Johannes Meyer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1884-05-28

Deathday 1972-11-04 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Skodsborg, Denmark

Johannes Meyer

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

1967
1964
Tine

as Hr. Bølling

1964
Death Comes at High Noon

as Dr. Joachim Lindberg

1963
1963
Støvsugerbanden

as Augustin

1961
Landsbylægen

as Læge A.H. Bonnesen

1961
Ullabella

as Overpræsident

1960
Flemming and Kvik

as Rektor Halling

1958
Styrmand Karlsen

as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer

1958
Krudt og klunker

as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder

1955
Tre finder en kro

as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen

1955
The Blinded

as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis

1954
Sukceskomponisten

as Organist Sørensen

1954
Hendes store aften

as Vicevært Julius Jensen

1953
Hejrenæs

as Herskabstjener Blackhøj

1953
1953
1952
Husmandstøsen

as Søren Torpegaard

1952
Det store løb

as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)

1952
Ta' Pelle med

as Gårdejer Lauritz

1952
2 Minutes Late

as Vicevært Johansen

1952
Vejrhanen

as Theodor Nielsen

1952
Vi arme syndere

as Gulbæk, antikvar

1952
Avismanden

as Kesse

1951
Dorte

as Prokuristen

1951
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard

as Godsejer Bjerre

1951
Som sendt fra himlen

as Kommandanten

1951
Fodboldpræsten

as Prokurist Nielsen

1951
The Face of Truth

as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff

1950
Mosekongen

as Claus Munk

1950
The Red Horses

as Købmand Hans Offor

1949
For frihed og ret

as Niels Nielsen

1947
Røverne fra Rold

as Søren Hvass - Storbonde

1947
Jenny and the Soldier

as Frederik Christensen

1947
1944
Mit liv er musik

as Walter S. Nielson, impresario

1944
Besættelse

as Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler

1944
Teatertosset

as Fuglesang

1943
My Dear Wives

as Herbert Reimer

1943
Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd

as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør

1943
Hans Onsdags-Veninde

as Magdas far

1942
Lykken kommer

as Frederik Hagen

1942
Derailed

as Organisten 'Bessefar'

1941
Tag til Rønneby kro

as Kroejer Bartholdi

1941
Frk. Kirkemus

as Obersten

1941
Come Home With Me

as Valdemar Nielsen

1941
Tag det som en mand

as Theodor Woller, godsejer

1940
I de gode gamle dage

as Fyrst Ivar Rose

1939
Children of Divorce

as Professor Dreyer, kunstmaler

1938
Under byens tage

as Kunstprofessor Abel

1938
Alarm

as Fabrikant Schmidt

1937
Plat eller krone

as Herkules' far

1937
Incognito

as Direktør A. Schram

1937
Danmark for Folket

as Hr. Justesen

1935
Rasmines bryllup

as Blikkenslager Mikkelsen

1934
Flugten fra millionerne

as Præsident for Papegøjesamfundet

1934
Lynet

as Generaldirektør

1934
Skaf en sensation

as Redaktør Johannes Halling

1933
Saa til Søs

as Direktør Johan Nordborg

1925
Master of the House

as Viktor Frandsen

1922
Love One Another

as Rylowitsch

1920
Leaves from Satan's Book

as Don Fernandez (second sequence)

1917
The Secret of the Night Express

as Wilton, prokurist

1914
Aquitted

as Officer

1913

Director

1933
1932
1931
Ash Wednesday

as Director

1929
Hochverrat

as Director

1924
One Lover Too Many

as Director

1923
Smiles and Tears

as Director

Crew

1955
Det var paa Rundetaarn

as Actor's Assistant