Eyvind Johan-Svendsen (5 January 1896 – 10 October 1946) was a Danish
stage and
film actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...
.
Biography
He worked in Danish theatre between 1917 and 1939 and appeared at the
Det Kongelige Teater (the Royal Danish Theatre) in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
from 1926 to 1939. He starred in his first film, the religious film ''
Præsten i Vejlby
''The Rector of Veilbye'' ( da, Præsten i Vejlbye), is a crime mystery written in 1829 by the Danish author Steen Steensen Blicher. The novella is based upon a true murder case from 1626 in the village of Vejlby near Grenå, Denmark, which Bli ...
'', in 1931.
Eyvind Johan-Svendsen's father was the Norwegian composer and conductor
Johan Svendsen
Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 184014 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin ...
, who was Principal Conductor at the Det Kongelige Teater from 1883 to 1908, and his mother was Juliette Haase.
Selected filmography
*''
Grønkøbings glade gavtyve'' - (1925)
*''
Præsten i Vejlby
''The Rector of Veilbye'' ( da, Præsten i Vejlbye), is a crime mystery written in 1829 by the Danish author Steen Steensen Blicher. The novella is based upon a true murder case from 1626 in the village of Vejlby near Grenå, Denmark, which Bli ...
'' - 1931
*''
Hotel Paradis
''Hotel Paradis'' is a 1931 Danish drama directed by George Schnéevoigt. The film, based on a novel by Einar Rousthøj, stars Eyvind Johan-Svendsen and Inger Stender. The film was also known as ''Hotel Paradisets hemlighed'' (''The Secret of ...
'' - 1931
*''
7-9-13'' - 1934
*''
Tyrannens fald
''Tyrannens fald'' is a 1942 Danish family film directed by Jon Iversen and Alice O'Fredericks. It is a remake of Master of the House (1925).
Cast
* Eyvind Johan-Svendsen - Viktor Frandsen
* Karin Nellemose - Ida Frandsen
* Birthe Scherf - Kar ...
'' - 1942
*''
Møllen'' - 1943
*''
Det brændende spørgsmål'' - 1943
*''
Otte akkorder'' - 1944
*''
Brevet fra afdøde'' - 1946
See also
*
Johan Svendsen
Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 184014 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin ...
External links
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20th-century Danish male actors
Danish male stage actors
Danish male film actors
Danish male silent film actors
Male actors from Copenhagen
1896 births
1946 deaths
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