{{Short description|Danish actor (1913–1980)}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Karl Stegger | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1913|1|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Aarhus, Denmark | death_date = {{death date and age|1980|4|13|1913|1|11|df=yes}} | death_place = Frederiksberg, Denmark | occupation = Actor, Singer | years_active = 1950–1980 | birth_name = | other_names = | website = }} '''Karl Stegger''' (11 January 1913, in Aarhus – 13 April 1980, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 158 films which makes him the most used Danish film actor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl Stegger |url=https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/karl-stegger |website=Danish Film Institute |access-date=13 August 2020 |ref=dfi |language=da}}</ref>
He mostly appeared in comedy, but also had some serious roles e.g. as the vicar in ''Præsten i Vejlby'' (based on the Steen Steensen Blicher drama). He became famous in 1955 when he replaced Ib Schønberg as the father in the popular ''Far-til-Fire''-film series (Father of Four). Later he appeared in several of the ''Olsen-banden''-movies and the TV series ''Matador'' as Consul Holm.
==Selected filmography== * ''The Crime of Tove Andersen'' (1953) * ''The Son'' (1953) * ''Paw'' (1959) * ''Neighbours'' (1966)
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0825234}} * [https://danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=557 Karl Stegger - dankesfilm.dk]
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