Johannes Meyer
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.69 |
| Birthday | 1884-05-28 |
| Place of Birth | Skodsborg, Denmark |
| Also Known As |
1920
Leaves from Satan's Book
6.1/41
The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolutio...
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Leaves from Satan's Book
1951
Fodboldpræsten
5.7/3
-Søren Holm bliver præst i den lille by Harslev. Sognerådsformanden fru Andersen blander sig i præstefamiliens privatliv, og da Søren, for at komme i...
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Fodboldpræsten
1950
Mosekongen
7.3/3
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Mosekongen
1913
The Gambler's Wife
0/0
A past lover ignites a fiery gambling addiction within the reckless Prince Spinarosa. The old lover, Asta Leonhard, ensures that the prince acquires a...
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The Gambler's Wife
1958
Styrmand Karlsen
6.6/9
First mate Knud Karlsen has just received sad news from his girlfriend. On board the ship is also chef Valdemar, sailor Ole, owner's confident son Rob...
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Styrmand Karlsen
1952
2 Minutes Late
6.5/2
The body of a loose-living woman is discovered. Who murdered her? Her new hard-drinking boyfriend? Maybe her playboy ex-lover with a criminal past? Or...
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2 Minutes Late
1951
Meet Me on Cassiopeia
6.3/3
Komponisten John Berger er plaget af ægteskabelige problemer og kæmper med en deadline for musikken til en operette. Da han får besøg af musikkens mus...
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Meet Me on Cassiopeia
1950
Café Paradis
7/5
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Café Paradis
1941
Tag til Rønneby kro
8/2
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Tag til Rønneby kro
1953
Den gamle mølle paa Mols
7/3
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Den gamle mølle paa Mols
1951
Dorte
6.5/2
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Dorte
1952
Avismanden
5/2
At Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen, Olsen has his newspaper kiosk. Here comes high and low in society: Homeless, a district attorney with pain in marria...
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Avismanden
1935
Rasmines bryllup
6.5/2
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Rasmines bryllup
1960
Flemming and Kvik
6.2/4
A Danish movie about the life of Flemming and his best friend Kvik.
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Flemming and Kvik
1952
Husmandstøsen
6.5/2
Helga is on a farm, where she is seduced by her husband, Per Mortensen. As it turns out she is with child, she gets a tough time among local residents...
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Husmandstøsen
1925
Master of the House
6.898/59
A bully browbeats his wife and children until he meets his match in the woman who raised him.
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Master of the House
1961
Landsbylægen
5.4/5
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Landsbylægen
1938
Under byens tage
7.3/3
Under byens tage går livet sin brogede gang. Det veksler med tårer og smil, med lykke og sorg. I kunstner-restauranten "Mona Bar" i indre by fungerer...
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Under byens tage
1933
Saa til Søs
3.7/3
Tre enfoldige fisker-brødre nyder livet. De får hjælp af den unge pige Sus, der styrer hus og hjælper til på fiskekutteren. Da brødrene får et godt ti...
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Saa til Søs
1958
Krudt og klunker
6/2
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Krudt og klunker
1963
Støvsugerbanden
7.6/4
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Støvsugerbanden
1955
Tre finder en kro
6.5/2
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Tre finder en kro
1952
Vejrhanen
6.3/3
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Vejrhanen
1914
Count Dahlbog's Secret
0/0
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Count Dahlbog's Secret
1951
Som sendt fra himlen
7/1
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Som sendt fra himlen
1962
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
2.5/1
Two of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales in a blend of animation and live-action.
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The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
1942
Derailed
6.5/7
A young woman of good family is driven into one of thieves and prostitutes and ends in suicide.
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Derailed
1937
Incognito
7/2
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Incognito
1954
Hendes store aften
6.3/3
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Hendes store aften
1950
The Red Horses
7.5/4
The old renowned Landboskole is spreading a new team of Agricultural Candidates after completing the Course.
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The Red Horses
1941
Frk. Kirkemus
6.3/3
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Frk. Kirkemus
1953
Vi som går køkkenvejen
0/0
The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper...
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Vi som går køkkenvejen
1964
Tine
7.5/2
Danish melodrama about a housemaid struggling to find normalcy and love in the midst of war.
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Tine
1944
Teatertosset
6/3
A lost hat brings a powerful director and an aspiring actress together.
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Teatertosset
1943
My Dear Wives
7/2
The celebrated actor George Bergmann has four divorces behind him. When his four former wives get the impression that he is cozying up to a very young...
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My Dear Wives
1917
While the Christmas Bells Rings
0/0
It is Christmas Eve, and some are finding it easier to look forward to the upcoming celebrations than others. In the home of Widow Ejlersen and her ad...
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While the Christmas Bells Rings
1951
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
5.2/4
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Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
1964
Death Comes at High Noon
7.2/4
A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol . A little distance from the road there is a hous...
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Death Comes at High Noon
1934
Lynet
6/2
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Lynet
1938
Alarm
5.5/2
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Alarm
1951
The Face of Truth
6.4/5
Lau Lauritzen plays an ordinary architect, with a wife and a son. He gets accused for killing a 10-year old girl, and of course nobody doubts he's the...
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The Face of Truth
1962
Det stod i avisen
5.7/3
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Det stod i avisen
1952
Det store løb
5.6/5
Den gamle godsejer Vilhelm Stone har på grund af svaghed for kvinder og spil ødelagt sit ægteskab, mistet sin søn og sine venner. Men da han dør, vend...
