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Kai Holm

Kai Holm

Acting

Biography

Kai Emil Holm var søn af snedkermester Carl Andreas Holm (død 1929) og hustru Margrethe, født Sløk (død 1933). Han blev født i og voksede op i Lemvig og blev udlært som sadelmager og tapetserer i 1921, inden han i 1922 søgte ind på Det Kongelige Teaters elevskole, hvorfra han udgik i 1924. Han debuterede i 1924 i rollen som Gamle Chris i stykket "Anna Christie" på Betty Nansens Teatret, som han var tilknyttet 1923-1925. Den første betydelige rolle var som snedker Engstrand i "Gengangere". Han har spillet et omfattende klassiker-repertoire. I årene 1925-26 var han knyttet til Svend Methlings Skole- og Folkescene i Casinos lille Teater og optrådte senere bl.a. på Det ny Teater, Folketeatret Aarhus Teater og Det Kongelige Teater. Han havde evnen til at skabe små mesterværker ud af selv beskedne roller (Mustapha, Urtekræmmeren og Bødlen i "Aladdin"). Han spillede bl.a. Per Degn i "Erasmus Montanus", Birkedommer Krans i "Eventyr på fodrejsen", Prokurator Falsmaal i "Gulddåsen" og titelrollerne i "Jeppe på bjerget" og "Den politiske Kandestøber". Sammen med Thomas P. Hejle var han stifter af Skolescenens Bio og var 1931-1947 medleder af Dansk Skolescene. Han var leder af Dansk Kultursamfunds turnéer i Sønderjylland fra 1933 og i årene 1937-1950 direktør for Dansk Kulturfilms Biograf - Toftegaards Bio. Kai Holm var direktør for Friluftsteatret på Bellahøj 1939 og 1940 og fra 1950-1970 direktør for World Cinema Biografen i Cirkusbygningen. Han var formand for Dansk Skuespiller Forbund 1947-1955, formand for Dansk Kulturfilm 1957-1970 og i en årrække formand for Nordisk Skuespillerråd. Desuden var han medlem af Teaterrådet 1947-1955 og af Radiorådets programudvalg 1956-1970, ligesom han var formand for Olaf Poulsens Mindefond. Han debuterede på film i 1923 og medvirkede i flere Fy og Bi Film. I stumfilmen "Tordenstenene" fra 1927 spiller han en arbejdsmand. Han medvirkede i endnu 5 stumfilm, inden han i 1931 dukkede op i dansk films første tonefilm "Præsten i Vejlby", hvor han spillede den usympatiske Niels Bruus. I de næste 45 år spillede han med i omkring 40 film - oftest i små og ikke særlig rare roller. Den første egentlige hovedrolle fik han i sin allersidste film fra 1979 "Drømme støjer ikke, når de dør". Den fik han til gengæld også en Bodil for. På TV-Teatret spillede han bl.a. i "Natteherberget" og Kai Holm medvirkede utallige gange i radioens hørespil og som oplæser af jyske digtere. Han udgav 12 bøger, deriblandt tre erindringsbind og en række børnebøger, bl.a. "En limfjordsdreng" i 1968. I 1962 modtog han Steen Steen Blicher-prisen og blev i 1964 æresmedlem af Dansk Skuespillerforbund. Han blev Ridder af Dannebrog i 1948 og i 1954 ridder af norsk Olavsorden og Svensk Vasaorden. Den 25. december 1925 blev han i Fjaltring gift med Jenny Iversen (03-11-1898 - 26-01-1975)

Known For

The Counterfeit Traitor
6.5

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962
Støvsugerbanden
7.9

In the vicinity of Copenhagen, a group of pensioners live in a very large villa. The owner, Doctor Bach, has invited a colleague, the young master Peter Park , to visit him. They have a common interest that they could discuss during his stay. When he arrives, it is at a most inconvenient time. He is greeted by the doctor's sister, the almost deaf Camilla, who does not understand much of what is going on around her. The doctor has completely forgotten that he invited Park, but he settles him into the villa nonetheless. Here, Park meets the doctor's granddaughter, the young and beautiful Lise Bach (Henriette Normann), to whom he is immediately attracted. When Lise asks her grandfather if he is going out again, the doctor explains that he is going to the cinema with his good friend Friis.

Støvsugerbanden

1963
Sørensen og Rasmussen
8.7

Hilleborg always speaks negatively about her king's marriage to his left hand, Countess Danner. When it is rumored that King Frederik VII and Countess Danner are on their way to Hilleborg and her husband, Niels Parsberg's estate, Hilleborg refuses to be in the living room with the Countess. She switches roles with the housemaid, Lise Sørensen. Lise and Countess Danner quickly become good friends, while Hilleborg's situation worsens when the king decides to spend the night at the estate.

Sørensen og Rasmussen

1940
Sommerglæder
7.3

What might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer guest house by the sea? Financial struggle or the sudden influx of demanding residents? Based on Herman Bang's short-story.

Sommerglæder

1940
Love Thy Neighbour
4.6

Sven Gjeholm is a writer of sex books. His wife finds this a bit odd, considering he's not really into sex. Since Sven can't get any peace to write his books because of journalists and other curious folks who want to see how a sex writer lives, he decides to move to the small Norwegian town of Mårböosen. However, the town's residents have already heard about Sven and his writing, and he is not welcomed with open arms. Soon, however, the town's residents realize that Sven attracts a lot of tourists, and when Sven decides to flee once again, good advice is hard to come by. Sven has no choice but to stay in town.

