Danish actor, and director Lars Lunøe died in Copenhagen,
Denmark on October 9, 2023. He was 87. Born on April 19, 1936, in Copenhagen,
he wasthe son of High Court lawyer Erik
Martin Lunøe and his wife Agnete von Bülow. Lars was educated at Aarhus
Theatre's student school from 1960 to 1962 after first studying at law school
for 2 years. He made his debut as an actor in the TV program " Retten er
sat” (The Court is Set) in 1959. He went on to study acting in Berlin, Munich
and Paris in 1964 and London in 1972. Lars Lunøe had his breakthrough in 1964
in his performance in "Gigi". In the late 60s, he left Aarhus Theatre
for a freelance career - and later played on all the regional stages and in all
the Copenhagen theatres. Lars Lunøe participated in a large number of plays,
where he interpreted everything from Shakespeare to Ibsen and Holberg. He
appeared in over 30 films and 20 TV series. Among the films were two
Euro-westerns as Slim O’Hara in 1970’s “Tough Guys of the Prairie” and the
sequel “Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie” in 1971.
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