Strøbye was most famous for his comedy roles as the confused uncle in Min søsters børn My sisters Children and the hustler Gyldenkål in Familien Gyldenkål The Goldcabbage Family But his biggest role and success was in Matador the TV series a lawyer Skjold Hansen he started his acting career and education as an actor at Det Kongelige Teater The Royal Danish theater he also worked at Folketeatret The peoples theater Strøbye made his movie debut in Nåler 1951 and his last role was in 1998 as the aging inspector in the legendary Olsen Banden movies