# Jesper Klein

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{{Short description|Danish actor (1944–2011)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| image                     = Jesper Klein.jpg
| name                      = Jesper Klein
| birth_date                = {{Birth date|1944|11|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place               = [Næstved](/source/N%C3%A6stved), [German occupied](/source/Denmark_in_World_War_II) [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| death_date                = {{Death date and age|2011|08|22|1944|11|13|df=yes}}
| death_place               = [Frederiksberg](/source/Frederiksberg), Denmark
| occupation                = Actor
| years_active              = 1968–2011
}}

'''Jesper Klein''' (13 November 1944 – 22 August 2011)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.b.dk/nationalt/jesper-klein-er-doed |title=Jesper Klein er død |language=Danish |newspaper=[Berlingske](/source/Berlingske) | date=22 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=180389 "Ballad of Carl-Henning" Actor Jesper Klein R.I.P.]</ref> was a Danish actor. He appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the 1969 film ''[Ballad of Carl-Henning](/source/Ballad_of_Carl-Henning)'', which was entered into the [19th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/19th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival). Klein received the [1984](/source/1st_Robert_Awards) [Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role](/source/Robert_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role) for his role in [Nils Malmros](/source/Nils_Malmros)' ''[Beauty and the Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1983_film))''.<ref name="Petersen">{{cite web | last=Petersen | first=Jesper Bo | title=Jesper Klein, det sidste interview | website=Filmmagasinet Ekko | url=https://www.ekkofilm.dk/artikler/jesper-klein-det-sidste-interview/ | language=da | access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>

From 1970 to 2006 he was married to Lykke Nielsen, they have a son Sebastian. Lykke died in 2006. Jesper Klein died on 22 August 2011, after a short battle with cancer, at the age of 66.

== Selected filmography ==
* ''[Det kære legetøj](/source/Det_k%C3%A6re_leget%C3%B8j)'' (1968)
* ''[Ballad of Carl-Henning](/source/Ballad_of_Carl-Henning)'' (1969)
* ''[Tough Guys of the Prairie](/source/Tough_Guys_of_the_Prairie)'' (1970)
* ''[Benny's Bathtub](/source/Benny's_Bathtub)'' (1971)
* ''[Gold for the Tough Guys of the Prairie](/source/Gold_for_the_Tough_Guys_of_the_Prairie)'' (1971)
* ''{{ill|Sunny Beach Revolution|da|Revolutionen i vandkanten}}'' (1971)
* ''[Prince Piwi](/source/Prince_Piwi)'' (1974)
* ''[Trællene](/source/Tr%C3%A6llene)'' (1978)
* ''[Beauty and the Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1983_film))'' (1983)
* ''[The Man Who Wanted to Be Guilty](/source/The_Man_Who_Wanted_to_Be_Guilty)'' (1990)
* ''[The Great Day on the Beach](/source/The_Great_Day_on_the_Beach)'' (1991)
* ''[Jungledyret Hugo](/source/Jungledyret_Hugo)'' (1993)
* ''[Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner](/source/Fr%C3%A6kke_Frida_og_de_frygtl%C3%B8se_spioner)'' (1994)
* ''[Jungledyret Hugo 2 – den store filmhelt](/source/Jungledyret_Hugo)'' (1996)
* ''[Circleen: City Mouse](/source/Circleen%3A_City_Mouse)'' (1998)
* ''[A Tale of Two Mozzies](/source/A_Tale_of_Two_Mozzies)'' (2007)
* ''[Jungledyret Hugo 3 - fræk, flabet og fri](/source/Jungledyret_Hugo)'' (2007)

== Staff filmography ==
* ''{{ill|Farlig sommer|da}}'' (1969) – Music Composer
* ''{{ill|Vinterbyøster|da}}'' (1973) – Writer
* ''{{ill|Jullerup Færgeby|da}}'' (1974) – Writer
* ''[Ungdomsredaktionen](/source/Ungdomsredaktionen)'' (1975) – Writer
* ''{{ill|Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage|da}}'' (1980) – Writer, director
* ''{{ill|Eldorado for dyr|da}}'' (1985) – Writer
* ''[Valhalla](/source/Valhalla_(1986_film))'' (1986) – Voice Director

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commonscat}}
* {{IMDb name|0458817|Jesper Klein}}

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Category:Best Actor Bodil Award winners
Category:Danish composers
Category:Danish male film actors
Category:Danish male voice actors
Category:Danish male screenwriters
Category:Deaths from liver cancer in Denmark
Category:Male television writers
Category:People from Næstved
Category:Danish voice directors
Category:Best Actor Robert Award winners

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