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Dirch Passer

Danish actor (1926–1980)

PersonDied aged 54humanQ1769734

Also known as Dirch Hartvig Passer

Born: May 18, 1926
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-10-14
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
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Died: September 3, 1980
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1.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
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Birthplace: Østerbro
Place of death: Copenhagen Municipal Hospital
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1.bt.dk/kendte/dirch-passer-sled-sig-ihjel-vi-proevede-at-faa-ham-til-at-sige-nej
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Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark
Occupation: film actor
, stage actor
, screenwriter
+3 more
Spouse: Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen(1950–1959)
, Hanne Passer(1970–1976)
Languages spoken, written or signed: Danish

Overview

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Dirch Hartvig Passer was a Danish actor and comedian. He was renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 films, one of Denmark's most prolific actors. His life is depicted in the Danish semi-biographical film A Funny Man directed by Martin Zandvliet and starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Dirch Passer.

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Magic in Town(1968)
Mig og min lillebror og storsmuglerne(1968)
Soldaterkammerater på bjørnetjeneste(1968)
Me and My Kid Brother(1967)
Onkel Joakims hemmelighed(1967)
Cirkusrevyen 67(1967)
Love Thy Neighbour(1967)
Pigen og greven(1966)
Relax Freddie(1966)
Der var engang(1966)
I, a Lover(1966)
The Girl and the Millionaire(1965)
Passer passer piger(1965)
It's Nifty in the Navy(1965)
Här kommer bärsärkarna(1965)
Don Olsen kommer til byen(1964)
Summer in Tyrol(1964)
Majorens oppasser(1964)
Sailors(1964)
Støv for alle pengene(1963)
Three Girls in Paris(1963)
Frøken Nitouche(1963)
Hvis lille pige er du?(1963)
Vi har det jo dejligt(1963)
The Girl and the Press Photographer(1963)
Venus fra Vestø(1962)
Oskar(1962)
Det støver stadig(1962)
Sømænd og svigermødre(1962)
Crazy Paradise(1962)
Han, Hun, Dirch og Dario(1962)
Lykkens musikanter(1962)
Dirch går køkkenvejen(1962)
The Musketeers(1961)
Støv på hjernen(1961)
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør(1961)
Peters baby(1961)
The Greeneyed Elephant(1961)
Reptilicus(1961)
Forelsket i København(1960)
Panic in Paradise(1960)
Skibet er ladet med(1960)
Sømand i knibe(1960)
The Baroness from the Gas Station(1960)
Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte(1960)
Sommar och syndare(1960)
Vi er allesammen tossede(1959)
Charles' Aunt(1959)
Soldaterkammerater rykker ud(1959)
Onkel Bill fra New York(1959)
The Poet and the Little Mother(1959)
Pigen og vandpytten(1958)
Styrmand Karlsen(1958)
Krudt og klunker(1958)
Tag til marked i Fjordby(1957)
Færgekroen(1956)
Den store gavtyv(1956)
Hvad vil De ha'?(1956)
Det var paa Rundetaarn(1955)
I kongens klær(1954)
Far och flyg(1954)
Seven Black Bras(1954)
Ved kongelunden...(1953)
Sunstroke(1953)
Rekrut 67, Petersen(1952)
Vejrhanen(1952)
Vi arme syndere(1952)
Drömsemester(1952)
Dorte(1951)
Som sendt fra himlen(1951)
Den opvakte jomfru(1950)
Stjerneskud(1947)
Lucky Journey(1947)

Wrote

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MMajorens oppasser1964 · 1964 film by Sven Methling

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Sex or gender: male
Child: Josephine Passer
Dorte Passer
Birth name: Dirch Hartvig Passer
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1.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=213
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Family name: Passer
Sibling: Marchen Passer
Kirsten Passer
Start of work period: 1947
Awards: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog(1974)
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1.Stated in Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd editionbiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Dirch_Passer
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Bodil Honorary Award(1961) award rationale: med et stort talent har ladet sig misbruge af danske producenter og i håb om, at han snart må få en rolle, der svarer til hans talent
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1.Stated in bodilprisen.dk“Æres-Bodil. 1961: Skuespiller Dirch Passer”bodilprisen.dk/priskategorier/aeres-bodil/Retrieved 2020-06-06
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Unmarried partner: Judy Gringer
Bente Askjær(1976–1980)
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1.danskfilmogteater.dk/bente-askjaer/
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Partner in business or sport: Kjeld Petersen affiliation: Kellerdirk Bros
Place of burial: Dragør Cemetery
Given name: Dirch
Member of: Kellerdirk Bros

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