Victor Borge
Acting
Born: 1909-01-03 in 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
The King of Comedy
Victor Borge
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mr. Willoughby
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Dean Martin Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Higher and Higher
Sir Victor
The Daydreamer
Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
himself
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
Dinah!
Self
Victor Borge: Then & Now
Himself
Der var engang en vicevært
Komponist Bøegh
De tre måske fire
Kontorist - Bøjesen
The Legendary Victor Borge
Himself
Alarm
Tjener Cæsar
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
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Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
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Lørdagshjørnet
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
Himself
I Folkets Navn
Carpenters Very First Television Special
Self
The Victor Borge Collection
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Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
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Victor Borge Classic Collection
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