Johannes Meyer
Acting
1884-05-28 · Skodsborg, Denmark
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.
Filmography(95)
movieThe Red Mantle
as Bilvis · 1967 · 5.9
movieTine
as Hr. Bølling · 1964 · 7.3
movieDeath Comes at High Noon
as Dr. Joachim Lindberg · 1964 · 7.6
movieHvis lille pige er du?
as Zimmermann · 1963 · 6.8
movieStøvsugerbanden
as Augustin · 1963 · 7.9
movieThe Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
as · 1962 · 5.8
movieDet stod i avisen
as · 1962 · 6.8
movieLandsbylægen
as Læge A.H. Bonnesen · 1961 · 5.2
movieUllabella
as Overpræsident · 1961 · 7.2
movieFlemming and Kvik
as Rektor Halling · 1960 · 6.3
movieA Hullaballoo at the Castle
as · 1959 · 5.7
movieStyrmand Karlsen
as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer · 1958 · 6.6
movieThat Won't Keep a Sailor Down
as Waiter · 1958 · 7.0
movieKrudt og klunker
as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder · 1958 · 6.0
movieTre finder en kro
as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen · 1955 · 7.3
movieThe Blinded
as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis · 1955 · 7.0
movieSukceskomponisten
as Organist Sørensen · 1954 · 6.8
movieHendes store aften
as Vicevært Julius Jensen · 1954 · 6.5
movieKongeligt besøg
as · 1954 · 8.0
movieDet gælder livet
as · 1953 · 5.7
movieMin søn Peter
as · 1953 · 7.3
movieHejrenæs
as Herskabstjener Blackhøj · 1953 · 7.7
movieDen gamle mølle paa Mols
as Klemmesen · 1953 · 8.0
movieVi som går køkkenvejen
as Redaktøren · 1953 · 10.0