Børge Rosenbaum (/?b?r??/ BOR-g?; 3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000) — stage name Victor Borge — was a successful Danish comedian, conductor and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His unique and appealing blend of music and comedy earned him such affectionate sobriquets as “The Clown Prince of Denmark”, “The Unmelancholy Dane”, and “The Great Dane”. IMDB Wikipedia
Full Name |
Victor Borge |
Net Worth |
$4 Million |
Date Of Birth |
January 3, 1909 |
Died |
December 23, 2000, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
Place Of Birth |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Occupation |
Classical pianist, entertainer, comedian, humorist |
Profession |
Comedian, Actor, Humorist, Conductor, Composer, Songwriter, Pianist |
Education |
Royal Danish Academy of Music |
Spouse |
Sarabel Sanna Scraper, Elsie Chilton |
Children |
Ronald Borge, Frederikke Borge, Janet Crowle, Vebe Borge, Sanna Feinstein |
Parents |
Bernhard Rosenbaum, Frederikke Rosenbaum |
Nicknames |
Victor Borge, Borge, Victor |
IMDB |
http://imdb.com/name/nm0096493 |
Awards |
Kennedy Center Honors |
Nominations |
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Specialty Act – Single Or Group |
Movies |
Higher and Higher, The Daydreamer, De tre måske fire, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Victor Borge’s Funniest Moments, Victor Borge: Birthday Gala at Wolf Trap, Victor Borge: Then & Now, Victor Borge Tells Hans Christian Andersen Stories |
TV Shows |
The Victor Borge Show, The Complete Victor Borge |
Star Sign |
Capricorn |
Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
Role |
The King of Comedy |
1982 |
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Victor Borge |
Actor |
Consumer Survival Kit |
1975 |
TV Series |
|
Actor |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
1967 |
TV Series |
Mr. Willoughby |
Actor |
The Daydreamer |
1966 |
|
Zenith (The Second Tailor) (voice) |
Actor |
Mr. Belvedere |
1965 |
TV Movie |
Lynn Belvedere |
Actor |
The James Melton Show |
1951 |
TV Series |
|
Actor |
The Story of Dr. Wassell |
1944 |
|
Man (uncredited) |
Actor |
Higher and Higher |
1943 |
|
Sir Victor Fitzroy Victor |
Actor |
De tre måske fire |
1939 |
|
Kontorist – Bøjesen (as Børge Rosenbaum) |
Actor |
Alarm |
1938 |
|
Tjener Cæsar (as Børge Rosenbaum) |
Actor |
Der var engang en Vicevært |
1937 |
|
Komponist Bøegh |
Actor |
Frk. Møllers jubilæum |
1937 |
|
Klaverstemmer Asmussen |
Actor |
The Victor Borge Show |
1963 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Writer |
Victor Borge: Comedy in Music |
1956 |
TV Mini-Series writer – 2 episodes |
|
Writer |
De tre måske fire |
1939 |
as Børge Rosenbaum |
|
Composer |
Higher and Higher |
1943 |
performer: “The Music Stopped” 1943, “You’re On Your Own” 1943, “Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67” 1809, “Symphony No.6 in B Minor Pathétique, Op.74” 1893 |
|
Soundtrack |
Victor Borge’s Funniest Moments |
2002 |
Video |
Himself |
Self |
The Legendary Victor Borge |
2000 |
Video |
Himself |
Self |
Dronning Ingrid – i følge Victor Borge |
2000 |
TV Special documentary short |
Himself (uncredited) |
Self |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
1999 |
TV Special |
Himself – Honoree |
Self |
Borge for alvor |
1998 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Royal Variety Performance |
1996 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1995 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter |
Self |
CBS This Morning |
1994 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Comic Relief VI |
1994 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Guest Night |
1993 |
TV Series |
|
Self |
Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år |
1993 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself – Narrator |
Self |
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams |
1991 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Best of Victor Borge: Act One & Two |
1990 |
Video |
Himself |
Self |
The Geraldo Rivera Show |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration |
1990 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera |
1989 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Pat Sajak Show |
1989 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Live from Her Majesty’s |
1987 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Sesame Street |
1978-1986 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
All-Star Salute to Ford’s Theater |
1986 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard |
1984 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
On Stage America |
1984 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Koncert med Victor Borge |
1984 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself – Conductor / Performer |
Self |
Salute! |
1983 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Her er dit liv |
1983 |
TV Series |
Himself – Entertainer |
Self |
Tom Cottle: Up Close |
1982 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The 36th Annual Tony Awards |
1982 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter: Best Actress in a Musical |
Self |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
1981 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Gala of Stars 1981 |
1981 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
The Big Show |
1980 |
TV Series |
Himself – Host |
Self |
Ingrid Bergman: An All-Star Salute |
1979 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
The Muppet Show |
1979 |
TV Series |
Himself – Special Guest Star |
Self |
Live Wednesday |
1978 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Lørdagshjørnet |
1978 |
TV Series |
Himself – Actor |
Self |
The Mike Douglas Show |
1971-1978 |
TV Series |
Himself – Co-Host / Himself – Pianist / Himself – Comic Pianist / … |
Self |
The Hollywood Squares |
1977-1978 |
TV Series |
Himself – Panelist |
Self |
Good Morning America |
1978 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The People’s Command Performance |
1978 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Self |
