Per Buckhøj was born on February 10, 1902 in Aarhus, Denmark as Peter Buckhøj Nielsen. He was an actor and writer, known for The Vikings (1958), De røde enge (1945) and Adam og Eva (1953). He was married to Henny Lindorff Buckhøj. He died on October 21, 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.