Johannes Meyer
Birthday: 1884-05-28
Place of Birth: Skodsborg, Denmark
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.
Movies
Leaves from Satan's Book
The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Je...
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Fodboldpræsten
Søren Holm becomes a pastor in the small town of Harslev. The parish council chairwoman, Mrs. Anders...
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Mosekongen
Landowner Munk has problems – he cherishes his wild moorland and does not want to parcel it out. His...
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The Gambler's Wife
A past lover ignites a fiery gambling addiction within the reckless Prince Spinarosa. The old lover,...
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Styrmand Karlsen
First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also ch...
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2 Minutes Late
The body of a loose-living woman is discovered. Who murdered her? Her new hard-drinking boyfriend? M...
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Café Paradis
This film could easily be a true story taken from contemporary Denmark. It is a typical Tuesday morn...
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Meet Me on Cassiopeia
Composer John Berger is plagued by marital problems and struggling with a deadline for the music for...
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Tag til Rønneby kro
The owner of Rønneby Kro, Bartholdi, is writing his memoirs. When this comes to the ears of prominen...
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Den gamle mølle paa Mols
A young, beautiful girl arrives at Krogerød Kro on Mols and shocks the innkeeper by telling him that...
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Dorte
A train pulls into Copenhagen Central Station, and 16-year-old Dorte gets off. She needs to find som...
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Avismanden
At Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen, Olsen has his newspaper kiosk. Here comes high and low in society:...
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Rasmines bryllup
In a small street on the outskirts of town, there are two small shops next to each other: Nummesen's...
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Husmandstøsen
Helga is on a farm, where she is seduced by her husband, Per Mortensen. As it turns out she is with ...
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Master of the House
When a man becomes tyrannical towards his family, the women of the house decide to teach him a lesso...
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Landsbylægen
The old doctor, Dr. Bonnesen, is a tired old man. He wants to sell his practice and has been corresp...
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Saa til Søs
Three simple-minded fisherman brothers enjoy life. They get help from the young girl Sus, who manage...
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Under byens tage
Under the city's roofs, life goes on in a motley manner. It alternates with tears and smiles, with h...
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Krudt og klunker
Copenhagen in the 1890s. A pleasant city for those who experienced it at the time. This is the story...
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Støvsugerbanden
In the vicinity of Copenhagen, a group of pensioners live in a very large villa. The owner, Doctor B...
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Tre finder en kro
A romantic comedy about Ingrid, the innkeeper's daughter, and Karsten, the landowner, who are in lov...
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Vejrhanen
Theodor Nielsen lives a peaceful life with his adult daughter Eva. Then the weather vane on the near...
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Count Dahlbog's Secret
FRAGMENT | These recordings were part of Valdemar Psilander’s live performance at the Royal Orfeum i...
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Som sendt fra himlen
The young and beautiful Laura Heiberg is to marry Torsten Vinge. When the priest asks if she will ma...
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The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
Two of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales in a blend of animation and live-action....
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Derailed
A young woman of good family is driven into one of thieves and prostitutes and ends in suicide....
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Incognito
The wealthy Olaf Brammer is the real owner of a nationwide company that trades in household goods. B...
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Hendes store aften
Marianne is a sales assistant at the elegant fashion boutique Chez Madame on Strøget. She is a wallf...
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The Red Horses
The old renowned Landboskole is spreading a new team of Agricultural Candidates after completing the...
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Frk. Kirkemus
The young Ms. Holm gets the job as private secretary to Director Berg and it quickly becomes clear t...
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Vi som går køkkenvejen
The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she ...
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Tine
Danish melodrama about a housemaid struggling to find normalcy and love in the midst of war....
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My Dear Wives
The celebrated actor George Bergmann has four divorces behind him. When his four former wives get th...
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While the Christmas Bells Rings
It is Christmas Eve, and some are finding it easier to look forward to the upcoming celebrations tha...
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Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
Two rival young men both desire the merchant's pretty daughter, a bad young man robs the merchant's ...
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Death Comes at High Noon
A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol...
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Lynet
Peter Blom, called Lynet, escapes from prison, and at the same time the unemployed actor Poul Quist ...
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Alarm
A young, famous crime writer writes under the name Jess Clarck but is actually called Sven Hansen. H...
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The Face of Truth
Lau Lauritzen plays an ordinary architect, with a wife and a son. He gets accused for killing a 10-y...
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Det stod i avisen
An episodic film with six different stories that are more or less interwoven. A married couple is ce...
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Det store løb
Due to his weakness for women and gambling, the old landowner Vilhelm Stone has ruined his marriage ...
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Hejrenæs
The young siblings at the Hejrenæs estate, Vibeke and Hans-Henrik, have always gotten along well, so...
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Historien om Hjortholm
The estate Hjortholm is rescued from bankruptcy, as the pleasant doctor Christian Riis fetches the y...
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Besættelse
The middle-aged manufacturer Jens Steen is on his way to his summer house on the West Coast to relax...
