Eyvind Johan-Svendsen (5 January 1896 – 10 October 1946) was a Danish
stage
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and
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.
Biography
He worked in Danish theatre between 1917 and 1939 and appeared at the
Det Kongelige Teater
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(the Royal Danish Theatre) in
Copenhagen
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from 1926 to 1939. He starred in his first film, the religious film ''
Præsten i Vejlby'', 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 of his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a vi ...
,
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'' (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 t ...
'' (1931)
*''
7-9-13'' (1934)
*''
Tyrannens fald'' (1942)
*''
Møllen'' (1943)
*''
Det brændende spørgsmål
''The Burning Question'' () is a 1943 Danish drama film directed by Alice O'Fredericks
Alice O'Fredericks (born Mitzi Otha Alice Frederiksen; 8 September 1899 – 18 February 1968) was a Denmark, Danish actress, screenwriter, and film direc ...
'' (1943)
*''
Otte akkorder
''Otte akkorder'' is a 1944 Danish family film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Erling Schroeder.
Cast
* Erling Schroeder - Georg
* Asbjørn Andersen - Johannes
* Buster Larsen - Bud
* Peter Malberg - Spillelærer Jørgensen
* Hans ...
'' (1944)
*''
Brevet fra afdøde
The 1946 Danish film ''Letter from the Dead'' () is a serial-killer mystery-thriller-romance directed by Johan Jacobsen. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Eyvind Johan-Svendsen as Læge Arne Lorentzen
* Gunnar Lauring as ...
'' (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 of his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a vi ...
References
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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