Victor Borge
Known for ActingBorn 1909-01-03 — died 2000-12-23København
Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish- American comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as "The Clown Prince of Denmark", "The Unmelancholy Dane", and "The Great Dane".
He was born in Copenhagen and started out as a classic concert pianist, having his first major concert in 1926. In 1933 he started his now famous "stand up" act, with the signature blend of piano music and jokes, and married American Elsie Chilton the same year. Borge started touring extensively in Europe, where he began telling anti-Nazi jokes. When Germany invaded Denmark on 9 April 1940, he was touring Sweden, and fled via finland to the USA with his American wife.
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Once in the USA, he took the name Victor Borge, and quickly managed to adapt his jokes to the American audience, learning English by watching movies. In 1941 he was hired by Bing Crosby for his Kraft Music Hall, and from then on, his fame just grew and grew.
Known for
The King of Comedy
1982 · as Victor Borge
The Daydreamer
1966 · as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989 · as Self
Higher and Higher
1943 · as Sir Victor
Carpenters Very First Television Special
1976 · as Self
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979 · as Self
Victor Borge Nytårs-show
1996
A Tribute to Victor Borge
2008 · as Himself
The Legendary Victor Borge
2004 · as Himself
Alarm
1938 · as Tjener Cæsar
Der var engang en vicevært
1937 · as Komponist Bøegh
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
1996 · as Self
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
1990 · as himself
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
2004 · as Himself
Victor Borge: Then & Now
1992 · as Himself
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
2006 · as Himself
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
1937
The Victor Borge Collection
2004 · as Himself