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The Blinded
The young mechanic Borge Rasmussen works in Salling Harbour and lives with the slightly older Marinu...
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De blaa drenge
Sylvia Grøn is fired as a teacher. Instead, she teams up with her great admirer, the actor Herman Sa...
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Lykken kommer
The rich couple Jytte and Ole spend their lives partying and having fun. After another evening and n...
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Eight Chords
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of ...
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Jenny and the Soldier
A good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a troubl...
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Sommerglæder
What might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer guest ...
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Sukceskomponisten
At the Copenhagen Conservatory of Music, Mogens Birk passes his organ exam with distinction. Togethe...
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Hvis lille pige er du?
The young, hard-working, and extremely attractive Eva Brun works as secretary to Director Jansen. Bu...
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Plat eller krone
This film follows two men, the plain Herkules (Ib Schønberg) and the rich Erik (Angelo Bruun). When ...
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Skaf en sensation
Editor Halling is always looking for sensations in his newspaper. He believes in the principle that ...
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The Red Mantle
Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing of his father, Hagbard calms down...
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A Hullaballoo at the Castle
The cheerful, traveling musicians Flink and Villy meet sweet music in the form of two girls. Unfortu...
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De bør forelske Dem
Although Danish-American George Steffenson comes from poor circumstances, he has built a large finan...
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Det gælder livet
Ella and Olaf are in love but childless. Their neighbors Viggo and Polly have three children, but th...
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Det kære København
Senior barrister Cornelius Thorsen is passionate about three things: good food, fine wine and above ...
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En lille tilfældighed
The young folk singer Peter Jespersen has returned from abroad and is now without a contract. He app...
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En pige uden lige
In the ‘Strandgården’ on Taasinge, the three brothers Østermann Lars, Nikolaj and Hans live a seclud...
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For freedom and justice
A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free const...
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Giftes - nej tak!
Under the pseudonym Ulla Ironica, the author Ulla Hempel has gained great fame, and at the same time...
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I gaar og i morgen
Director Albrechtsen, who heads a large construction company, is a tough and ruthless businessman. H...
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Kongeligt besøg
In the year 1646, Denmark is at peace. Only recently have the last occupying troops left Jutland, le...
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Mani
Erik Menkel is released after six years, convicted of the murder of Viktor Smith. He is sought out b...
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While the Gate was Locked
The film depicts a series of events that take place in a Copenhagen apartment building while the gat...
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Min søn Peter
Once upon a time, there was a family consisting of the artist Michael, his wife Lydia, and their son...
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Nordhavets mænd
Sigurd, the son of a hard-hearted, feared and hated consul, cannot have the girl he loves - because ...
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Nøddebo Præstegaard
Christmas at an old rectory in the countryside – it's Christmas! And the three student brothers, "Ga...
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Us Petty Sinners
Venus aux belles fesses, or Venus with the beautiful buttocks, is the name given to a statuette by t...
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Flugten fra millionerne
On a dark and gloomy evening, the heirs of the deceased millionaire Jensen-Bosch gather at his old c...
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Jeg har elsket og levet
In 1801, the composer Weyse's cousin, the cheerful Henriette Frisch, advised her cousin to take in s...
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Children of Divorce
We are in New York. A young Danish girl has a conversation with the Danish-American Mr. Lang. It is ...
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Come Home With Me
It centers on the character Helene Hannøe, an attorney who forms close relationships with her troubl...
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I de gode gamle dage
The two friends, Fy and Bi, come wandering along the country road as so many times before without a ...
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Ullabella
Ullabella is a dreamy teenager who is in love with her teacher. But one day, when she refuses to do ...
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Ta' Pelle med
Laurits lives with his granddaughter Adda on a small farm. He has always had difficulty making ends ...
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Mit liv er musik
We meet the young violinist Erik Smith in the lap of his family with his wife Lise and his little da...
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Røverne fra Rold
Our bandit story takes place in the good old days, when strife, war, and lawlessness were the order ...
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Frihed forpligter
Danish social democratic propaganda film. During the Occupation, the young freedom fighter Søren had...
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Tag det som en mand
Jens and Trille Woller have only been married for six months, and so far they live happily together ...
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Hans Onsdags-Veninde
Director Peter Engel, called "Peter the Great" by his friends, is a very spoiled and spoiled young m...
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Hvor er Far
Manufacturer Mads Juehl, who together with his partner Møller owns the pram factory "Fortuna", is a ...
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The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
On the 9th of April 1940, the crew of a Danish merchant ship receives the news of Germany's invasion...
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Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd
A large Danish provincial town in the year 1888. Headmaster Wang's wife needs recreation, and the ki...
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Love One Another
A look at various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne Liebe, as she grows up and experiences th...
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The Secret of the Night Express
A dead man is found near the railway tracks, and his watch has stopped on the exact time the night t...
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Aquitted
The count makes his new wife jealous when he helps a female rider who makes obvious advances at him....
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That Won't Keep a Sailor Down
German sailor Peter Hille arrives in Copenhagen to see his beloved Hannah. But she has died in child...
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