Victor Borge
Actor
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
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
as Self 1989
The Daydreamer
as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice) 1966
Higher and Higher
as Sir Victor 1943
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
as himself 1990
Victor Borge: Then & Now
as Himself 1992
The Legendary Victor Borge
as Himself 2004
Der var engang en vicevært
as Komponist Bøegh 1937
De tre måske fire
as Kontorist - Bøjesen 1939
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
as Himself 2004
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
as Himself 2004
Alarm
as Tjener Cæsar 1938
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
1937
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
as Himself 2004
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
as Him self 2009
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
as Self 1967
The Victor Borge Collection
as Himself 2004