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Det store løb
1953
Hejrenæs
6.5/2
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Hejrenæs
1950
Historien om Hjortholm
6.5/2
The estate Hjortholm is rescued from bankruptcy, as the pleasant doctor Christian Riis fetches the young engineer Erik Kongsted to the estate.
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Historien om Hjortholm
1944
Besættelse
5.2/4
Den midaldrende manufakturhandler Jens Steen er på vej til sit sommerhus ved Vestkysten for at slappe af. Helt alene. Imens er 20-årige Else Petersen...
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Besættelse
1955
The Blinded
6.3/3
The young mechanic Borge Rasmussen works in Salling Harbour and lives with the slightly older Marinus Frederiksen, who chairs the city's port workers....
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The Blinded
1933
De blaa drenge
6/3
Sylvia Grøn bliver fyret som lærerinde. I stedet slår hun sig sammen med sin store beundrer, skuespilleren Herman Sander. Sylvia Grøn lægger sine spar...
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De blaa drenge
1942
Lykken kommer
5.3/3
Det rige par Jytte og Ole bruger livet til fest og ballade. Efter endnu en aften og nat med fest beslutter ægteparret at blive skilt. Næste dag fortæl...
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Lykken kommer
1944
Otte akkorder
7.5/2
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of a certain Chopin waltz.
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Otte akkorder
1947
Jenny and the Soldier
5.7/9
A good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a troubled past.
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Jenny and the Soldier
1940
Sommerglæder
7/2
What might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer guest house by the sea? Financial struggle or the sudden...
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Sommerglæder
1954
Sukceskomponisten
6.2/5
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Sukceskomponisten
1963
Hvis lille pige er du?
6.2/4
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Hvis lille pige er du?
1937
Plat eller krone
6.5/2
This film follows two men, the plain Herkules (Ib Schønberg) and the rich Erik (Angelo Bruun). When they were boys, Erik defended his good friend Herk...
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Plat eller krone
1934
Skaf en sensation
7/1
Editor Halling is always looking for sensations in his newspaper. He believes in the principle that readers must have what they like,and he therefore...
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Skaf en sensation
1967
Hagbard and Signe
5.5/10
Seeking revenge against the rival clan responsible for the killing, Hagbard, the son of a slain Norse king, calms down long enough to establish a truc...
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Hagbard and Signe
1959
A Hullaballoo at the Castle
5/3
The cheerful, traveling musicians Flink and Villy meet sweet music in the form of two girls. Unfortunately, the chrome nut is tone deaf and chases the...
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A Hullaballoo at the Castle
1935
De bør forelske Dem
4.7/3
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De bør forelske Dem
1944
Det kære København
7/2
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Det kære København
1953
Det gælder livet
4.5/2
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Det gælder livet
1939
En lille tilfældighed
6.5/2
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En lille tilfældighed
1943
En pige uden lige
7/5
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En pige uden lige
1949
For frihed og ret
6.2/161
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For frihed og ret
1936
Giftes - nej tak!
7/2
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Giftes - nej tak!
1945
I gaar og i morgen
6/2
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I gaar og i morgen
1954
Kongeligt besøg
6/1
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Kongeligt besøg
1947
Mani
7/2
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Mani
1948
Mens porten var lukket
7/2
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Mens porten var lukket
1953
Min søn Peter
6/2
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Min søn Peter
1939
Nordhavets mænd
5/2
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Nordhavets mænd
1934
Nøddebo Præstegaard
5.3/3
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Nøddebo Præstegaard
1952
Vi arme syndere
7.5/2
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Vi arme syndere
1940
Jeg har elsket og levet
7/1
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Jeg har elsket og levet
1934
Flugten fra millionerne
8/1
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Flugten fra millionerne
1939
Children of Divorce
5/2
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Children of Divorce
1941
Come Home With Me
7/2
It centers on the character Helene Hannøe, an attorney who forms close relationships with her troubled clients while trying to solve their problems.
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Come Home With Me
1940
I de gode gamle dage
6/1
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I de gode gamle dage
1961
Ullabella
6.5/4
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Ullabella
1952
Ta' Pelle med
5.5/2
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Ta' Pelle med
1944
Mit liv er musik
7/1
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Mit liv er musik
1947
Røverne fra Rold
7/1
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Røverne fra Rold
1951
Frihed forpligter
6/1
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Frihed forpligter
1941
Tag det som en mand
6/2
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Tag det som en mand
1943
Hans Onsdags-Veninde
5.5/2
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Hans Onsdags-Veninde
1948
Hvor er Far
6.5/2
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Hvor er Far
1948
The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
5.2/4
On the 9th of April 1940, the crew of a Danish merchant ship receives the news of Germany's invasion of Denmark. Instead of returning home, they vote...
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The Viking Watch of the Danish Seaman
1943
Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd
6/1
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Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd
1922
Love One Another
6.5/21
Based on the novel 'Elsker hverandre' by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne-Liebe, as she grows up, and...
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Love One Another
1937
Danmark for Folket
5/1
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Danmark for Folket
1917
The Secret of the Night Express
5/1
A dead man is found near the railway tracks, and his watch has stopped on the exact time the night train to New York is passing the spot. Detective To...
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The Secret of the Night Express
1914
Aquitted
10/1
The count makes his new wife jealous when he helps a female rider who makes obvious advances at him. Lydia has barely forgiven her husband before thin...
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Aquitted
1912
De uheldige Friere
0/0
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