Alf Schnéevoigt (25 December 1915 – 22 April 1982) was a Danish photographer born to

George Schnéevoigt George Schnéevoigt (born Fritz Ernst Georg Fischer; 23 December 1893 – 6 February 1961) was a Denmark, Danish film director, cinematographer, and actor of the 1910s to early 1940s. Schnéevoigt was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 23 Decem ...

and Henriette Mathilde Frederiksen. At the beginning of

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Schnéevoigt worked as a film photographer at

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. He was subsequently with Frikorps Danmark on the eastern front and photographed for

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. Schnéevoigt was arrested on 6 May 1945 at his residence for the murders of Jørgen Buntzen and Hipoen Herskov. On November 14, 1946, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. However, in 1947, his sentence was changed to life in prison. After 10 years in prison he was released.

Filmography

* ''

Moster fra Mols ''Moster fra Mols'' is a 1943 Danish family film directed by Poul Bang and starring Rasmus Christiansen. Plot A wealthy businessman and his wife deal with gardening troubles and more importantly, their daughter's depression after she has had s ...

'' (1943) * ''

Afsporet ''Afsporet'' (English: ''Derailed'') is a 1942 Danish erotic thriller drama film directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr. Starring Ebbe Rode and Illona Wieselmann. The psychological drama revolves around the intense erotic Eroticism () ...

'' (1942) * ''

Frøken Vildkat ''Frk. Vildkat'' is a 1942 Danish family film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. Cast * Marguerite Viby as Dolly Hansen * Ebbe Rode as Peter Bruun * Gerda Neumann as Louise Holm * Ib Schønberg as Peters onkel / Oberst Hann ...

'' (1942) * '' Frøken Kirkemus'' (1941) * ''

Tag til Rønneby Kro ''Tag til Rønneby Kro'' is a 1941 Danish family film directed by Jon Iversen and Alice O'Fredericks. Cast * Johannes Meyer as Kroejer Bartholdi * Bodil Kjer as Anne Lise *Ib Schønberg as Tjener Sørensen *Poul Reichhardt as Journalist Daniel ...

'' (1941) * ''

Far skal giftes ''Far skal giftes'' (Father is Going to Get Married) is a 1941 Danish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and starring Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt. Cast *Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt as Professor Jacob Jensen *Ellen Gottschalch as Husbestyrerind ...

'' (1941) * '' Tror du jeg er født i Gaar!'' (1941) * ''

En ganske almindelig Pige ''En ganske almindelig pige'' is a 1940 Danish family film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. Cast * Lau Lauritzen Jr. as Filmjournalist Poul Hansen *Ib Schønberg as Kriminalreporter Lassen *Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen as Redak ...

'' (1940)

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* 1915 births 1982 deaths Danish male photographers 20th-century Danish criminals Danish male criminals Danish people convicted of murder Danish prisoners sentenced to death Danish Waffen-SS personnel People convicted of murder by Denmark Prisoners sentenced to death by Denmark {{Europe-photographer-stub