Death Place Matching "Copenhagen, Denmark" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer | La passion de Jeanne d'Arc
The illegitimate son of a Danish farmer and his Swedish housekeeper, Carl Theodor Dreyer was born in Copenhagen on the 3th of February, 1889. He spent his early years in various foster homes before being adopted by the Dreyers at the age of two. Contrary to popular belief (perhaps nourished by the ...
2. Hans Christian Andersen
Writer | Frozen
H.C. Andersen was born in 1805. His father (Hans Andersen) was a poor shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. The family did not have a permanent address until 1807. The family lived for the first time together at Munkemøllestræde. The father worked as an independent shoemaker, with a workshop in ...
3. Dirch Passer
Actor | Piger i trøjen
Dirch Hartvig Passer was born on May 18, 1926, on Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Ragnhild Fich and Capt. Vilhelm Passer (seaman). He never did well in school, being the class clown, which had a negative effect on his grades. He did especially badly in mathematics, which came to follow him the rest of his...
4. Ole Søltoft
Actor | Champagnegalopp
Ole Søltoft was born on January 8, 1941 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for A Man with a Maid (1975) and Bedside Dentist (1971). He was previously married to Ulla Asbjørn Andersen. He died on May 9, 1999 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
5. Jens Okking
Actor | Strømer
Jens Okking was born on December 18, 1939 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Cop (1976), One Hand Clapping (2001) and 19 Red Roses (1974). He was previously married to Anette Walther. He died on January 21, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
6. Grace Moore
Actress | One Night of Love
Grace Moore, the internationally famous star of the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway, motion pictures, radio and recordings, was born December 5, 1898, in Del Río near Newport, Tennessee. Her family moved to Jellico when she was a young girl. She attended Jellico High School where she was captain of ...
7. Morten Lindberg
Writer | Clemens Show
Morten Lindberg was born on September 23, 1965 in Munkebo, Fyn, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Clemens Show (2000), The Hideaway (1991) and Spektrum (1994). He was previously married to Herminia Mabunda. He died on March 26, 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
8. Gabriel Axel
Director | Babettes gæstebud
Gabriel Axel was born on April 18, 1918 in Århus, Denmark. He was a director and actor, known for Babette's Feast (1987), The Red Mantle (1967) and Christian (1989). He was previously married to Lucie Axel Moerch. He died on February 9, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
9. Annette Stroyberg
Actress | Les liaisons dangereuses
Pouty-lipped, kittenish Annette Stroyberg was best known, and briefly known, as the sexy young nubile blonde who replaced bombshell Brigitte Bardot in the late 1950s as the wife and object of exploitation of Svengali-like French director Roger Vadim. Possessing Bardot's similar erotic balance of ...
10. Benjamin Christensen
Director | Hævnens nat
Benjamin Christensen was born on September 28, 1879 in Viborg, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Blind Justice (1916), Häxan (1922) and The Devil's Circus (1926). He was previously married to Karen Winther, Sigrid Stahl and Ellen Arctander. He died on April 2, 1959 in Copenhagen...
11. Søren Kierkegaard
Writer | Le journal du séducteur
Søren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher who imposed restrictions on his own love and emotions and declared the idea of subjectivity as truth, is now recognized as the founder of Existentialism, an influential author in psychology, and an important figure in Postmodernism.
He was born Søren Aabye ...
12. Axel Strøbye
Actor | Gertrud
Strøbye was most famous for his comedy roles, as the confused uncle in Min søsters børn (My sisters Children) and the hustler Gyldenkål in Familien Gyldenkål (The Goldcabbage Family).
But his biggest role and success was in Matador the TV series a lawyer Skjold Hansen, he started his acting career ...
13. Trine Michelsen
Actress | Idioterne
Trine Michelsen was born on January 21, 1966 in Gentofte, Denmark. She was an actress, known for The Idiots (1998), Tentazione (1987) and The Girl in a Swing (1988). She died on January 17, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
14. Otto Brandenburg
Actor | Hør, var der ikke en som lo?
Otto Brandenburg was born on September 4, 1934 in Hegnsvig, Vestjylland, Denmark. He was an actor and composer, known for Did Somebody Laugh? (1978), Rubber Tarzan (1981) and Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962). He was previously married to Vivi Bach. He died on March 1, 2007 in Copenhagen, ...
15. Hanne Borchsenius
Actress | Støv på hjernen
Hanne Borchsenius was born on November 30, 1935 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Støv på hjernen (1961), Passer passer piger (1965) and Far til fire med fuld musik (1961). She was previously married to Axel Strøbye, Bob Gilston, Per Saabye Edvardsen and Harold ...
16. Holger Juul Hansen
Actor | Riget
Holger Juul Hansen was born on August 14, 1924 in Nyborg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for The Kingdom (1994), Matador (1978) and Flagermusen (1966). He was previously married to Inge Olafsen and Else-Marie. He died on March 19, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
17. Ib Mossin
Actor | Kampen om Næsbygård
Ib Mossin was born on July 3, 1933 in Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for The Battle for Naesbygaard (1964), Krybskytterne på Næsbygård (1966) and The Man from Swan Farm (1972). He was previously married to Anne-Marie Juhl. He died on December 21, 2004 in Copenhagen, ...
