Johannes Meyer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-05-28
Day of Death
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
Acting
(1967)
The Red Mantle
as Bilvis
(1964)
Tine
as Hr. Bølling
(1964)
Death Comes at High Noon
as Dr. Joachim Lindberg
(1963)
Hvis lille pige er du?
as Zimmermann
(1963)
Støvsugerbanden
as Augustin
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
Ullabella
as Overpræsident
(1961)
Landsbylægen
as Læge A.H. Bonnesen
(1960)
Flemming and Kvik
as Rektor Halling
(1959)
(1958)
Krudt og klunker
as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder
(1958)
Styrmand Karlsen
as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer
(1955)
Tre finder en kro
as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen
(1955)
The Blinded
as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis
(1954)
(1954)
Sukceskomponisten
as Organist Sørensen
(1954)
Hendes store aften
as Vicevært Julius Jensen
(1953)
Vi som går køkkenvejen
as Redaktøren
(1953)
(1953)
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
as Klemmesen
(1953)
(1953)
Hejrenæs
as Herskabstjener Blackhøj
(1952)
Us Petty Sinners
as Gulbæk, antikvar
(1952)
Det store løb
as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)
(1952)
Avismanden
as Kesse
(1952)
Vejrhanen
as Theodor Nielsen
(1952)
2 Minutes Late
as Vicevært Johansen
(1952)
Husmandstøsen
as Søren Torpegaard
(1952)
Ta' Pelle med
as Gårdejer Lauritz
(1951)
Dorte
as Prokuristen
(1951)
Som sendt fra himlen
as Kommandanten
(1951)
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
as Godsejer Bjerre
(1951)
The Face of Truth
as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff
(1951)
Meet Me on Cassiopeia
as Zeus
(1951)
Frihed forpligter
as Sørens morfar
(1951)
Fodboldpræsten
as Prokurist Nielsen
(1950)
(1950)
The Red Horses
as Købmand Hans Offor
(1950)
(1950)
Mosekongen
as Claus Munk
(1949)
For freedom and justice
as Niels Nielsen
(1948)
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
as Jonas Olsen
(1948)
(1948)
(1947)
(1947)
Jenny and the Soldier
as Frederik Christensen
(1947)
Røverne fra Rold
as Søren Hvass - Storbonde
(1945)
(1944)
Mit liv er musik
as Walter S. Nielson, impresario
(1944)
(1944)
(1944)
Teatertosset
as Fuglesang
(1944)
Besættelse
as Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler
(1943)
My Dear Wives
as Herbert Reimer
(1943)
Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd
as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
(1943)
(1943)
Hans Onsdags-Veninde
as Magdas far
(1942)
Derailed
as Organisten 'Bessefar'
(1942)
Lykken kommer
as Frederik Hagen
(1941)
Frk. Kirkemus
as Obersten
(1941)
Tag til Rønneby kro
as Kroejer Bartholdi
(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
(1940)
(1940)
Jeg har elsket og levet
as Tutein
(1939)
(1939)
Children of Divorce
as Professor Dreyer, kunstmaler
(1939)
(1938)
Alarm
as Fabrikant Schmidt
(1938)
Under byens tage
as Kunstprofessor Abel
(1937)
Plat eller krone
as Herkules' far
(1937)
Incognito
as Direktør A. Schram
(1937)
Danmark for Folket
as Hr. Justesen
(1936)
(1935)
Rasmines bryllup
as Blikkenslager Mikkelsen
(1935)
(1934)
Lynet
as Generaldirektør
(1934)
Flugten fra millionerne
as Præsident for Papegøjesamfundet
(1934)
(1934)
Skaf en sensation
as Redaktør Johannes Halling
(1933)
(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
(1917)
(1914)
(1914)
Aquitted
as Officer
(1913)
The Gambler's Wife
as Werner
(1912)
Crew
(1955)
Det var paa Rundetaarn
Actor's Assistant
(1951)
Zwischen Herz und Gewissen
Director
(1933)
Die kleine Schwindlerin
Director
(1932)
Zwei himmelblaue Augen
Director
(1931)
Ash Wednesday
Director
(1929)
Hochverrat
Director
(1924)
One Lover Too Many
Director
(1923)
Smiles and Tears
Director