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.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
The Red Mantle
as Bilvis
1967
Tine
as Hr. Bølling
1964
Death Comes at High Noon
as Dr. Joachim Lindberg
1964
Hvis lille pige er du?
as Zimmermann
1963
Støvsugerbanden
as Augustin
1963
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
1962
Det stod i avisen
1962
Landsbylægen
as Læge A.H. Bonnesen
1961
Ullabella
as Overpræsident
1961
Flemming and Kvik
as Rektor Halling
1960
A Hullaballoo at the Castle
1959
Styrmand Karlsen
as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer
1958
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down
as Waiter
1958
Krudt og klunker
as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder
1958
Det var paa Rundetaarn
Actor's Assistant (Crew)
1955
Tre finder en kro
as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen
1955
The Blinded
as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis
1955
Sukceskomponisten
as Organist Sørensen
1954
Hendes store aften
as Vicevært Julius Jensen
1954
Kongeligt besøg
1954
Det gælder livet
1953
Min søn Peter
1953
Hejrenæs
as Herskabstjener Blackhøj
1953
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
as Klemmesen
1953
Vi som går køkkenvejen
as Redaktøren
1953
Husmandstøsen
as Søren Torpegaard
1952
Det store løb
as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)
1952
Ta' Pelle med
as Gårdejer Lauritz
1952
2 Minutes Late
as Vicevært Johansen
1952
Vejrhanen
as Theodor Nielsen
1952
Us Petty Sinners
as Gulbæk, antikvar
1952
Avismanden
as Kesse
1952
Dorte
as Prokuristen
1951
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
as Godsejer Bjerre
1951
Som sendt fra himlen
as Kommandanten
1951
Frihed forpligter
as Sørens morfar
1951
Meet Me on Cassiopeia
as Zeus
1951
Fodboldpræsten
as Prokurist Nielsen
1951
The Face of Truth
as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff
1951
Zwischen Herz und Gewissen
Director (Directing)
1951
Mosekongen
as Claus Munk
1950
Café Paradis
1950
Historien om Hjortholm
1950
The Red Horses
as Købmand Hans Offor
1950
For freedom and justice
as Niels Nielsen
1949
Hvor er Far
1948
While the Gate was Locked
1948
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
as Jonas Olsen
1948
Røverne fra Rold
as Søren Hvass - Storbonde
1947
Jenny and the Soldier
as Frederik Christensen
1947