Kai Holm

Kai Holm

Birthday: 1896-03-04

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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)

Movies

The Thunderstones
The Thunderstones

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Don Olsen kommer til byen
Don Olsen kommer til byen

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Nyhavns glade gutter
Nyhavns glade gutter

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Den gamle mølle paa Mols
Den gamle mølle paa Mols

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Love Thy Neighbour
Love Thy Neighbour

Sven Gjeholm is a writer of sex books. His wife finds this a bit odd, considering he's not really in...

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Støvsugerbanden
Støvsugerbanden

In the vicinity of Copenhagen, a group of pensioners live in a very large villa. The owner, Doctor B...

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Kristiane af Marstal
Kristiane af Marstal

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Crazy Paradise
Crazy Paradise

Romantic comedy, based on the discovery that eggs from a particular island provide men with great vi...

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Nøddebo Præstegaard
Nøddebo Præstegaard

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Snushanerne
Snushanerne

The strict customs regulations have brought about a special type of lawbreaker - smugglers! They abo...

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Komedie i grænselandet
Komedie i grænselandet

Two Danish poets meet by chance at Mrs. Lind's guesthouse in Haderslev. Herman Bang and Holger Drach...

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Incognito
Incognito

The wealthy Olaf Brammer is the real owner of a nationwide company that trades in household goods. B...

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The Vicar of Vejlby
The Vicar of Vejlby

A tale of murder and marriage in 1625 Denmark....

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Death Comes at High Noon
Death Comes at High Noon

A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol...

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Tordenskjold gaar i Land
Tordenskjold gaar i Land

The Great Nordic War was in full swing, and the Danes and Norwegians had heard with increasing wonde...

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Ditte, Child of Man
Ditte, Child of Man

Ditte is born out of wedlock and lives as a young girl with her old beloved grandmother. As an illeg...

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It's Nifty in the Navy
It's Nifty in the Navy

The three young fishermen, Svend, Knud, and Valdemar, have bought a new cutter, but haven't paid it ...

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Bejleren - en jysk røverhistorie
Bejleren - en jysk røverhistorie

This is the story of Sejr, a tenant farmer, and his conflict with the dictatorial lord who stubbornl...

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På'en igen Amalie
På'en igen Amalie

Amalie is walking along the Copenhagen canal when a woman falls into the water. She jumps in and tri...

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Sommerglæder
Sommerglæder

What might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer guest ...

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Der var engang
Der var engang

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How to Behave in a Fourposter Bed
How to Behave in a Fourposter Bed

A police lieutenant woman goes undercover into a mansion where a couple maintains a school to teach ...

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Always Trouble
Always Trouble

Factory worker Otto Nielsen and his wife Helga live in a 2-room apartment in a sad Copenhagen suburb...

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For freedom and justice
For freedom and justice

A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free const...

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Forellen
Forellen

Mrs Clara has been married to Carl Møller for almost 25 years, but she is not happy....

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Kongeligt besøg
Kongeligt besøg

In the year 1646, Denmark is at peace. Only recently have the last occupying troops left Jutland, le...

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Flugten fra millionerne
Flugten fra millionerne

On a dark and gloomy evening, the heirs of the deceased millionaire Jensen-Bosch gather at his old c...

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Life on the Hegn Farm
Life on the Hegn Farm

Also known as Life on the Hegn Farm, this domestic drama is based on a popular novel by Jeppe Aakjea...

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Karen, Maren og Mette
Karen, Maren og Mette

Among the many guests at the Rebild festival is Andreas Andersen, a man in his early 30s. But he has...

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Church and organ
Church and organ

Grethi Birger is 17 years old - and now stands all alone in the world. Her mother, the great singer,...

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Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die
Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die

It has hardly been seen before that a 83-year-old actor has starred in a Danish film, but it is the ...

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Livet på Hegnsgaard
Livet på Hegnsgaard

On the Jutland heath near Salling lies Hegnsgaarden. Here reigns the tyrannical and brutal owner Wol...

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North Sea Boys
North Sea Boys

Per Brask is a fisherman's son, a lively 16-year-old boy, still too young to go out to sea, even tho...

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6-Day Race
6-Day Race

Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between th...

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At the North Sea
At the North Sea

When Pat and Patachon arrive in the small fishing village at the North Sea they are completely unawa...

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I de gode gamle dage
I de gode gamle dage

The two friends, Fy and Bi, come wandering along the country road as so many times before without a ...

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Sørensen og Rasmussen
Sørensen og Rasmussen

Hilleborg always speaks negatively about her king's marriage to his left hand, Countess Danner. When...

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Gammelt Metal - nye Varer
Gammelt Metal - nye Varer

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Søndagen og Benny
Søndagen og Benny

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The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infil...

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Thi kendes for Ret
Thi kendes for Ret

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Marinus
Marinus

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Pat and Patachon Invent the Gunpowder
Pat and Patachon Invent the Gunpowder

In a boarding house in the city live our friends Pat and Patachon, who have settled down in relative...

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