Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926) was a
Danish actor and theatre director, founder of
Det Ny Teater in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
. He was married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm.
Biography
Lindstrøm was born on 12 January 1858 in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, the son of a
Swedish tailor. He first apprenticed as a wine merchant before turning to acting.
He made his debut on 3 December 1880 in
Stavanger
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and was then affiliated with
Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening, before moving on to
Folketeatret 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
Det Ny Teater. 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 made his film debut, and after that, he appeared sporadically in films from various companies. In the first half of 1920 he worked for Nordisk Film and had minor roles in two Carl Theodor Dreyer films, '' Leaves from Satan's Book'' (produced in 1919 and released in 1921) and '' Master of the House'' (1925).][ 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'' (1925)
* ''Den store Magt'' (1925)
* ''Ulvejægerne'' (1926)
See also
* Cinema of Denmark
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