Victor Borge

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Tony Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

All Movies (28)

• Victor Borge: Verdens Morsomste Mand2009 · as Him self
• Victor Borge: The Great Dane of Comedy2008 · as Self
• A Tribute to Victor Borge2008 · as Himself
• Victor Borge: På hjemmebane2006 · as Himself
• Victor Borge - In Concert & Encore2005 · as Himself
• The Victor Borge Collection2004 · as Himself
• Victor Borge's Funniest Moments2004 · as Himself
• Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume Two2004 · as Himself
• Lost Episodes of Victor Borge - Volume One2004 · as Himself
• The Legendary Victor Borge2004 · as Himself
• Victor Borge: Then and Now, Vol. II2002 · as Self
• Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C.1996 · as Self
• Victor Borge Nytårs-show1996
• Victor Borge: Then & Now1992 · as Himself
• The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II1990 · as himself
• Hanna-Barbera's 50th1989 · as Self
• The King of Comedy1982 · as Victor Borge
• All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman1979 · as Self
• Carpenters Very First Television Special1976 · as Self
• Gyldne tider på St. Croix1967 · as Self
• The Daydreamer1966 · as Zenith, the Second Tailor (voice)
• Higher and Higher1943 · as Sir Victor
• De tre måske fire1939 · as Kontorist - Bøjesen
• I Folkets Navn1938
• Alarm1938 · as Tjener Cæsar
• Der var engang en vicevært1937 · as Komponist Bøegh
• Frk. Møllers jubilæum1937
• Victor Borge Classic Collection— · as Himself

All TV Shows (23)

• The Very Best of Victor Borge, Vol. 22018 · as Himself
• The Very Best of Victor Borge, Volume 12011 · as Self
• The Kennedy Center Honors1978 · as Self
• Lørdagshjørnet1976
• The Muppet Show1976 · as Self - Special Guest Star
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show1968 · as Self
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self
• The Dean Martin Show1965
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Mr. Willoughby
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Small World1958 · as Self
• Kraft Music Hall1958 · as Self - Host
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• The Victor Borge Show1951 · as Self - Host
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self