Johannes Meyer

Johannes Meyer

Known for
Acting
Born
May 28, 1884
Died
November 4, 1972 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Skodsborg, Denmark

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

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Filmography

1967
The Red Mantle poster

The Red Mantle

Movie · as Bilvis

1964
Tine poster

Tine

Movie · as Hr. Bølling

1964
Death Comes at High Noon poster

Death Comes at High Noon

Movie · as Dr. Joachim Lindberg

1963
Støvsugerbanden poster

Støvsugerbanden

Movie · as Augustin

1963
Hvis lille pige er du? poster

Hvis lille pige er du?

Movie · as Zimmermann

1962
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea

The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea

Movie

1962
Det stod i avisen poster

Det stod i avisen

Movie

1961
Landsbylægen poster

Landsbylægen

Movie · as Læge A.H. Bonnesen

1961
Ullabella poster

Ullabella

Movie · as Overpræsident

1960
Flemming and Kvik poster

Flemming and Kvik

Movie · as Rektor Halling

1959
A Hullaballoo at the Castle poster

A Hullaballoo at the Castle

Movie

1958
Styrmand Karlsen poster

Styrmand Karlsen

Movie · as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer

1958
Krudt og klunker poster

Krudt og klunker

Movie · as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder

1958
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down poster

That Won't Keep a Sailor Down

Movie · as Waiter

1955
Tre finder en kro poster

Tre finder en kro

Movie · as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen

1955
The Blinded poster

The Blinded

Movie · as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis

1954
Hendes store aften poster

Hendes store aften

Movie · as Vicevært Julius Jensen

1954
Sukceskomponisten poster

Sukceskomponisten

Movie · as Organist Sørensen

1954
Kongeligt besøg poster

Kongeligt besøg

Movie

1953
Den gamle mølle paa Mols poster

Den gamle mølle paa Mols

Movie · as Klemmesen

1953
Vi som går køkkenvejen poster

Vi som går køkkenvejen

Movie · as Redaktøren

1953
Hejrenæs poster

Hejrenæs

Movie · as Herskabstjener Blackhøj

1953
Det gælder livet poster

Det gælder livet

Movie

1953
Min søn Peter poster

Min søn Peter

Movie

1952
2 Minutes Late poster

2 Minutes Late

Movie · as Vicevært Johansen

1952
Avismanden poster

Avismanden

Movie · as Kesse

1952
Husmandstøsen poster

Husmandstøsen

Movie · as Søren Torpegaard

1952
Vejrhanen poster

Vejrhanen

Movie · as Theodor Nielsen

1952
Det store løb poster

Det store løb

Movie · as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)

