Johannes Meyer
Birthday: 1884-05-28 | Place of Birth: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
Acting
Role
as Bilvis
as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder
as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen
as Redaktøren
as Gulbæk, antikvar
as Søren Torpegaard
as Godsejer Bjerre
as Prokurist Nielsen
as Sørens morfar
as Zeus
as Niels Nielsen
as Jonas Olsen
as Frederik Christensen
as Søren Hvass - Storbonde
as Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler
as Kroejer Bartholdi
as Obersten
as Valdemar Nielsen
as Hr. Justesen
as Blikkenslager Mikkelsen
as Hans Blicher
as Redaktør Johannes Halling
as Viktor Frandsen
