Jesper Klein (13 November 1944 – 22 August 2011)"Ballad of Carl-Henning" Actor Jesper Klein R.I.P.
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Ballad of Carl-Henning ''Ballad of Carl-Henning'' ( da, Balladen om Carl-Henning) is a 1969 Danish comedy film written and directed by Sven and Lene Grønlykke. The film won a Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and Jesper Klein won the award for Best Actor in a Leadin ...

'', which was entered into the

19th Berlin International Film Festival The 19th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1969. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Yugoslav film '' Rani radovi'' directed by Želimir Žilnik. Jury The following jury members were announced for the fes ...

. Klein received the

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role ( da, Robert Prisen for årets mandlige hovedrolle) is a Danish Film Academy award presented at the annual Robert Award ceremony to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading perform ...

for his role in

Nils Malmros Nils Malmros (born 1944), a Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema.Nissen, Dan, ''Malmros, Nils'', International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Gale Group, (2001) retrieved 2 August ...

' ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

''. From 1970 to 2006 he was married to Lykke Nielsen, they have a son Sebastian. Lykke died in 2006. Jesper Klein died on August 22, 2011 after a short battle with cancer at the age of 66.

Selected filmography

* ''

Det kære legetøj ''Det kære legetøj'' (The Dear Toy, also known as ''Danish Blue''), made in 1968 by director Gabriel Axel, is a Danish feature film advocating the legalizing of pornography. A campaigning film, it mixes interviews, reconstructions and fiction ...

'' (1968) * ''

'' (1969) * ''

Tough Guys of the Prairie ''Tough Guys of the Prairie'' ( da, Præriens skrappe drenge) is a 1970 Danish comedy film directed by Carl Ottosen and starring Dirch Passer. Cast * Dirch Passer as Jonathan Ignasius Salvatore 'Biggy' Jones * Paul Hagen as Shorty * Preben Kaas ...

'' (1970) * ''

Benny's Bathtub ''Benny's Bathtub'' (Original title: ''Bennys badekar'') is a 1971 Danish animated film directed by Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Møller. The film relates the story of a boy who flees the boring world of adults into a magical land in the bot ...

'' (1971) * ''

Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie ''Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie'' ( da, Guld til præriens skrappe drenge) is a 1971 Danish comedy film directed by Finn Karlsson and starring Dirch Passer. Cast * Dirch Passer - Biggy * Willy Rathnov - Sam * Paul Hagen - Shorty * Pre ...

'' (1971) * ' (1971) * '' Prince Piwi'' (1974) * ''

Trællene ''The Thralls'' ( da, Trællene) is a Danish animated historical TV series from 1978–1980 directed by Danish animator Jannik Hastrup Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and ...

'' (1978) * ''

'' (1983) * '' The Man Who Wanted to Be Guilty'' (1990) * ''

The Great Day on the Beach ''The Great Day on the Beach'' ( da, Den store badedag) is a 1991 Danish drama film directed by Stellan Olsson. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a no ...

'' (1991) * '' Amazon Jack'' (1993) * ''

Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner ''Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner'' (English: ''Naughty Frida and the Fearless Spies''), often shortened to simply ''Frække Frida'', is a 1994 Danish children's film written and directed by Søren Ole Christensen. Christensen based the s ...

'' (1994) * '' Amazon Jack 2: The Movie Star'' (1996) * '' Circleen: City Mouse'' (1998) * '' A Tale of Two Mozzies'' (2007)

Staff filmography

* ' (1969) – Music Composer * ' (1973) – Writer * ' (1974) – Writer * '' Ungdomsredaktionen'' (1975) – Writer * ' (1980) – Writer, director * ' (1985) – Writer * ''

Valhalla In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat e ...

'' (1986) – Voice Director

References

External links

* 1944 births 2011 deaths Best Actor Bodil Award winners Danish composers Danish male film actors Danish male voice actors Danish male screenwriters Deaths from cancer in Denmark Deaths from liver cancer Male television writers People from Næstved Danish voice directors Best Actor Robert Award winners {{Denmark-actor-stub