Henning Moritzen

'Henning Moritzen' (qv) is a well-known Danish screen and stage actor. Born in Tårbæk near Copenhagen and with a secondary school degree from Grønnevangsskolen in Ordrup, Henning Mortizen was educated as an actor at Privatteatrenes Elevskole. Since the early 1950s he has been a stage actor with countless successes, especially The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, earning a reputation as one of the great male leads of Danish theatre. His work shows a high degree of variation, from comedy to musical to drama, modern as well as classical. To his stage career came the natural addition of film and television work of which _Harry und sein Kammerdiener (1961)_ (qv), _Hjemme hos William (1971)_ (qv) and _Memories of a Marriage (1989)_ (qv) can be mentioned as highpoints. And even later, the international success _The Celebration (1998)_ (qv) gave him a strong part as the dominant father.::Peter Brandt Nielsen