Dirch Passer Biography, Wife, Daughter, Death and Movies

Dirch Passer Biography

Dirch Passer is a celebrated Danish actor born on 18 May 1926 in Østerbro, Denmark as Dirch Hartvig Passer. Dirch is one of Denmark’s most prolific actors. He was the son to Ragnhild Fich and Capt.

Dirch attended J. Lauritzen’s sea training school near Svendborg in 1944 but since he had persistent problems with seasickness, he later started at the drama school De frederiksbergske teatres Elevskole. After finishing school, Dirch wanted to become an actor, but his father insisted that he should become a seaman like himself. In 1944 he attended maritime school but life at sea, however, did not go well – he was seasick all the time.

In 1946, he made his stage debut with “Six Comrades [seks kammerater]” in “Riddersalen.” Dirch made his film debut in 1947 as an extra in the Danish movie Lucky Journey (1947) and teamed up with Ove Sprogøe in the 1950s in many films. He became famous with Ved Kongelunden… (1953), which let all of Denmark see his comedic genius.

Dirch Passer

He has also acted other Danish films, such as Baronessen fra benzintanken (1960), Mig og min lillebror (1967), Summer in Tyrol (1964), the Mafia-movies and Charles’ Aunt (1959). He also did an almost silent sketch in which he portrays a man’s vain attempt to stop smoking. It was told that he could speak any language, however he wouldn’t understand any of it, which was one of his good qualities. Today he is seen as a role model by many  Danish actors.

Dirch Passer Død | Death

Dirch Passer died on 3 September 1980 from cardiac arrestat around 21.20 at Copenhagen Municipal Hospital. Dirch was to performed in the evening in the Glass Hall in Tivoli, but he fell on the stage behind the rug in his clown costume shortly before the show. He was taken to the hospital and was declared dead after about two hours of resuscitation.

Dirch Passer Datter | Daughter

Dirch had two daughters; Dorte Passer born August 7, 1951 and Josefine Passer born January 13, 1966.

Dirch Passer Josephine Passer

Josephine Passer’s daughter is an actress, known for The Girl and the Viscount (1966), Aftenshowet (2007) and Fra Dirch til Dirch (2011)

Josephine Passer

Dirch Passer Bente Askjær

Bente Askjær was Passer’s girlfriend hefor his death. Bente Askjær was 26 years old when Dirch Passer died. They had six happy years together before he, 54, fell back in Tivoli Revyen in 1980. One month later they should have been married. The wedding dress was bought.

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Dirch Passer Sommerhus

Dirch Passers cottage is located in Klint near Nykøbing Zealand. It is located directly on the beach and in a wonderful setting. Dirch built the house for his family in 1962. The later owners expanded it to 281 square meters in 1987.

Dirch Passer Statue

Dirch Passer statue was made by artist Nanna Drewes Brøndum. The statue, which is 2.3 meters high, shows Dirch Passer on the hat for the passers-by.

Dirch Passer Statue

Dirch Passer Movies | Film

• Sick and wet (1947)
• Good luck on the journey (1947)
• Star Shot (1947)
• The raised virgin (1950)
• As sent from heaven (1951)
• Dorte (1951)
• We poor sinners (1952)
• Vejrhanen (1952)
• Recruit 67, Petersen (1952)
• Dream vacation (1952)
• At the royal grove … (1953)
• Solstik (1953)
• Dirch Passer overturns the city (1954)
• Seven Black Commandments (1954)
• Sun, summer and bathing water (1954)
• In the king’s clothes (1954)
• Father and flight (1955)
• It was at the roundabout (1955)
• What do you want? ‘ (1956)
• The Great Revenge (1956)
• Færgekroen (1956)
• Dirch & Kjeld hos C. & G. (1957)
• Take to the market in Fjordby (1957)
• Dirch & Kjeld will be new people (1958)
• Krudt og klunker (1958)
• Governor Karlsen (1958)
• The girl and the waterpip (1958)
• Midnight meeting (1958)
• TV to ‘water’ (1959)
• Poet and Lillemor (1959)
• Uncle Bill from New York (1959)
• Soldiers are moving out (1959)
• Charles’ aunt (1959)
• We are all kidding (1959)
• The virtue is not dirchefri (1960)
• Poet and Lillemor and Lotte (1960)
• Elephants in the attic (1960)
• The barons from the gas tank (1960)
• Sailor in trouble (1960)
• Summer and sinner (1960)
• The ship is loaded with (1960)
• Panic in Paradise (1960)
• Loved in Copenhagen (1960)
• Reptilicus (1961)
• Peters baby (1961)
• Poet and Lillemor in springtime (1961)
• Dust on the brain (1961)
• Gøngehøvdingen (1961)
• The musicians of the happiness (1962)
• He, She, Dirch and Dario (1962)
• The Hidden Paradise (1962)
• Filmdesorientering (1962)
• Sailors and mother-in-law (1962)
• It still dumps (1962)
• Oskar (1962)
• The pig and the princess on the pea (1962)
• Venus from Vestø (1962)
• The girl and the press photographer (1963)
• We are so nice (1963)
• If little girl are you? (1963)
• Miss Nitouche (1963)
• Buses (1963)
• Three girls in Paris (1963)
• Dust for all the money (1963)
• Major’s occupant (1964)
• Summer in Tyrol (1964)
• Blue Jackets (1964)
• Don Olsen comes to town (1964)
• Here comes the berries (1965)
• Suitable for girls (1965)
• The Navy’s Fresh Boys (1965)
• The girl and the millionaire (1965)
• I – a lover (1966)
• Once upon a time (1966)
• Relax, Frede! (1966)
• The girl and the Count (1966)
• Copenhagen Design (1967)
• Love … your next! (1967)
• Uncle Joakim’s Secret (1967)
• Me and my little brother (1967)
• The music was by Kai Normann Andersen (1968)
• Soldiers on the worship service (1968)
• Me and my little brother and grandmother (1968)
• My sister’s children overthrow the city (1968)
• The nursing foster children (1968)
• Fun in the street (1969)
• The girl from Egborg (1969)
• Me and my little brother and Bølle (1969)
• Golden Blonde tells, Den (1970)
• Kyrkoherden (1970)
• Love (1970)
• The Key to Paradise (1970)
• Præriens strenge drenge (1970)
• Hurray for the Blue Husaars (1970)
• Where is the body, Møller? (1971)
• Gold to the prairie’s tight boys (1971)
• My sister’s children when they are worst (1971)
• Roof and tone in the sky bed (1972)
• Lenin, from gavtyv (1972)
• Sunbathing at the beach hotel (1973)
• Me and the Mafia (1973)
• The Mafia – It’s Okey Me! (1974)
• Girls in the shirt (1975)
• Spøgelsestoget (1976)
• Girls in the shirt 2 (1976)
• Everything on a board (1977)
• Girls at Sea (1977)
• Prison holiday days (1978)