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Victor Janson(1884-1960)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Victor Janson
Victor Janson was born on 25 September 1884 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was an actor and director, known for The Doll (1919), The Oyster Princess (1919) and Die Dame in Schwarz (1920). He died on 29 June 1960 in West Berlin, West Germany.
BornSeptember 25, 1884
DiedJune 29, 1960(75)
BornSeptember 25, 1884
DiedJune 29, 1960(75)
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Known for

Ossi Oswalda and Hermann Thimig in The Doll (1919)
The Doll
7.4
  • Puppenfabrikant Hilarius - the Dollmaker
  • 1919
Ossi Oswalda in The Oyster Princess (1919)
The Oyster Princess
7.2
  • Mister Quaker - oyster-king of America
  • 1919
Die Dame in Schwarz
  • Director
  • 1920
Das Skelett des Herrn Markutius
  • Director
  • 1920

Credits

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Actor

  • Shiva und die Galgenblume (1993)
    Shiva und die Galgenblume
    7.0
    • 1993
  • Schlagerparade (1953)
    Schlagerparade
    5.2
    • 1953
  • Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt (1953)
    Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt
    • 1953
  • So ein Affentheater
    • Gerichtsvollzieher
    • 1953
  • Ingeborg Körner in Die Rose von Stambul (1953)
    Die Rose von Stambul
    6.1
    • 1953
  • Wenn abends die Heide träumt (1952)
    Wenn abends die Heide träumt
    6.8
    • 1952
  • Der Fürst von Pappenheim (1952)
    Der Fürst von Pappenheim
    • Direktor Mellini
    • 1952
  • Torreani (1951)
    Torreani
    • 1951
  • Professor Nachtfalter (1951)
    Professor Nachtfalter
    6.5
    • Senor Almadez
    • 1951
  • Heart of Stone (1950)
    Heart of Stone
    7.2
    • Mijnheer
    • 1950
  • Verlobte Leute
    • 1950
  • Das Gesetz der Liebe (1949)
    Das Gesetz der Liebe
    5.0
    • Sanferini
    • 1949
  • Der Posaunist (1949)
    Der Posaunist
    6.0
    • Dr. Fiebrich, Konzertagent
    • 1949
  • The Marriage of Figaro (1949)
    The Marriage of Figaro
    6.8
    • Dr. Bartolo
    • 1949
  • Young Girls of Vienna (1949)
    Young Girls of Vienna
    7.0
    • (uncredited)
    • 1949

Director

  • Wer küßt Madeleine? (1939)
    Wer küßt Madeleine?
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Honesty Is the Best Policy
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Iván Petrovich in Die Korallenprinzessin (1937)
    Die Korallenprinzessin
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Heiratsinstitut Ida & Co
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Georg Alexander, Maria Cebotari, and Iván Petrovich in Mädchen in Weiß (1936)
    Mädchen in Weiß
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Alice Treff in Hilde Petersen: General Delivery (1936)
    Hilde Petersen: General Delivery
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Magda Schneider, Willy Schmidt-Gentner, Wolf Albach-Retty, Georg Alexander, Lizzi Holzschuh, Victor Janson, Fritz Odemar, and Leo Slezak in Springtime in Vienna (1936)
    Springtime in Vienna
    6.6
    • Director (as Viktor Janson)
    • 1936
  • Fientje Peters - Poste restante
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Die blonde Carmen (1935)
    Die blonde Carmen
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Hans Söhnker and Charlotte Susa in Sie und die Drei (1935)
    Sie und die Drei
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Lil Dagover in Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will (1934)
    Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Camilla Horn and Hans Söhnker in The Big Chance (1934)
    The Big Chance
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Maria Beling and Marcel Wittrisch in Die Stimme der Liebe (1934)
    Die Stimme der Liebe
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Anton Ziegler in The Page of the Hotel Dalmasse (1933)
    The Page of the Hotel Dalmasse
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Son altesse impériale (1933)
    Son altesse impériale
    • Director
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Viktor Jansen
  • Born
    • September 25, 1884
    • Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]
  • Died
    • June 29, 1960
    • West Berlin, West Germany(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Beefy Latvian-born comic character actor and singer, on stage in Germany from 1904. Also a noted film director, specialising in romantic comedies during the 1920's and 30's.

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