Carpenters Very First Television Special |
1976 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Self |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
1963-1976 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest / Himself – Guest Host / Himself |
Self |
Dinah! |
1975-1976 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Celebrity Sweepstakes |
1976 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
BBC Show of the Week |
1974 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Complete Victor Borge |
1974 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Electric Company |
1972 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Parkinson |
1972 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The David Frost Show |
1970-1971 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Tyve femten |
1971 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
En aften med Victor Borge |
1971 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself – Conductor / Performer |
Self |
The Merv Griffin Show |
1962-1970 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself – Guest |
Self |
This Is Tom Jones |
1970 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Dean Martin Show |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Sandler and Young’s Kraft Music Hall |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Andy Williams Show |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Allen Ludden’s Gallery |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Della |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Joey Bishop Show |
1967-1969 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest Host / Himself |
Self |
The Jackie Gleason Show |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Hollywood Palace |
1964-1969 |
TV Series |
Himself – Host / Himself – Comic Pianist / Himself – Singer |
Self |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
1969 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Stig Lommer fortæller |
1969 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The World of Christmas |
1968 |
TV Movie |
Himself – Host |
Self |
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show |
1968 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Laugh-In |
1968 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest Performer |
Self |
The Kraft Music Hall |
1968 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Gala de l’Unicef |
1967 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Match Game |
1967 |
TV Series |
Himself – Team Captain |
Self |
I’ve Got a Secret |
1960-1966 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest / Himself – Celebrity Guest / Himself / … |
Self |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
1949-1965 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself – Pianist / Himself – Guest Host / … |
Self |
The Bell Telephone Hour |
1965 |
TV Series |
Himself – Host |
Self |
Juke Box Jury |
1965 |
TV Series |
Himself – Panellist |
Self |
The 19th Annual Tony Awards |
1965 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter |
Self |
What’s My Line? |
1952-1965 |
TV Series |
Himself – Panelist / Himself – Mystery Guest / Himself – Mystery Guest #1 |
Self |
The Jack Paar Program |
1962-1964 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall |
1949-1964 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest / Himself |
Self |
The Victor Borge Show |
1951-1963 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Jack Paar Tonight Show |
1959-1960 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Many Sides of Mickey Rooney |
1960 |
TV Special |
Himself – Sketch Actor |
Self |
Small World |
1959 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Heart of Show Business |
1957 |
Short |
Himself |
Self |
Victor Borge: Comedy in Music |
1956 |
TV Mini-Series |
Himself |
Self |
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 |
1955 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
Person to Person |
1954 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Christmas with the Stars |
1953 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Self |
The Colgate Comedy Hour |
1953 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Frank Sinatra Show |
1952 |
TV Series |
Himself – Pianist |
Self |
TV Club |
1950-1951 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Fred Waring Show |
1951 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Kate Smith Evening Hour |
1951 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
All Star Revue |
1951 |
TV Series |
Himself – Host |
Self |
Cavalcade of Stars |
1949-1950 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest Comic Pianist / Himself |
Self |
The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter |
1950 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
The Paul Whiteman’s Goodyear Revue |
1949 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
I folkets navn |
1938 |
Documentary as Børge Rosenbaum |
|
Self |
Victor Borge Around Australia |
2009 |
Video |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
Verdens morsomste mand |
2008 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter! |
2008 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
DR2 tema: Arven fra DINS |
2007 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
The Best of the Royal Variety |
2006 |
TV Series |
|
Archive Footage |
Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special |
1995 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
Legends of Comedy |
1992 |
TV Movie documentary |
|
Archive Footage |
Harry Måneskin |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
TV-Avisen |
1987 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
Best of the Dean Martin Show |
1979 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
The Dick Cavett Show |
1971 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
The Hollywood Palace |
1970 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
1958 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Archive Footage |