death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
denmark 24 may 1962 copenhagen , denmark 1 july 1920 1945-1962 kjeld petersen
 kjeld petersen actor
kjeld petersen

kjeld petersen -lrb- 1 july 1920 -- 24 may 1962 -rrb- was a danish film and stage actor .
he appeared in 41 films between 1945 and 1962 , and also enjoyed successes as dramatic stage actor and revue comedian , particularly in a crazy comedy duo with dirch passer lasting through the 1950s to his death .
he was born and died in copenhagen , denmark , suffering a stroke in his home following a successful opening performance at the abc theatre in which he performed alongside passer .
in the 2011 danish dirch passer biopic a funny man , petersen was depicted by lars ranthe .
a 2013 danmarks radio documentary series presented petersen as one of the `` fantastic four '' of danish comedy , along with passer , jørgen ryg and preben kaas .