18. Søren Spanning
Actor | En kongelig affære
Søren Spanning was born on May 30, 1951 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for A Royal Affair (2012), Park Road (2009) and Lærkevej - Til Døden os Skiller (2012). He was previously married to Karen-Lise Mynster. He died on February 12, 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
19. Kirsten Rolffes
Actress | Riget
Kirsten Rolffes was born on September 20, 1928 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for The Kingdom (1994), Memories of a Marriage (1989) and Agnus Dei (1997). She was previously married to Carl Viggo Becker. She died on April 10, 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
20. Werner Hedman
Director | I Løvens tegn
Werner Hedman was born on April 6, 1926 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a cinematographer and production manager. He was previously married to Anne-Katrine Garde. He died on July 26, 2005 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
21. Link Wray
Soundtrack | Independence Day
Rock'n'roll musician Link Wray reigns supreme as one of the best, most important, influential, and innovative guitarists to emerge from the 1950's. Wray was the creator of the power-chord and was one of the first musicians to experiment with both distortion and the burning fuzz-tone guitar sound in...
22. Karl Stegger
Actor | Ballade på Christianshavn
Karl Stegger was one of the greatest Danish actors. Karl Stegger was born: Carl Johan Stegger Sørensen. He later replaced the "c" in his first name with a "k" to further his acting-career. He was born in Aarhus on the January 11th 1911. Stegger was educated at Aarhus theatre, where he was hired as ...
23. Frits Helmuth
Actor | Dansen med Regitze
Frits Helmuth was born on July 3, 1931 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Memories of a Marriage (1989), Stolen Spring (1993) and Mirror, Mirror (1978). He was previously married to Kirsten Frederiksen, Jeanne Darville and Agneta Segerskog. He died on December 12, 2004 ...
24. Ole Ernst
Actor | Flugten
Ole Ernst graduated from Odense Teater in 1967 where shortly afterwards he was hired as a stage-actor. Ernst had his debut playing Chino in Westside Story (1965). In 1969 he jumped from Odense Teater to Det Kongelige Teater where he continued stage-acting until 1976. Ernst performed in a lot of ...
25. Mira Wanting
Actress | L'auberge espagnole
Mira Wanting was born on April 19, 1978 in Denmark. She was an actress, known for The Spanish Apartment (2002), Love at First Hiccough (1999) and Anja & Viktor - Flaming Love (2007). She died on December 22, 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
26. Birger Larsen
Director | Lad isbjørnene danse
Birger Larsen was born on December 22, 1961 in Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Dance of the Polar Bears (1990), Den 5:e kvinnan (2002) and SuperBrother (2009). He died on October 26, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
27. Ebbe Langberg
Actor | Soldaterkammerater på efterårsmanøvre
Danish actor Ebbe Langberg was the son of actor Sigurd Langberg and actress Karna Loewenstein-Jensen. He started his carrier as a child actor in the theater, and later had his first film debut in the movie "Ditte menneskebarn" in 1946. He studied theater in London from 1950-1951, and continued his ...
28. Niels Bohr
Self | Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr was born on October 7, 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was previously married to Margrethe Norlund. He died on November 18, 1962 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
29. Erik Wedersøe
Actor | Idioterne
Erik Wedersøe was born on July 18, 1938 in Helsingør, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for The Idiots (1998), Unit One (2000) and Anna (2000). He was previously married to Birgitte Wedersøe. He died on September 27, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
30. Bodil Kjer
Actress | Babettes gæstebud
Bodil Kjer was born on September 2, 1917 in Odense, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Babette's Feast (1987), Mød mig paa Cassiopeia (1951) and Jenny and the Soldier (1947). She was previously married to Frits Hinrichsen, Ebbe Rode and Olaf Nordgreen. She died on February 1, 2003 in ...
31. Carl Brisson
Actor | Murder at the Vanities
Carl Brisson was born on December 24, 1893 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Murder at the Vanities (1934), The Ring (1927) and The Manxman (1929). He was previously married to Cleo Willard Brisson. He died on September 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
32. Elin Reimer
Actress | Matador
Elin Reimer was born on March 7, 1928 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Matador (1978), The Crumbs (1991) and Krummernes Jul (1996). She died on September 17, 2022 in Virum, Copenhagen, Denmark.
33. Buster Larsen
Actor | Jeppe på bjerget
Buster Larsen was one of most well-known and beloved Danish actors - ever! Buster Larsen was born Axel Landing Larsen, a name which he later chanced to Buster Larsen. He was born in Copenhagen. Even as a child his talent for acting was recognised. He was a child actor at the age of 8, when he had ...
