Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926) was a

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actor and theatre director, founder of

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. He was married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm.

Biography

Lindstrøm was born on 12 January 1858 in

, the son of a

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tailor, and first apprenticed as a wine merchant before turning to acting. He had his debut on 3 December 1880 in

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and was then affiliated to Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening, before he moved on to

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where he was expected to succeed J. F. S. Dorph-Petersen as theatre director. However, a fashionable controversy with Dorph-Petersen regarding his wife's notice from the theatre prompted him to resign. He was then hired by a development company, ''Bona'', to head the establishment of

. On its opening in 1908, it was the second largest and most advanced theatre in Denmark but he left after three years due to an insignificant debt. That same year he had his debut on film and after that appeared sporadically in films from various companies. In the first half of 1920 he worked for

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and had minor roles in two

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films, ''

Leaves from Satan's Book ''Leaves from Satan's Book'', also known as ''Leaves Out of the Book of Satan'' ( da, Blade af Satans bog), is a 1920 Danish fantasy film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and starring Helge Nissen as Satan. This was only the third film directed b ...

'' (produced 1919, released 1921) and ''

Master of the House ''Master of the House'' ( da, Du skal ære din hustru, literally ''Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife'') is a 1925 Danish silent drama film directed and written by acclaimed filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film marked the debut of Karin Nellemose, ...

'' (1925). Active until his death in 1926, his two last appearances were in

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films for the Palladium production company. He is buried in Frederiksberg Cemetery.

Films

* ''Vildmanden'' (1908) * ''Den farlige leg'' (1911) * ''En behagelig fejltagelse'' (1912) * ''Det berygtede hus'' (1912) * ''Hjertedoktoren'' (1913) * ''Buddhas Øje'' (1915) * ''Amors Spilopper'' (1916) * '' Blade af Satans bog'' (1919) * ''Gudernes Yndling'' (1920) * ''Hans gode Genius'' (1922) * ''Jafet, der søger sig en Fader I - IV'' (1922) * ''Den sidste af Slægten'' (1922) * ''Smil og taarer'' (1923) * ''Grønkøbings glade gavtyve'' (1925) * ''

Du skal ære din hustru ''Master of the House'' ( da, Du skal ære din hustru, literally ''Thou Shalt Honour Thy Wife'') is a 1925 Danish silent drama film directed and written by acclaimed filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film marked the debut of Karin Nellemose, ...

'' (1925) * ''Den store Magt'' (1925) * ''Ulvejægerne'' (1926)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindstrom, Viggo Danish male stage actors Danish male film actors Danish male silent film actors 20th-century Danish male actors Male actors from Copenhagen Danish people of Swedish descent 1858 births 1926 deaths

Biography

Films

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