Johannes Meyer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1884
- Died
- November 4, 1972
- 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.
Filmography
The Red Mantle 1967
as Bilvis
Tine 1964
as Hr. Bølling
Death Comes at High Noon 1964
as Dr. Joachim Lindberg
Hvis lille pige er du? 1963
as Zimmermann
Støvsugerbanden 1963
as Augustin
- The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea 1962
Actor
Det stod i avisen 1962
Actor
Landsbylægen 1961
as Læge A.H. Bonnesen
Ullabella 1961
as Overpræsident
Flemming and Kvik 1960
as Rektor Halling
A Hullaballoo at the Castle 1959
Actor
Styrmand Karlsen 1958
as Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down 1958
as Waiter
Krudt og klunker 1958
as Professor Ferdinand Schrøder
Det var paa Rundetaarn 1955
Actor's Assistant
Tre finder en kro 1955
as Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen
The Blinded 1955
as Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis
Sukceskomponisten 1954
as Organist Sørensen
Hendes store aften 1954
as Vicevært Julius Jensen
Kongeligt besøg 1954
Actor
Det gælder livet 1953
Actor
Min søn Peter 1953
Actor
Hejrenæs 1953
as Herskabstjener Blackhøj
Den gamle mølle paa Mols 1953
as Klemmesen
Vi som går køkkenvejen 1953
as Redaktøren
Det store løb 1952
as Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)
Ta' Pelle med 1952
as Gårdejer Lauritz
Husmandstøsen 1952
as Søren Torpegaard
2 Minutes Late 1952
as Vicevært Johansen
Vejrhanen 1952
as Theodor Nielsen
Us Petty Sinners 1952
as Gulbæk, antikvar
Avismanden 1952
as Kesse
Dorte 1951
as Prokuristen
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard 1951
as Godsejer Bjerre
Som sendt fra himlen 1951
as Kommandanten
Frihed forpligter 1951
as Sørens morfar
Meet Me on Cassiopeia 1951
as Zeus
Fodboldpræsten 1951
as Prokurist Nielsen
The Face of Truth 1951
as Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff
Zwischen Herz und Gewissen 1951
Director
Mosekongen 1950
as Claus Munk
Café Paradis 1950
Actor
Historien om Hjortholm 1950
Actor
The Red Horses 1950
as Købmand Hans Offor
For freedom and justice 1949
as Niels Nielsen
Hvor er Far 1948
Actor
While the Gate was Locked 1948
Actor
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman 1948
as Jonas Olsen
Røverne fra Rold 1947
as Søren Hvass - Storbonde
Jenny and the Soldier 1947
as Frederik Christensen
Mani 1947
Actor
I gaar og i morgen 1945
Actor
Mit Liv er Musik 1944
as Walter S. Nielson, impresario
Eight Chords 1944
Actor
Besættelse 1944
as Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler
Teatertosset 1944
as Fuglesang
Det kære København 1944
Actor
En pige uden lige 1943
Actor
My Dear Wives 1943
as Herbert Reimer
Erik Ejegods Pilgrimsfærd 1943
as Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
Hans Onsdags-Veninde 1943
as Magdas far
Lykken kommer 1942
as Frederik Hagen
Derailed 1942
as Organisten 'Bessefar'
Frk. Kirkemus 1941
as Obersten
Tag til Rønneby kro 1941
as Kroejer Bartholdi
Come Home with Me 1941
as Valdemar Nielsen
Tag det som en mand 1941
as Theodor Woller, godsejer
Jeg har elsket og levet 1940
as Tutein
Sommerglæder 1940
Actor
I de gode gamle Dage 1940
as Fyrst Ivar Rose
Nordhavets mænd 1939
Actor
Children of Divorce 1939
as Professor Dreyer, kunstmaler
En lille Tilfældighed 1939
Actor
Under byens tage 1938
as Kunstprofessor Abel
Alarm 1938
as Fabrikant Schmidt
Plat eller krone 1937
as Herkules' far
Incognito 1937
as Direktør A. Schram
Danmark for Folket 1937
as Hr. Justesen
Giftes - nej tak! 1936
Actor
De bør forelske Dem 1935
Actor
Rasmines bryllup 1935
as Blikkenslager Mikkelsen
Flugten fra millionerne 1934
as Præsident for Papegøjesamfundet
Nøddebo Præstegaard 1934
Actor
Lynet 1934
as Generaldirektør
Skaf en Sensation 1934
as Redaktør Johannes Halling
Saa til Søs 1933
as Direktør Johan Nordborg
De blaa drenge 1933
Actor
Die kleine Schwindlerin 1933
Director
Two Sky-Blue Eyes 1932
Director
- Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday 1931
Director
Hochverrat 1929
Director
Master of the House 1925
as Viktor Frandsen
One Lover Too Many 1924
Director
Smiles and Tears 1923
Director
Love One Another 1922
as Rylowitsch
Leaves from Satan's Book 1920
as Don Fernandez (second sequence)
While the Christmas Bells Rings 1917
Actor
- The Secret of the Night Express
The Secret of the Night Express 1917
as Wilton, prokurist
Aquitted 1914
as Officer
- Count Dahlbog's Secret
Count Dahlbog's Secret 1914
Actor
The Gambler's Wife 1913
as Werner
- De uheldige Friere
De uheldige Friere 1912
Actor
- A Wedding During the French Revolution
A Wedding During the French Revolution 1910
as Erneste des Tressailles
Credits from TMDB.