appears in five films, and Hesjevoll, Wengård and Hatlo in one film each respectively) Harald Heide-Steen Jr. as Dynamite-Harry Spin-offs The Danish TV series showing the gang during their childhood, Olsen-bandens første kup, was remade in Norway as Olsenbandens første kupp. There has also been made an entire feature film series, Olsenbanden Jr., with six films from 2003 to 2010, inspired by the Swedish Lilla Jönssonligan. In popular culture The popularity of the film series inspired a Norwegian restaurant chain, Egon, with the logo alluding to Egon Olsen's iconic hat and cigar. Semic published five Norwegian comic albums featuring the Olsen Gang, eight original stories, starting with "Olsenbanden raner hurtigruta!"'' published in 1983. In June 2019, the Norwegian Postal service issued two stamps to celebrate the first film's 50th anniversary. The domestic stamp depicts Egon leaving prison, which is the opening scene in most of the films. The European stamp shows the whole gang, including Harry and Valborg. The dubbed versions of the series have also enjoyed great popularity in the former GDR and can still be seen regularly on regional television stations. More than 3000 people are members of the German Olsenbanden fan club. The stage name of Betterov, a musician from Thuringia, is a reference to the eponymous supporting character Betterøv in the series. References Notes External links Olsenbande-Drehorte (Olsen Gang Film-Locations) Some of the original Danish trailers IMDB on the original Danish film 1960s heist films 1970s heist films 1980s heist films Danish film series Danish-language films Fictional gangs Films adapted into comics Films directed by Erik Balling Film series introduced in 1968