Karl Stegger

{{Short description|Danish actor (1913–1980)}}

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| 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

| yearsactive = 1950–1980

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Karl Stegger (11 January 1913, in Aarhus – 13 April 1980, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after Ove Sprogøe.{{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}}

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.