overview:
The series follows the residents of an apartment building on Copenhagen's Christianshavn, as they go about their daily lives and challenges. There is Olsen, a mover with an old fashion view of the world, Clausen who runs the local pet shop, Egon the career focused assistant, their wives who work hard to keep their spouses lives together, the young couple Tue and Rikke who recently moved in, the hard working caretaker Meyer, who never puts in to much effort, and of course Emma, the innkeeper of Rottehullet, where all the important decisions are made while running up the bar tab. The series was produced by Nordisk Film for Danmarks Radio TV station between the years 1970-77. The series' first director was Ebbe Langberg, then Erik Balling and Tom Hedegaard respectively. The series was conceived by an author team of well-known Danish authors such Leif Panduro, Benny Andersen, and Lise Nørgaard.The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
6.9
Overview:
When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are actually WORKING in a shop! Thus, he has to think of something else to get his hands on the money of some international gangster.The Olsen Gang in Jutland
7
Overview:
The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large sum of money (in American dollars and gold bars) in one of their commando bunkers, when they were defeated in 1945; the only problem it's in Jutland. Egon, Benny and Kjeld "appropriate" a car and drives to Jutland along with Kjelds wife and child Yvonne and Borge. They look forward to fooling the the people in Jutland, but of course, things don't go quite as planed. It ends with Benny, Kjeld, Borge and Yvonne sitting in the train back to Copenhagen, were they are overtaken by Egon in his car on the road next to the track. This is the last time the Olsen gang goes to Jutland.Red Meadows
5.6
Overview:
A suspense tale revolving around the memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German war-time prison.Martha
6.6
Overview:
The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.Don Olsen kommer til byen
6.5
Overview:
Bank director L.W. Jacobsen resides in a small provincial town. He is not particularly interested in his wife, Elsebeth, but rather in teacher and city council member Miss Mortensen. Thorsen, the town's manufacturer, is a member of the same city council group as Jacobsen. Then Don Olsen comes to town. Olsen is not interested in the upper class, but rather in people. By chance, Thorsen and Olsen meet and soon become drinking buddies. Thorsen drags the milkman's horse home to his apartment in the middle of the night. The scandal is a reality. Thorsen wants to flee, but with Olsen's help, he instead woos the townspeople and Miss Mortensen under the motto "Make good times better."Going for Broke
6.4
Overview:
Three out of work actors breaks into a bank through the toilet of a railroad station.Friends at Arms: Operation Camel
4.8
Overview:
As part of the U.N. patrol in Gaza, A group of Danish soldiers run into a series of misadventures.Friends at Arms: Causing Mischief
5
Overview:
Ras, who has become a lieutenant in the Ranger Corps, visits his old barracks one day, where he meets all his former fellow recruits. They have just returned from an exercise, where, as usual, they have teased the sergeant major. They are now on their way to leave and suggest that Ras join them, but he declines, explaining that he has to plan an exercise with the Ranger Corps. He suggests that they sign up for the entrance exam, but the guys don't want to. However, they have no doubt that they could easily pass! On their way home from leave, they end up in the wrong train carriage, which drops them off in the middle of a deserted forest, and suddenly they are surrounded by paratroopers, and then they are put to the test...The Girl and the Playboy
7.1
Overview:
A millionaire gets amnesia after a hit to the head and now he has to rediscover his past and decide what kind of man he wants to be in the future.Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie
5.3
Overview:
Comedic western, where the 4 guys this time have to help find a gold transport. They get help from the cunning girl Shannahoo.Holidays in jail
5.8
Overview:
Four young men, Henry, Toft, Tam, and Klausen, take the train to Maribo, ending up at the prison gates. All four are serving sentences for drunk driving. They are a little embarrassed, but each has a good explanation for the "accident." They are "almost innocent" and therefore entitled to make the best of their voluntary "vacation."Tough Guys of the Prairie
5.1
Overview:
Wild West Danish comedy. The story of four strapping lads who defeat a gang of criminals intent on stealing honest people's gold should not be taken seriously. The four heroes ride ponies, and little effort is made to conceal the fact that the film was shot in Denmark.Friends at Arms
