Victor Borge
- Acting
- January 3, 1909 · København
- December 23, 2000
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2 · Self
- The Very Best of Victor Borge, Volume 1 · Self
- Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand · Him self
- Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy · Self
- A Tribute to Victor Borge · Self
- Victor Borge: På hjemmebane · Self
- Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore · Self
- The Victor Borge Collection · Self
- Victor Borge's Funniest Moments · Self
- Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two · Self
- Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One · Self
- The Legendary Victor Borge · Self
- Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II · Self
- Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C. · Self
- Victor Borge Nytårs-show
- Victor Borge: Then & Now · Self
- The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II · Self
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th · Self
- The King of Comedy · Victor Borge
- All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman · Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors · Self
- Carpenters Very First Television Special · Self
- Lørdagshjørnet
- The Muppet Show · Self
- Dinah! · Self
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show · Self
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In · Self
- Gyldne tider på St. Croix · Self
- The Daydreamer · Zenith, the Second Tailor (Voice)
- The Dean Martin Show
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · Mr. Willoughby
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Small World · Self
- Kraft Music Hall · Self
- Tony Awards · Self
- The Victor Borge Show · Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Self
- What's My Line? · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Higher and Higher · Sir Victor
- De tre måske fire · Kontorist - Bøjesen
- I Folkets Navn
- Alarm · Tjener Cæsar
- Der var engang en vicevært · Komponist Bøegh
- Frk. Møllers jubilæum
- Victor Borge Classic Collection · Self