Svend Asmussen
Acting
February 28, 1916
Died February 7, 2017 (100 years old)
Copenhagen, Denmark
17
Acting Credits
Biography
Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the other jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades. Asmussen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, was raised in a musical family, and started taking violin lessons at the age of seven. Aged 16 he...
Known For
Filmography
Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman
2004
Putte Wickman à la clarinette
1991
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
8
The Egborg Girl
1969
6.8
A Hullaballoo at the Castle
1959
5.7
Musik ombord
1958
as Jensen
7
Hvad vil De ha'?
1956
5.1
Kispus
1956
as Violinist (uncredited)
6.2
Drömsemester
1952
7
Op og ned langs kysten
1950
as Kapelmester Hans Herbert
7.5
Pippi Longstocking
1949
7.3
Swing it, Boccaccio
1949
as Svend Blom / Pamfilo
5.5
Naar katten er ude
1947
as Bent, Nete og Jørgens Ven
6.7
Rejsefeber
1944
9
Mit Liv er Musik
1944
as Musiker
6.7
Ta' briller paa
1942
as Ebbe
7.3
En lille Tilfældighed
1939
7.7