Jesper Klein was born on 13 November 1944 in Næstved, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Balladen om Carl-Henning (1969), Skønheden og udyret (1983) and Kaptajn Klyde og hans venner vender tilbage (1980). He was married to Lykke Nielsen. He died on 22 August 2011 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.