Victor Borge
Known for: Acting
Born: January 3, 1909
Died: December 23, 2000
Place of birth: København
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.
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Filmography
28 movies · 21 TV shows, newest first
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The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2
2018
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The Very Best of Victor Borge, Volume 1
20119.0
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
2009NR
Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
2008
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A Tribute to Victor Borge
2008NR
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
2006
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Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
2005
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The Victor Borge Collection
2004
4.5
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
2004
7.0
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
2004
3.8
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
2004
5.8
The Legendary Victor Borge
2004
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Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
2002
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Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
1996
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Victor Borge Nytårs-show
1996
6.7
Victor Borge: Then & Now
1992
6.7
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
1990
9.1
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
7.8
The King of Comedy
1982
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All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
8.0
Carpenters Very First Television Special
19767.0
Lørdagshjørnet
1976
8.0
The Muppet Show
1976
7.0
Dinah!
19748.0
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
19685.0
Gyldne tider på St. Croix
1967
5.1
The Daydreamer
1966
7.4
The Dean Martin Show
1965
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
19617.3
Small World
1958
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
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Tony Awards
1956NR
The Victor Borge Show
1951
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.3
Higher and Higher
1943
5.7
De tre måske fire
19398.0
I Folkets Navn
1938
6.0
Alarm
1938
6.0
Der var engang en vicevært
1937
6.7
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
1937
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Victor Borge Classic Collection
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