Acting
Johannes Meyer
DA, EN, DE cinema · 103 credits
Born
28 May 1884
Died
4 November 1972 (aged 88)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Red Mantle
as Bilvis
Tine
as Hr. Bølling
Death Comes at High Noon
as Dr. Joachim Lindberg
Støvsugerbanden
as Augustin
Hvis lille pige er du?
as Zimmermann
Landsbylægen
as Læge A.H. Bonnesen
Ullabella
as Overpræsident
Flemming and Kvik
as Rektor Halling
Styrmand Karlsen
as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer
Krudt og klunker
as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder
Tre finder en kro
as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen
The Blinded
as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis
Det var paa Rundetaarn
Actor's Assistant
Hendes store aften
as Vicevært Julius Jensen
Sukceskomponisten
as Organist Sørensen
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
as Klemmesen
Vi som går køkkenvejen
as Redaktøren
Hejrenæs
as Herskabstjener Blackhøj
2 Minutes Late
as Vicevært Johansen
Avismanden
as Kesse
Husmandstøsen
as Søren Torpegaard
Vejrhanen
as Theodor Nielsen
Det store løb
as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)
Us Petty Sinners
as Gulbæk, antikvar
Ta' Pelle med
as Gårdejer Lauritz
Fodboldpræsten
as Prokurist Nielsen
Dorte
as Prokuristen
Som sendt fra himlen
as Kommandanten
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
as Godsejer Bjerre
The Face of Truth
as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff
Frihed forpligter
as Sørens morfar
Mosekongen
as Claus Munk
The Red Horses
as Købmand Hans Offor
For freedom and justice
as Niels Nielsen
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
as Jonas Olsen
Jenny and the Soldier
as Frederik Christensen
Mani
Actor
Røverne fra Rold
as Søren Hvass - Storbonde
Teatertosset
as Fuglesang
Besættelse
as Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler
Mit Liv er Musik
as Walter S. Nielson, impresario
My Dear Wives
as Herbert Reimer
Hans Onsdags-Veninde
as Magdas far
Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd
as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
Derailed
as Organisten 'Bessefar'
Lykken kommer
as Frederik Hagen
Tag til Rønneby kro
as Kroejer Bartholdi
Frk. Kirkemus
as Obersten
Come Home with Me
as Valdemar Nielsen
Tag det som en mand
as Theodor Woller, godsejer
Jeg har elsket og levet
as Tutein
I de gode gamle Dage
as Fyrst Ivar Rose
Children of Divorce
as Professor Dreyer, kunstmaler
Under byens tage
as Kunstprofessor Abel
Alarm
as Fabrikant Schmidt
Incognito
as Direktør A. Schram
Plat eller krone
as Herkules' far
Danmark for Folket
as Hr. Justesen
Rasmines bryllup
as Blikkenslager Mikkelsen
Lynet
as Generaldirektør
Skaf en sensation
as Redaktør Johannes Halling
Flugten fra millionerne
as Præsident for Papegøjesamfundet
Saa til Søs
as Direktør Johan Nordborg
Two Sky-Blue Eyes
Director
Hochverrat
Director
Master of the House
as Viktor Frandsen
One Lover Too Many
Director
Smiles and Tears
Director
Love One Another
as Rylowitsch
Leaves from Satan's Book
as Don Fernandez (second sequence)
Natekspressens hemmelighed
1917
The Secret of the Night Express
as Wilton, prokurist
Aquitted
as Officer
The Gambler's Wife
as Werner
Revolutionsbryllup
1910
A Wedding During the French Revolution
as Erneste des Tressailles