Gabriel Axel
Known For
Directing
Born
1918-04-18 in Aarhus, Denmark
Died
2014-02-09
Biography
Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch, better known as Gabriel Axel was a Danish director, actor and writer. He spent most of his childhood and youth in Paris. In 1942 Axel was admitted to the acting school at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. After a short period of theatre in Paris, he returned to Denmark and began in 1951 to direct television drama. Following a series of more or less erotic films and broadly popular comedies, Axel in 1977 launched a prolific career as a director of French TV films, culminating in 1985 with a historical five-episode series, "Les colonnes du ciel/Heaven's Pillars". In 1987, Axel returned to Denmark to direct what had been his dream project for over 15 years, an adaptation of Karen Blixen's "Babette's Feast." After screening at the Cannes film festival, the film became a worldwide success and won the 1988 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Gabriel Axel directed some 25 feature films and 50 tv-movies. He appeared in about 25 films.
Most Known For
Kongeligt besøg
Nu går den på Dagmar
Han, hun, Dirch og Dario
as Modedesigneren Monsieur Baptiste
Dyden går amok
Going for Broke
Three Girls in Paris
as French teacher
Der kom en dag
as Stenert
Kispus
as Tailor
Vi som går køkkenvejen
Styrmand Karlsen
Himlen er blaa
as Receptionist
Med kærlig hilsen
as Mr. X
En ven i bolignøden
as von Bengeldorff
The Reluctant Sadist
as Marcel de Sade
Karen, Maren og Mette
Peter's baby
as Lompard - Brigader
The bride from Dragstrup
as Taxichauffør
Det er så yndigt at følges ad
Us Petty Sinners
as Værtshusgæst
