Svend Asmussen

Svend Asmussen

Person

Svend Asmussen

Actor 1916-02-28 Copenhagen, Denmark

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 first heard recordi...

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FILMOGRAPHY

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A Hullaballoo at the Castle

A Hullaballoo at the Castle

1959 · Movie

Hvad vil De ha'?

Hvad vil De ha'?

1956 · Movie

The Egborg Girl

The Egborg Girl

1969 · Movie

Kispus

Kispus

1956 · Violinist (uncredited)

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 · Self

En lille Tilfældighed

En lille Tilfældighed

1939 · Movie

Mit Liv er Musik

Mit Liv er Musik

1944 · Musiker

Ta' briller paa

Ta' briller paa

1942 · Ebbe

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking

1949 · Movie

Naar katten er ude

Naar katten er ude

1947 · Bent, Nete og Jørgens Ven

Op og ned langs kysten

Op og ned langs kysten

1950 · Kapelmester Hans Herbert

Musik ombord

Musik ombord

1958 · Jensen

Swing it, Boccaccio

Swing it, Boccaccio

1949 · Svend Blom / Pamfilo

Drömsemester

Drömsemester

1952 · Movie

Putte Wickman à la clarinette

Putte Wickman à la clarinette

1991 · Self

Rejsefeber

1944 · Movie

Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman

2004 · Movie