Axel Strøby Jacobsen (22 February 1928 – 12 July 2005), known as Axel Strøbye was a Danish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1951 and 2000.
He was born in the
Copenhagen
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borough
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History
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Frederiksberg
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and died in
Charlottenlund
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. Strøbye was married twice, first to the actress and dancer Kirsten Jessen from 1953 to 1961, and to the actress
Hanne Borchsenius from 1978 until his death. From 1962 to 1975, Strøbye
cohabit
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ed with the actress
Lone Hertz, with whom he had two children.
Selected filmography
* ''
This Is Life'' (1953)
* ''
I kongens klæ'r'' (1954)
* ''
Pigen og vandpytten'' (1958)
* ''
The Poet and the Little Mother'' (1959)
* ''
The Last Winter'' (1960)
* ''
Han, Hun, Dirch og Dario'' (1962)
* ''
Crazy Paradise'' (1962)
* ''
Oskar'' (1962)
* ''
Duellen'' (1962)
* ''
Sekstet'' (1963)
* ''
The Girl and the Press Photographer'' (1963)
* ''
Bussen'' (1963)
* ''
Gertrud'' (1964)
* ''
School for Suicide'' (1964)
* ''
It's Nifty in the Navy'' (1965)
* ''
The Girl and the Millionaire'' (1965)
* ''
I, a Lover'' (1966)
* ''
Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour may also refer to:
Film
* Love Thy Neighbor (1940 film), ''Love Thy Neighbor'' (1940 film), an American film
* Love Thy Neighbour (1967 film), ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1967 film), a Danish-German comedy fil ...
'' (1967)
* ''
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children'' (1968)
* ''
My Sisters Children Go Astray'' (1971)
* ''
1001 Danish Delights'' (1972)
* ''
Me, Too, in the Mafia'' (1974)
* ''
The Olsen Gang Sees Red'' (1976)
* ''
Babette's Feast
''Babette's Feast'' () is a 1987 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. The screenplay, written by Axel, was based on the 1958 story by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). It was produced by Just Betzer, Bo Christensen and Benni Korzen, with f ...
'' (1987)
External links
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1928 births
2005 deaths
Danish male film actors
Male actors from Frederiksberg
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