Love Thy Neighbour

1967
Nøddebo Præstegaard
6.0

Christmas at an old rectory in the countryside – it's Christmas! And the three student brothers, "Gamle", "Corpus Juris" and Nicolai, are delighted to receive an invitation to spend Christmas with the priest in Nøddebo. The fact that there are also a couple of young daughters in the rectory naturally makes it all even more enjoyable. It's the first time Nicolai has gone along, so he knows nothing about his older brothers' infatuation with the two girls and falls head over heels for them, assuming that they can't handle his charm either. Things don't quite go his way now, because he finds himself pursued everywhere by the anything but pretty Maldrubine, whose warmest interest is the pleasures of the table.

Nøddebo Præstegaard

1934
Kongeligt besøg
8.0

In the year 1646, Denmark is at peace. Only recently have the last occupying troops left Jutland, leaving behind the sad traces of iron heels. The administration has partially collapsed, the kingdom is short of money, and what money there is is unevenly distributed. This is the unusual and sad background to this unpretentious account.

Kongeligt besøg

1954
Bejleren - en jysk røverhistorie
7.3

This is the story of Sejr, a tenant farmer, and his conflict with the dictatorial lord who stubbornly refuses to grant him the farm he needs in order to get married. However, the nobility and the peasants find common ground when a common enemy arises: the Robbers, a group of thieves who kill and rape, but also call for rebellion against those in power.

Bejleren - en jysk røverhistorie

1975
Ditte, Child of Man
6.4

Ditte is born out of wedlock and lives as a young girl with her old beloved grandmother. As an illegitimate child she is teased in school and more than anything in the world she wants a father. When steady - utterly reliable - herring dealer Lars Petter shows up and tells her that he is marrying Ditte's mother, the little girl is very happy. Now Ditte must take care of three new sisters and brothers but gets nothing but complaints from her ungrateful, selfish mother. But the little girl finds consolation and support in both her sisters and brothers and Lars Petter.

Ditte, Child of Man

1946
På'en igen Amalie
6.8

Amalie is walking along the Copenhagen canal when a woman falls into the water. She jumps in and tries to save the woman, but ends up drowning herself. When Amalie wakes up in the hospital, she finds out that the other woman is dead and that the authorities believe she is the one who died. Now begins a long and tough battle against the bureaucracy of the Danish social system. It all ends with Amalie deciding to commit one crazy crime after another, culminating in an attempt to steal the crown jewels...

På'en igen Amalie

1973
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
8.0

A young, beautiful girl arrives at Krogerød Kro on Mols and shocks the innkeeper by telling him that he is her father. At the same time, the inn is about to lose its liquor license, threatening its very existence. The innkeeper tells the girl that both he and his friend from his military days have paid child support to her, as no one knew which of them was her real father.

Den gamle mølle paa Mols

1953
6-Day Race
8.0

Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between the riders as well as about their private and marital struggles.

6-Day Race

1958
Flugten fra millionerne
6.7

On a dark and gloomy evening, the heirs of the deceased millionaire Jensen-Bosch gather at his old castle to hear his last wishes. The darkness lies close around the old castle, everything portends evil. As long as the family has existed, it has never been able to agree. When the will is read, seriousness spreads across their faces, and defiance and anger can be read in the expectant eyes.

Flugten fra millionerne

1934
Don Olsen kommer til byen
6.8

Bank director L.W. Jacobsen resides in a small provincial town. He is not particularly interested in his wife, Elsebeth, but rather in teacher and city council member Miss Mortensen. Thorsen, the town's manufacturer, is a member of the same city council group as Jacobsen. Then Don Olsen comes to town. Olsen is not interested in the upper class, but rather in people. By chance, Thorsen and Olsen meet and soon become drinking buddies. Thorsen drags the milkman's horse home to his apartment in the middle of the night. The scandal is a reality. Thorsen wants to flee, but with Olsen's help, he instead woos the townspeople and Miss Mortensen under the motto "Make good times better."

Don Olsen kommer til byen

1964
Death Comes at High Noon
7.6

A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol . A little distance from the road there is a house with lighted windows, and he goes there to borrow a phone. Suddenly he trips over a tree root and sprain one foot . He lags up the forest road . Then there is a shot, a moment after running steps. A beam cuts through the dark. It goes out . The steps moves away. Peter gets up and stomps up to the house . No one responds to his knokking.

Death Comes at High Noon

1964
Crazy Paradise
4.2

Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great virility and make them irresistible.

Crazy Paradise

1962
Life on the Hegn Farm
4.3

Also known as Life on the Hegn Farm, this domestic drama is based on a popular novel by Jeppe Aakjear. Simple in the extreme, the story concerns the romantic travails of country lass Trine (Karen Nellemose), who is being forced into a wealthy marriage to a man she does not love.

Life on the Hegn Farm

1938
For freedom and justice
6.2

A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the country, first as a traveling teacher, later in other positions, and through his experiences we are introduced to the conditions of various population groups. The central figure in the portrayal of historical figures is the politician Orla Lehmann.

For freedom and justice

1949
Nyhavns glade gutter
5.5

The con artist Prince Fingernem is a regular customer of the waitresses Mona Lisa and young Vicky at the Trinidad tavern – a small, damp paradise in Nyhavn. But paradise also has a snake, of course, Mr. Schwartz, who has big plans for the area.

Nyhavns glade gutter

1967
How to Behave in a Fourposter Bed
6.2

A police lieutenant woman goes undercover into a mansion where a couple maintains a school to teach young women how to catch a man... Especially if they are rich and into marriage. The courses include a number of disciplines, including judo and strip-tease.

How to Behave in a Fourposter Bed

1972