Victor Borge
Acting • Born 1909-01-03 – Died 2000-12-23
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
49 credits
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Movie • 1989
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Higher and Higher
Movie • 1943
Sir Victor
Victor Borge: Then & Now
Movie • 1992
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The Victor Borge Collection
Movie • 2004
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Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
Movie • 2006
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Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
Movie • 2005
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Der var engang en vicevært
Movie • 1937
Komponist Bøegh
Victor Borge Classic Collection
Movie
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De tre måske fire
Movie • 1939
Kontorist - Bøjesen
The Daydreamer
Movie • 1966
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
Movie • 2004
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Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
Movie • 2004
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The Legendary Victor Borge
Movie • 2004
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Alarm
Movie • 1938
Tjener Cæsar
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
Movie • 2004
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Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
Movie • 2009
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Frk. Møllers jubilæum
Movie • 1937
The King of Comedy
Movie • 1982
Victor Borge
A Tribute to Victor Borge
Movie • 2008
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The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
Movie • 1990
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Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
Movie • 2002
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Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
Movie • 2008
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Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
Movie • 1996
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Victor Borge Nytårs-show
Movie • 1996
I Folkets Navn
Movie • 1938
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
Movie • 1967
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Movie • 1979
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Carpenters Very First Television Special
Movie • 1976
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
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The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
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The Victor Borge Show
TV • 1951
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The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
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The Dean Martin Show
TV • 1965
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV • 1968
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The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
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Dinah!
TV • 1974
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The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
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The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2
TV • 2018
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Panelist
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
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Lørdagshjørnet
TV • 1976
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
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The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
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Small World
TV • 1958
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Mr. Willoughby