Johannes Meyer
Handsome smart tall blonde Danish performer Johannes Meyer born in 1884. After graduating grom Gymnasium, Mayer applied twice to the Royal Theatre School and was twice rejected. He made his stage debut at the Dagmarteatret in Copenhagen in 1905 and went on to perform at nearly every theatre in Copenhagen. He appeared in more than 100 movies, making his first film playing the role of Erneste des Tressailles in Viggo Larsen's 'Revolutionsbryllup' at the Nordist Film Co in 1909, His most memorable role as Viktor Frandsen in Carl Theodor Dreyer's 'Master of the House' at the Palladium Film Co in 1925. He was mostly seen in character or supporting roles in many talkies from 1933 until his last film appearance playing the role of Bilvis in Gabriel Axel's 'Hagbard and Signe' in 1967. He was also active on radio and in T.V. dramas and was stage director of the Fonixteatret and Norrebros Theatre before he was hired by the Royal Theatre in 1941. Died in Denmark in 1972 age 88.
Leaves from Satan's Book
as Don Fernandez (second sequence)The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest...
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Master of the House
as Viktor FrandsenA bully browbeats his wife and children until he meets his match in the woman who raised him.
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Café Paradis
as uncreditedCafé Paradis is an award-winning Danish film made in 1950, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau...
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Hagbard and Signe
as BilvisSeeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard, the son of a slain...
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The Face of Truth
as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael RolffLau Lauritzen plays an ordinary architect, with a wife and a son. He gets accused for killing a...
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Love One Another
as RylowitschBased on the novel 'Elsker hverandre' by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives, one of...
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Styrmand Karlsen
as Kaptajn Vilhelm HammerFirst mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is...
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Vi som går køkkenvejen
as RedaktørenThe beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether...
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Det store løb
as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)Den gamle godsejer Vilhelm Stone har på grund af svaghed for kvinder og spil ødelagt sit...
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2 Minutes Late
as Vicevært JohansenThe body of a loose-living woman is discovered. Who murdered her? Her new hard-drinking...
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Derailed
as Organisten 'Bessefar'A young woman of good family is driven into one of thieves and prostitutes and ends in suicide.
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Meet Me on Cassiopeia
as ZeusKomponisten John Berger er plaget af ægteskabelige problemer og kæmper med en deadline for...
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Tine
as Hr. BøllingDanish melodrama about a housemaid struggling to find normalcy and love in the midst of war.
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Teatertosset
as FuglesangA lost hat brings a powerful director and an aspiring actress together.
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Flemming and Kvik
as Rektor HallingA Danish movie about the life of Flemming and his best friend Kvik.
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Come Home With Me
as Valdemar NielsenIt centers on the character Helene Hannøe, an attorney who forms close relationships with her...
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The Blinded
as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn AmtsavisThe young mechanic Borge Rasmussen works in Salling Harbour and lives with the slightly older...
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My Dear Wives
as Herbert ReimerThe celebrated actor George Bergmann has four divorces behind him. When his four former wives...
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Sommerglæder
as uncreditedWhat might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer...
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The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
as Jonas OlsenOn the 9th of April 1940, the crew of a Danish merchant ship receives the news of Germany's...
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Historien om Hjortholm
as uncreditedThe estate Hjortholm is rescued from bankruptcy, as the pleasant doctor Christian Riis fetches...
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Besættelse
as Jens Steen, ManufakturhandlerDen midaldrende manufakturhandler Jens Steen er på vej til sit sommerhus ved Vestkysten for at...
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Skaf en sensation
as Redaktør Johannes HallingEditor Halling is always looking for sensations in his newspaper. He believes in the principle...
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A Hullaballoo at the Castle
as uncreditedThe cheerful, traveling musicians Flink and Villy meet sweet music in the form of two girls....
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Husmandstøsen
as Søren TorpegaardHelga is on a farm, where she is seduced by her husband, Per Mortensen. As it turns out she is...
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De blaa drenge
as uncreditedSylvia Grøn bliver fyret som lærerinde. I stedet slår hun sig sammen med sin store beundrer,...
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Incognito
as Direktør A. SchramIncognito is a 1937 Danish family film directed by Valdemar Lauritzen and starring Ib Schønberg.
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Avismanden
as KesseAt Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen, Olsen has his newspaper kiosk. Here comes high and low in...
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Jenny and the Soldier
as Frederik ChristensenA good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a...
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Death Comes at High Noon
as Dr. Joachim LindbergA dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of...
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Lykken kommer
as Frederik HagenDet rige par Jytte og Ole bruger livet til fest og ballade. Efter endnu en aften og nat med fest...
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Plat eller krone
as Herkules' farThis film follows two men, the plain Herkules (Ib Schønberg) and the rich Erik (Angelo Bruun)....
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The Red Horses
as Købmand Hans OfforThe old renowned Landboskole is spreading a new team of Agricultural Candidates after completing...
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Under byens tage
as Kunstprofessor AbelUnder byens tage går livet sin brogede gang. Det veksler med tårer og smil, med lykke og sorg. I...
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Otte akkorder
as uncreditedEight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound...
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The Secret of the Night Express
as Wilton, prokuristA dead man is found near the railway tracks, and his watch has stopped on the exact time the...
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The Gambler's Wife
as WernerA past lover ignites a fiery gambling addiction within the reckless Prince Spinarosa. The old...
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Fodboldpræsten
as Prokurist Nielsen-Søren Holm bliver præst i den lille by Harslev. Sognerådsformanden fru Andersen blander sig i...
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Saa til Søs
as Direktør Johan NordborgTre enfoldige fisker-brødre nyder livet. De får hjælp af den unge pige Sus, der styrer hus og...
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Count Dahlbog's Secret
as uncreditedFRAGMENT | These recordings were part of Valdemar Psilander’s live performance at the Royal...
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Aquitted
as OfficerThe count makes his new wife jealous when he helps a female rider who makes obvious advances at...
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While the Christmas Bells Rings
as uncreditedIt is Christmas Eve, and some are finding it easier to look forward to the upcoming celebrations...
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