Viggo Larsen

Acting

Viggo Larsen

Born August 14, 1880 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Died January 6, 1957 · aged 76

Viggo Larsen (14 August 1880 – 6 January 1957) was a Danish film actor, director and producer from the early silent era to the 'talkies'. He appeared in 140 films between 1906 and 1942. He also directed 235 films between 1906 and 1921. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has been criticized for having starred in the 1942 Nazi-propaganda movie G.P.U.

Known For

3 må man være3 må man være · 1959
3 må man være
★ 7.71959
MovieComedy
A lawyer has a wife and a mistress. He loves them both equally high and together, they're the perfect wife.
Schüsse in Kabine 7Schüsse in Kabine 7 · 1938
Schüsse in Kabine 7
★ 8.01938
MovieDrama
The Minerva Mines Company is interested in transporting two particularly valuable diamonds from Cape Town to Amsterdam. To confuse potential thieves, two detectives are sent on two different ships with steel suitcases and they have no clue whether they’re carrying pebbles or diamonds. Nevertheless, a collection of questionable characters come on board both ships. The hunt for the diamonds begins; the suitcases are stolen; everyone is suspect.
Im Trommelfeuer der WestfrontIm Trommelfeuer der Westfront · 1936
Im Trommelfeuer der Westfront
★ 7.01936
MovieDocumentaryWar
Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock HolmesArsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes · 1911
Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.51911
MovieDramaMystery
"Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes" refers to a series of five German short films released from July 1910 to March 1911. Viggo Larsen directed and played the main character in these films, following his permanent relocation to Berlin after severing ties with the Nordisk Company in Denmark.
DieselDiesel · 1943
Diesel
★ 6.51943
MovieDramaHistory
A German wartime biography of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine. The movie links the importance of the engine to the war by starting the movie with newsreel clips of German Navy U-boats in action.
The Child as BenefactorThe Child as Benefactor · 1909
The Child as Benefactor
★ 4.21909
MovieDrama
The fates of two people align as a beggar tries to steal money from a sleeping newspaper boy. Instead of reporting the crook to the police, the benevolent boy buys him a hearty meal, convinces him to give up drinking and helps him back onto the right path in life. Soon enough the beggar has a job, money and a roof over his head. The two friends face a bright future together. (stumfilm.dk)
Sherlock Holmes contra Professor MoriartySherlock Holmes contra Professor Moriarty · 1911
Sherlock Holmes contra Professor Moriarty
1911
Movie
Sherlock Holmes film starring Viggo Larsen.
A New Hat for the MadamA New Hat for the Madam · 1906
A New Hat for the Madam
★ 1.51906
MovieComedy
A young woman is out shopping and buys a new hat in the latest fashion. Unfortunately, the hat is so huge that it leaves a trail of destruction wherever she goes. A quite ordinary stroll suddenly becomes deeply problematic.

Filmography

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EverymanEveryman · 1915
Everyman
★ 6.01915
Movie
In 1911 the German poet Hugo von Hofmansthal wrote a new version of the medieval morality play Everyman, and this was staged in Danish translation at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1915. At the time, it was radical example of symbolist abstraction. Its success inspired a film version, Enhver [Everyman], directed by Vilhelm Glückstadt for Filmfabrikken Danmark. The film, however, was set in a modern-day environment. It depict the moral choice confronting its protagonist at struggle because two attendant spirits, one good and one bad. The protagonist is tempted by dark figure of evil and succumbs, rejecting God and leading a life of iniquity, but he is then haunted by guilty visions until he finally dies, asking God for forgiveness at the last moment.

Production Design

The Barber's Baby's ChristeningThe Barber's Baby's Christening · 1908
The Barber's Baby's Christening
★ 8.01908
Movie
It’s the day of the barber’s baby’s christening, and the guests start arriving with their flowers and gifts, dropping them off while the barber is still trying to see to his last customer. As it’s taking a while, the wet-nurse is asked to take the baby on a short walk before the ceremony begins. She comes across a handsome young soldier, who she strikes up a conversation with. When an even more handsome man passes by, she hands the baby to the soldier. He has to return to the barracks, so he finds someone to leave the baby with. As time passes, the party start to wonder where the baby is. Fortunately, the baby has been handed in at the police station, where the parents reunite with their child. (stumfilm.dk)

Director