4.2
Overview:
Every year, thousands of young men are summoned to undergo an education where completely different demands are made than in civilian life. The soldiers must be in perfect physical form and they must learn to deal with modern weapons.Løgn og løvebrøl
6
Overview:
An unsuccessful animal impersonator wants publicity and feeds an overly eager journalist a story. The impersonator says he is going to Africa to roar like a lion, and people believe him. The front-page sensation spreads to the foreign press, and in the end, the poor liar has to take out his savings and travel to Africa to prove that the lie was true enough.Friends at Arms: On Autumn Exercises
5.4
Overview:
The old comrades are called up for three weeks of autumn maneuvers. They are usually more interested in beer, girls, and cheerful music, but Sergeant Vældegaard is determined to scrape the civilian rust off the "boys." Their old friends from their days as recruits have remained in the system as platoon leaders and sergeants, respectively, but that does not dampen the fun. In the heat of battle, the schoolteacher finds time to flirt with his Lotte Corps colleague Birthe.Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run
4.7
Overview:
The German bear Fido from Münich is sweet, easygoing and nice, and just loves Danish soldiers. Thus, the bear marches together with the recruits and even wants to share their beds in this strange Danish comedy.The Olsen Gang in a Fix
6.6
Overview:
A good looking female social welfare worker makes Egon Olsen forget about crimes for some time, but when an American gangster breaks into a local bank and the police think its Egon's work, he has to get back to work to prove he's innocent.To skøre ho'der
7.3
Overview:
Two tough guys, Paul and Preben, are in the same hospital, both admitted for stomach ulcers. Paul because he's sick of his aunt Klara and his cute fiancée Susanne's crazy care, and Preben because he won big on the lottery and can't find the ticket. One morning, they are brutally awakened by the head nurse: they are to be taken for examination. But for some reason, panic breaks out in the hallway, Paul's bed crashes into Preben's, runs into the venerable chief physician, and the wild ride continues. Of course, the two guys are thrown out of the hospital with a bang, but they take the problems as they come and head out onto the open road.En pige uden lige
7
Overview:
In the ‘Strandgården’ on Taasinge, the three brothers Østermann Lars, Nikolaj and Hans live a secluded life, they are all three bachelors. Over the years, they have developed into three originals who let their farm fall into disrepair and otherwise do not bother to take care of anything.The Girl and the Viscount
6
Overview:
Susanne is going to the countryside to visit Ditmar. Ditmar has been abroad for over a year, and in the meantime, Susanne has given birth to Lulu without Ditmar's knowledge. Susanne's good friend and nanny, Andreas, accompanies her to the estate. Andreas and Lulu are assumed to be the butler and his daughter. Andreas agrees to the idea so that he can keep an eye on Susanne. However, Andreas falls in love with the daughter of the house, who believes he has a wife. At the same time, Susanne tries to tell Ditmar that Lulu is their child.Father of Four: And Uncle Sofus
6.2
Overview:
At home in the small family is nothing new. Tiny Per is the school's mischief maker, Sister has heartaches, Mie and Ole has to be in the school play, etc. But suddenly something happens. Good old Uncle Anders has a twin brother in the United States. He called Sofus, and now he comes home to celebrate 70th birthday. He was a troublemaker when he left and now he has become even worseNu stiger den
4
Overview:
A folk comedy loosely based on the career of Danish inventor and aviation pioneer Jacob Christian Ellehammer. We follow Ellehammer, his loyal assistant Pehtersen, and his patient wife as they battle creditors and widespread ridicule until, on September 12, 1906, Ellehammer becomes the first person in Europe to get a flying machine off the ground on the island of Lindholm.Girls at Arms
5.6
Overview:
A comedy about girls joining the army in Denmark. Marianne joins to keep up a long family tradition as her brother won't. Both her brother and her boyfriend find her decision difficult to accept.Those Damned Kids
6.6
Overview:
Directed by Danish filmmakers Bjarne and Astrid Henning-Jensen, THOSE BLASTED KIDS tells a story of a group of back-alley urchins that is considered Denmark’s first true children’s film.The Reluctant Sadist
5.3
Overview:
A poor dandy embezzled large sums of money and buys the title Marquis De Sade to impress the upper class. The film premiered as "I am a Marquis."Revolution My A..