34. Søren Strømberg
Actor | Den gale dansker
Søren Strømberg was born on November 27, 1944 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for The Mad Dane (1969). He died on May 14, 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
35. Phil Baker
Actor | The Gang's All Here
Composer, songwriter ("Park Avenue Strut"), comedian, author and accordionist, educated in Boston schools. His first stage appearance was in a Boston amateur show. He teamed up with violinist Ed Janis, and later with Ben Bernie. He served in the US Navy during World War I, and then worked in ...
36. Clara Pontoppidan
Actress | En kvinde er overflødig
Clara Pontoppidan was born on April 23, 1883 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for En kvinde er overflødig (1957), Once Upon a Time (1922) and The Commodore's Daughter (1912). She was previously married to Povl Pontoppidan and Carlo Wieth. She died on January 22, 1975 in ...
37. Jess Ingerslev
Actor | Far til fire - tilbage til naturen
Jess Ingerslev was born on August 7, 1947 in Aalborg, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Far til fire - tilbage til naturen (2011), Far til Fire Gi'r Aldrig Op (2005) and Far til fire: Til søs (2012). He was previously married to Inger Hovman. He died on October 13, 2014 in Copenhagen, ...
38. John Hahn-Petersen
Actor | Matador
John Hahn-Petersen was born on November 4, 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Matador (1978), Better Times (2004) and The Village (1991). He was previously married to Birgit Hahn-Petersen. He died on January 4, 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
39. Lily Weiding
Actress | Vor by
Lily Weiding was born on October 22, 1924 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Vor by (1970), Lady with the Light Gloves (1942) and The Green Butchers (2003). She was previously married to Morten Grunwald, Mogens Wieth and Sigfred Johansen. She died on June 15, 2021 in Copenhagen, ...
40. Lotte Tarp
Actress | Farlige kys
Lotte Tarp was born on February 14, 1945 in Århus, Denmark as Ann-Charlotte Tarp. She was an actress and writer. Her mother Åase Gyrithe Tarp (born Rising) was a make-up artist. Her step-father, Svend Erik Tarp, was a stage director and composer. Lotte Tarp's biological father was a German officer,...
41. Carl Schenstrøm
Actor | Med fuld musik
Carl Schenstrøm was born on November 13, 1881 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Med fuld musik (1933), Højt paa en kvist (1929) and The Lodgers of the seventh heaven (1923). He died on April 10, 1942 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
42. Poul Nyrup
Director | Mellem venner
Poul Nyrup was born on February 28, 1934 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a director and writer, known for Days of Sin and Nights of Nymphomania (1963), Reptilicus (1961) and Villa Vennely, Home of Copenhagen Call Girls (1964). He died on January 18, 1982 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
43. Vera Gebuhr
Actress | Matador
Vera Gebuhr is among Denmark's finest character actresses, acting in countless stage and screen productions through a career of more than sixty years. She grew up in Funen, Denmark, as the daughter of an industry owner. As a child she took ballet lessons, and in the late 1930s she travelled to ...
44. Jessie Rindom
Actress | Vi er allesammen tossede
Jessie Rindom was born on October 4, 1903 in Rostock, Germany. She was an actress, known for We Are Altogether Crazy (1959), Jenny and the Soldier (1947) and Lady with the Light Gloves (1942). She was previously married to Gunnar Lauring and Helge Rungwald. She died on January 8, 1981 in Copenhagen...
45. Claus Ryskjær
Actor | Gufol mysteriet
Claus Ryskjær was born on June 26, 1945 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Gufol mysteriet (1997), Huset på Christianshavn (1970) and The Crumbs - A Very Crumby Christmas (2006). He was previously married to Elisabeth Rasmussen and Jane Thomsen. He died on ...
46. Jens Arentzen
Writer | Blomsterfangen
Jens Arentzen was born on March 2, 1958 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Blomsterfangen (1996), When the Sun Goes Down (2000) and The Celebration (1998). He died on November 22, 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
47. Max Hansen
Soundtrack | It Chapter Two
Max Hansen was born in Mannheim, Germany, but was raised by his step parents in Munich. His mother was a Danish Actress, Eva Haller, his father's name was von Waldheim. In his school days, he already sang at the Opera House, so he earned the nickname "The Little Caruso" ("Der kleine Caruso"). Later...
48. Lis Løwert
Actress | Huset på Christianshavn
Lis Løwert was born on December 7, 1919 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Huset på Christianshavn (1970), Matador (1978) and Our Home Is Our Castle (1971). She was previously married to Bjørn Watt-Boolsen. She died on November 26, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
49. Lykke Nielsen
Actress | Sangen om den røde rubin
Lykke Nielsen was born on June 22, 1946 in Denmark. She was an actress and writer. She was previously married to Jesper Klein. She died on August 29, 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
50. Alfred Lind
Director | Le Cirque de la Mort
Alfred Lind was born on March 27, 1879 in Helsingør, Denmark. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Circus of Death (1916), Brændemærket (1913) and The Flying Circus (1912). He died on April 29, 1959 in Copenhagen, Denmark.