# Karl Stegger

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{{Short description|Danish actor (1913–1980)}}
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| name         = Karl Stegger
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| birth_date   = {{birth date|1913|1|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1980|4|13|1913|1|11|df=yes}}
| death_place  = [Frederiksberg](/source/Frederiksberg), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| occupation   = Actor, Singer
| years_active = 1950–1980
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'''Karl Stegger''' (11 January 1913, in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus) – 13 April 1980, in [Frederiksberg](/source/Frederiksberg)) was a Danish [actor](/source/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](/source/comedies), but also had some serious roles e.g. as the vicar in ''Præsten i Vejlby'' (based on the [Steen Steensen Blicher](/source/Steen_Steensen_Blicher) drama). He became famous in 1955 when he replaced [Ib Schønberg](/source/Ib_Sch%C3%B8nberg) as the father in the popular ''Far-til-Fire''-film series (Father of Four). Later he appeared in several of the ''[Olsen-banden](/source/Olsen-banden)''-movies and the TV series ''[Matador](/source/Matador_(Danish_TV_series))'' as Consul Holm.

==Selected filmography==
* ''[The Crime of Tove Andersen](/source/The_Crime_of_Tove_Andersen)'' (1953)
* ''[The Son](/source/The_Son_(1953_film))'' (1953)
* ''[Paw](/source/Paw_(film))'' (1959)
* ''[Neighbours](/source/Neighbours_(1966_film))'' (1966)

==References== 
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0825234}}
* [https://danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=557 Karl Stegger - dankesfilm.dk]

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Category:1913 births
Category:1980 deaths
Category:Danish male film actors
Category:Male actors from Aarhus
Category:20th-century Danish male actors

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