6.3
Overview:
A comedy about a Danish private detective, normally just occupied with cases about unfaithful spouses, is suddenly involved in murder, arms deal, revolution in Guateragua, briefcase full of money and the Danish intelligence agency.Me, Too, in the Mafia
5.5
Overview:
Petty crook “Viffer” Hansen pulls off a daring $10 million swindle selling Copenhagen’s Rundetårn to an oil sheikh, then substitutes the loot with expertly forged bills thanks to his counterfeit friend Valde. Hounded by both the mob’s Don Luigi, who promised Viffer the hand of his shrill-voiced daughter Elvira as reward, and the betrayed sheikh’s thuggish enforcer Olfert, Viffer adopts a new disguise, suffers amnesia in a madhouse, and narrowly escapes to face the final showdown when Luigi and Elvira arrive in Denmark to collect on his broken promise.Acting
1981Mændenes Forbund as Rejsekonsulenten
1981D.A.S.K. (2 Episodes) as Martin Alexander
1980That's me too as Stines far
1978Holidays in jail as Galleriejer Toft
1978Mirror, Mirror as Unknown
1978Firmaskovturen as Hans
1977Going for Broke as Arthur Gabrielsen
1976The Ghost Train as Richard Winther, gullaschbaron
1976Julefrokosten as Hans Jensen
1975Girls at Arms as Bartender
1974Me, Too, in the Mafia as Valde Sørensen
1973The Olsen Gang Runs Amok as Dynamite Harry
1973Slap af as Robert
1973In Your Dad's Pocket as Far
1973På'en igen Amalie as Journalist
1971The Olsen Gang in Jutland as Betterøv
1971Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie as Ben
1971Where Is the Body, Moeller? as Møller
1970Revolution My A.. as Unknown
1970Tough Guys of the Prairie as Ben
1970The House at Christianshavn (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Fuld kunde, Redaktør, Knold, Harald
1969The Olsen Gang in a Fix as Dynamite Harry
1968Friends at Arms: On a Bear Run as 12
1967Nyhavns glade gutter as Espen Petersen
1967Martha as Kokken
1967Cirkusrevyen 67 as Various Roles
1967The Reluctant Sadist as Bogforlægger
1966The Girl and the Viscount as Skuespiller
1966Nu stiger den as Klamm 2.
1965Mor bag rattet as Lykkes far som ung
1964Don Olsen kommer til byen as Unknown
1964Selvmordsskolen as Søn
1962Friends at Arms: Causing Mischief as Ole Sørensen (615)
1961Friends at Arms: On Autumn Exercises as Ole (615)
1961Løgn og løvebrøl as Unknown
1961To skøre ho'der as Preben Bruun
1960Friends at Arms: Operation Camel as Ole Sørensen (615)
1960The Quiet Battle as Gustav
1960The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte as Journalisten
1959Friends at Arms: Marching Out as Ole Sørensen - (615)
1959De sjove aar as Madsen
1958Friends at Arms as Ole Sørensen (615)
19586-Day Race as Benny Brun
1958Other People's Children as Søren, Kommis
1957Henrik and Pernille as Unknown
1957Father of Four: And Uncle Sofus as Unknown
1957Sønnen fra Amerika as Preben - lærling
1957Sin Alley as Egon
1948Værelse søges! as Ung mand
1947Those Damned Kids as Børge
1946I Love Another as Blomsterbud
1945Red Meadows as Erik
1943Det ender med bryllup as Unknown
1943Naar man kun er ung as Unknown
1943En pige uden lige as Unknown
Directing
1973På'en igen Amalie ... Director
1971Where Is the Body, Moeller? ... Director
1967Cirkusrevyen 67 ... Director
1961To skøre ho'der ... Director
Writing
1972How to Behave in a Fourposter Bed ... Writer
1971Where Is the Body, Moeller? ... Writer
1967Cirkusrevyen 67 ... Writer
1965The Girl and the Playboy ... Idea
1961To skøre ho'der ... Writer
1960Friends at Arms: Operation Camel ... Writer
Sound
1961To skøre ho'der ... Music Editor