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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.
As director
As actor
The Red Mantle
Tine
Death Comes at High Noon
Støvsugerbanden
Hvis lille pige er du?
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
Det stod i avisen
Landsbylægen
Ullabella
Flemming and Kvik
A Hullaballoo at the Castle
Styrmand Karlsen
Krudt og klunker
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down
Tre finder en kro
The Blinded
Hendes store aften
Sukceskomponisten
Kongeligt besøg
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
Vi som går køkkenvejen
Hejrenæs
Det gælder livet
Min søn Peter
2 Minutes Late
Avismanden
Husmandstøsen
Vejrhanen
Det store løb
Us Petty Sinners