Klaus Pagh

Klaus Pagh (born July 29, 1935 in Denmark - † December 8, 2020 ) was a Danish actor , director and film producer . He starred in 40 films since 1956 and was also active as a stage actor.

Life

In the 1950s Pagh had his first major film roles, around 1956 in the film Spring of Love . He was then referred to as the Danish James Dean . Pagh was seen in all five Sven Methling soldiers chamberat movies , which were released from 1958 to 1962. Three of the war comedies were also shown in Germany.

In the 1960s he worked at theaters in Odense and Aalborg . In 1971 he went to Copenhagen , where he worked for several theaters as manager and artistic director until 1987.

He was married to the actress Sonja Oppenhagen . Their daughter Anna Oppenhagen Pagh is also an actress.

He hit the headlines of the tabloids when he married a Thai woman 44 years his junior in 2007. The Danish hip hop group Suspekt released a single in 2011 called Klaus Pagh . The band calls Pagh a folk hero, but the song isn't directly about him. The name Klaus Pagh is representative of a womanizer like Hugh Hefner and Serge Gainsbourg .

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

1956: Spring of love
1958: into pleasure
1959: Nobody can do us
1960: 100 men and a camel
1968: Abused
1970: Amour
1970: Silent days in Clichy (Stille dage i Clichy) (here also as producer)
1973: Solstik på Badehotellet
1973: Mig og Mafiaen
1976: Piger i trøjen 2
1987: The gallows birds
1997: Hospital of the Spirits II
2001: Kira

As a director

1973: Solstik på Badehotellet

Web links

Klaus Pagh in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ "Danish James Dean" Klaus Pagh is dead. In: t-online.de . December 8, 2020, accessed December 8, 2020 .
↑ chronicles: 1950erne: Min fanstjerne hedder Otto. In: Danmarks Radio . Archived from the original on April 26, 2010 ; accessed on December 8, 2020 (Danish).
^ Philip Thomsen: Klaus Pagh: Drop de danske kvinder], article in the newspaper. Linktext ungültigIn: Ekstra Bladet . June 12, 2008, accessed December 8, 2020 (Danish).
↑ Tine Hansen Godsk: Suspect: Klaus Pagh. In: Danmarks Radio. May 16, 2011, archived from the original on July 29, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2020 (Danish).

personal data
SURNAME	Pagh, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish actor, director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 29, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH	Denmark
DATE OF DEATH	December 8, 2020

[1] "Danish James Dean" Klaus Pagh is dead. In: t-online.de . December 8, 2020, accessed December 8, 2020 .

[2] chronicles: 1950erne: Min fanstjerne hedder Otto. In: Danmarks Radio . Archived from the original on April 26, 2010 ; accessed on December 8, 2020 (Danish).

[3] Philip Thomsen: Klaus Pagh: Drop de danske kvinder], article in the newspaper. Linktext ungültigIn: Ekstra Bladet . June 12, 2008, accessed December 8, 2020 (Danish).

[4] Tine Hansen Godsk: Suspect: Klaus Pagh. In: Danmarks Radio. May 16, 2011, archived from the original on July 29, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2020 (Danish).