Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac (21 June 1881 – 20 August 1946) was a Danish writer, and stage and film actor. He played

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...

in the 1937 British film '' Victoria the Great''. He also was a translator of the works of

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...

. Leyssac acted with the Civic Repertory theatrical group headed by

Eva Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a British-born American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author. A Broadway star by age 21, Le Gallienne gave up her Broadway appearances to devote herself to founding t ...

. His career on Broadway began with ''George Washington'' (1920) and ended with ''The Tempest'' (1945).

Selected filmography

* '' Victoria the Great'' (1937) * '' Head Over Heels'' (1937) * '' Arise, My Love'' (1940) * ''

Paris Calling ''Paris Calling'' is a 1941 war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner, and Basil Rathbone. Plot Cast * Elisabeth Bergner as Marianne Jannetier * Randolph Scott as Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Jordan * Basi ...

'' (1941) * '' Assignment in Brittany'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Mark S. Reinhart. ''Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television''. McFarland, 2009.

External links

* * 1881 births 1946 deaths Danish male film actors Danish male stage actors People from Copenhagen {{Denmark-bio-stub