Osvald Helmuth

Osvald Helmuth (14 July 1894 - 18 March 1966) was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer. HIs career began in Randers in 1913, and he later appeared in the Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen. In 1929 he got his big break with the revue song Ølhunden glammer by Poul Henningsen. In 1936 he appeared in his first film, Cirkusrevyen, a musical comedy in which he displayed his singing talents, directred by acclaimed directors Lau Lauritzen, Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. This paved the way for a successful film career in the 1930s and 1940s, successively appeareing in leading roles in musical comedies directed by these people such as Der var engang en vicevært (1937), En fuldendt gentleman (1937) but also thrillers such as Blaavand melder...