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Victor Borge
Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 3, 1909Died December 23, 2000 (91 years)
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.
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
| 2018 | The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2 (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2013 | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love · as Self |
| 2009 | Victor Borge Around Australia · as Self |
| 2008 | A Tribute to Victor Borge · as Himself |
| 2005 | Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore · as Himself |
| 2004 | The Victor Borge Collection · as Himself |
| 2000 | The Legendary Victor Borge · as Himself |
| 2000 | Dronning Ingrid - i følge Victor Borge · as Self |
| 1999 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1995 | The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | Comic Relief VI · as Self |
| 1992 | Victor Borge: Then & Now · as Himself |
| 1990 | The Best of Victor Borge: Act One & Two · as Himself |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Geraldo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | The King of Comedy · as Victor Borge |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | The Hollywood Palace · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Electric Company (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Andy Williams Show (1962) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Entertainer (segment "the Great Dane") |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1958 | Concentration (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Victor Borge's Comedy in Music III · as Self - Host |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as Self - Entertainer (segment "comedy In Music") |
| 1952 | Art Linkletter's House Party (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Self - Pianist |
| 1950 | Four Star Revue (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1949 | Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1949 | The Fred Waring Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |