Victor Borge
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1909
- Died
- December 23, 2000 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- København
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
Victor Borge Classic Collection
Movie · as Himself
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2
TV · as Himself · 8 eps
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Volume 1
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
Movie · as Him self
A Tribute to Victor Borge
Movie · as Himself
Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
Movie · as Self
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
Movie · as Himself
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
Movie · as Himself
The Victor Borge Collection
Movie · as Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
Movie · as Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
Movie · as Himself
The Legendary Victor Borge
Movie · as Himself
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
Movie · as Himself
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
Movie · as Self
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
Movie · as Self
Victor Borge Nytårs-show
Movie
Victor Borge: Then & Now
Movie · as Himself
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
Movie · as himself
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Movie · as Self
The King of Comedy
Movie · as Victor Borge
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Movie · as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Carpenters Very First Television Special
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Lørdagshjørnet
TV · 1 ep
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
Movie · as Self
The Daydreamer
Movie · as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 1 ep
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Mr. Willoughby · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 4 eps
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Small World
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Victor Borge Show
TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 24 eps
Higher and Higher
Movie · as Sir Victor
De tre måske fire
Movie · as Kontorist - Bøjesen
Alarm
Movie · as Tjener Cæsar
I Folkets Navn
Movie
Der var engang en vicevært
Movie · as Komponist Bøegh
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
Movie