1952
Us Petty Sinners poster

Us Petty Sinners

Movie · as Gulbæk, antikvar

1952
Ta' Pelle med poster

Ta' Pelle med

Movie · as Gårdejer Lauritz

1951
Fodboldpræsten poster

Fodboldpræsten

Movie · as Prokurist Nielsen

1951
Meet Me on Cassiopeia poster

Meet Me on Cassiopeia

Movie · as Zeus

1951
Dorte poster

Dorte

Movie · as Prokuristen

1951
Som sendt fra himlen poster

Som sendt fra himlen

Movie · as Kommandanten

1951
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard poster

Fra den gamle købmandsgaard

Movie · as Godsejer Bjerre

1951
The Face of Truth poster

The Face of Truth

Movie · as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff

1951
Frihed forpligter poster

Frihed forpligter

Movie · as Sørens morfar

1950
Mosekongen poster

Mosekongen

Movie · as Claus Munk

1950
Café Paradis poster

Café Paradis

Movie

1950
The Red Horses poster

The Red Horses

Movie · as Købmand Hans Offor

1950
Historien om Hjortholm poster

Historien om Hjortholm

Movie

1949
For freedom and justice poster

For freedom and justice

Movie · as Niels Nielsen

1948
While the Gate was Locked poster

While the Gate was Locked

Movie

1948
Hvor er Far poster

Hvor er Far

Movie

1948
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman poster

The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman

Movie · as Jonas Olsen

1947
Jenny and the Soldier poster

Jenny and the Soldier

Movie · as Frederik Christensen

1947
Mani poster

Mani

Movie

1947
Røverne fra Rold poster

Røverne fra Rold

Movie · as Søren Hvass - Storbonde

1945
I gaar og i morgen poster

I gaar og i morgen

Movie

1944
Teatertosset poster

Teatertosset

Movie · as Fuglesang

1944
Besættelse poster

Besættelse

Movie · as Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler

1944
Eight Chords poster

Eight Chords

Movie

1944
Det kære København poster

Det kære København

Movie

1944
Mit Liv er Musik poster

Mit Liv er Musik

Movie · as Walter S. Nielson, impresario

1943
My Dear Wives poster

My Dear Wives

Movie · as Herbert Reimer

1943
En pige uden lige poster

En pige uden lige

Movie

1943
Hans Onsdags-Veninde poster

Hans Onsdags-Veninde

Movie · as Magdas far

1943
Erik Ejegods Pilgrimsfærd poster

Erik Ejegods Pilgrimsfærd

Movie · as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør

1942
Derailed poster

Derailed

Movie · as Organisten 'Bessefar'

1942
Lykken kommer poster

Lykken kommer

Movie · as Frederik Hagen

1941
Tag til Rønneby kro poster

Tag til Rønneby kro

Movie · as Kroejer Bartholdi

1941
Frk. Kirkemus poster

Frk. Kirkemus

Movie · as Obersten

1941
Come Home with Me poster

Come Home with Me

Movie · as Valdemar Nielsen

1941
Tag det som en mand poster

Tag det som en mand

Movie · as Theodor Woller, godsejer

1940
Sommerglæder poster

Sommerglæder

Movie

1940
Jeg har elsket og levet poster

Jeg har elsket og levet

Movie · as Tutein

1940
I de gode gamle Dage poster

I de gode gamle Dage

Movie · as Fyrst Ivar Rose

1939
En lille Tilfældighed poster

En lille Tilfældighed

Movie

1939
Nordhavets mænd poster

Nordhavets mænd

Movie

1939
Children of Divorce poster

Children of Divorce

Movie · as Professor Dreyer, kunstmaler

1938
Under byens tage poster

Under byens tage

Movie · as Kunstprofessor Abel

1938
Alarm poster

Alarm

Movie · as Fabrikant Schmidt

1937
Incognito poster

Incognito

Movie · as Direktør A. Schram

1937
Plat eller krone poster

Plat eller krone

Movie · as Herkules' far

1937
Danmark for Folket poster

Danmark for Folket

Movie · as Hr. Justesen

1936
Giftes - nej tak! poster

Giftes - nej tak!

Movie

1935
Rasmines bryllup poster

Rasmines bryllup

Movie · as Blikkenslager Mikkelsen

1935
De bør forelske Dem poster

De bør forelske Dem

Movie

1934
Lynet poster

Lynet

Movie · as Generaldirektør

1934
Skaf en Sensation poster

Skaf en Sensation

Movie · as Redaktør Johannes Halling

1934
Nøddebo Præstegaard poster

Nøddebo Præstegaard

Movie

1934
Flugten fra millionerne poster

Flugten fra millionerne

Movie · as Præsident for Papegøjesamfundet

1933
Saa til Søs poster

Saa til Søs

Movie · as Direktør Johan Nordborg

1933
De blaa drenge poster

De blaa drenge

Movie

1925
Master of the House poster

Master of the House

Movie · as Viktor Frandsen

1922
Love One Another poster

Love One Another

Movie · as Rylowitsch

1920
Leaves from Satan's Book poster

Leaves from Satan's Book

Movie · as Don Fernandez (second sequence)

1917
While the Christmas Bells Rings poster

While the Christmas Bells Rings

Movie

1917
The Secret of the Night Express

The Secret of the Night Express

Movie · as Wilton, prokurist

1914
Count Dahlbog's Secret

Count Dahlbog's Secret

Movie

1914
Aquitted poster

Aquitted

Movie · as Officer

1913
The Gambler's Wife poster

The Gambler's Wife

Movie · as Werner

1912
De uheldige Friere

De uheldige Friere

Movie

1910
A Wedding During the French Revolution

A Wedding During the French Revolution

Movie · as Erneste des Tressailles