Johannes Meyer
Acting
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
Acting95
movieThe Red Mantle
1967
Bilvis
movieTine
1964
Hr. Bølling
movieDeath Comes at High Noon
1964
Dr. Joachim Lindberg
movieHvis lille pige er du?
1963
Zimmermann
movieStøvsugerbanden
1963
Augustin
movieLandsbylægen
1961
Læge A.H. Bonnesen
movieUllabella
1961
Overpræsident
movieFlemming and Kvik
1960
Rektor Halling
movieStyrmand Karlsen
1958
Kaptajn Vilhelm Hammer
movieKrudt og klunker
1958
Professor Ferdinand Schrøder
movieTre finder en kro
1955
Højesteretssagfører Hans Ovesen
movieThe Blinded
1955
Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis
movieSukceskomponisten
1954
Organist Sørensen
movieHendes store aften
1954
Vicevært Julius Jensen
movieHejrenæs
1953
Herskabstjener Blackhøj
movieDen gamle mølle paa Mols
1953
Klemmesen
movieVi som går køkkenvejen
1953
Redaktøren
movieDet store løb
1952
Vilhelm Stone (godsejer)
movieTa' Pelle med
1952
Gårdejer Lauritz
movieHusmandstøsen
1952
Søren Torpegaard
movie2 Minutes Late
1952
Vicevært Johansen
movieVejrhanen
1952
Theodor Nielsen
movieUs Petty Sinners
1952
Gulbæk, antikvar
movieAvismanden
1952
Kesse
movieDorte
1951
Prokuristen
movieFra den gamle købmandsgaard
1951
Godsejer Bjerre
movieSom sendt fra himlen
1951
Kommandanten
movieFrihed forpligter
1951
Sørens morfar
movieFodboldpræsten
1951
Prokurist Nielsen
movieThe Face of Truth
1951
Arkitektens onkel, Pastor Mikael Rolff
movieMosekongen
1950
Claus Munk
movieThe Red Horses
1950
Købmand Hans Offor
movieFor freedom and justice
1949
Niels Nielsen
movieRøverne fra Rold
1947
Søren Hvass - Storbonde
movieJenny and the Soldier
1947
Frederik Christensen
movieMit Liv er Musik
1944
Walter S. Nielson, impresario
movieBesættelse
1944
Jens Steen, Manufakturhandler
movieTeatertosset
1944
Fuglesang
movieMy Dear Wives
1943
Herbert Reimer
movieErik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd
1943
Ferdinand Piper, teaterdirektør
movieHans Onsdags-Veninde
1943
Magdas far
movieLykken kommer
1942
Frederik Hagen
movieDerailed
1942
Organisten 'Bessefar'
movieTag til Rønneby kro
1941
Kroejer Bartholdi
movieFrk. Kirkemus
1941
Obersten
movieCome Home With Me
1941
Valdemar Nielsen
movieTag det som en mand
1941
Theodor Woller, godsejer
movieI de gode gamle Dage
1940
Fyrst Ivar Rose
movieChildren of Divorce
1939
Professor Dreyer, kunstmaler
movieUnder byens tage
1938
Kunstprofessor Abel
movieAlarm
1938
Fabrikant Schmidt
moviePlat eller krone
1937
Herkules' far
movieIncognito
1937
Direktør A. Schram
movieDanmark for Folket
1937
Hr. Justesen
movieRasmines bryllup
1935
Blikkenslager Mikkelsen
movieFlugten fra millionerne
1934
Præsident for Papegøjesamfundet
movieLynet
1934
Generaldirektør
movieSkaf en sensation
1934
Redaktør Johannes Halling
movieSaa til Søs
1933
Direktør Johan Nordborg
movieMaster of the House
1925
Viktor Frandsen
movieLove One Another
1922
Rylowitsch
movieLeaves from Satan's Book
1920
Don Fernandez (second sequence)
movieAquitted
1914
Officer
A Wedding During the French Revolution
1910
Erneste des Tressailles
Directing7
Crew1
movieDet var paa Rundetaarn
1955
Actor's Assistant