Victor Borge
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.
Acted in
The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 2
2018
as Himself
Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand
2009
as Him self
Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy
2008
as Self
A Tribute to Victor Borge
2008
as Himself
Victor Borge: På hjemmebane
2006
as Himself
Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore
2005
as Himself
The Victor Borge Collection
2004
as Himself
Victor Borge's Funniest Moments
2004
as Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two
2004
as Himself
Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One
2004
as Himself
The Legendary Victor Borge
2004
as Himself
Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II
2002
as Self
Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.
1996
as Self
Victor Borge: Then & Now
1992
as Himself
The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II
1990
as himself
Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration
1990
as Self
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
as Self
The King of Comedy
1982
as Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
The Daydreamer
1966
as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Victor Borge Show
1951
as Self - Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Higher and Higher
1943
as Sir Victor
De tre måske fire
1939
as Kontorist - Bøjesen
Alarm
1938
as Tjener Cæsar
Der var engang en vicevært
1937
as Komponist Bøegh
Frk. Møllers jubilæum
1937
Victor Borge Classic Collection
as Himself