Benjamin Christensen
Danish actor (1879-1959) · Denmark · On the map · Directors · Died at 79
Benjamin Christensen ; was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he was best known for his 1922 film Häxan.
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1959Died2 April 19591942
Lady with the Light GlovesFilm, Director1941
Come Home with MeFilm, Director1940
The ChildFilm, Director, Writer1929
House of HorrorFilm, Director, Writer1928
The Haunted HouseFilm, Director, Writer1927
MockeryFilm, Director, Writer1926
The Devil's CircusFilm, Director, Writer1925The Woman Who DidFilm, Director1924
MichaelFilm, Claude Zoret1922
HäxanFilm, Director, Writer1921
HelgeninderneFilm, Director1916
Blind JusticeFilm, Director, Writer1914
The Mysterious XFilm, Director, Writer1879Born28 September 1879
Lady with the Light GlovesFilm, Director1941Come Home with MeFilm, Director1940The ChildFilm, Director, Writer1929House of HorrorFilm, Director, Writer1928The Haunted HouseFilm, Director, Writer1927MockeryFilm, Director, Writer1926The Devil's CircusFilm, Director, Writer1925The Woman Who DidFilm, Director1924MichaelFilm, Claude Zoret1922HäxanFilm, Director, Writer1921HelgeninderneFilm, Director1916Blind JusticeFilm, Director, Writer1914The Mysterious XFilm, Director, Writer1879Born28 September 1879People around Benjamin
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Bjørn Spiro Benjamin directed The Mysterious X (1914)
Lionel Barrymore Benjamin directed The Mysterious Island (1929)
Erich Pommer Produced Michael and Mockery
Mogens Wieth Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)
Peter Malberg Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)
Guri Richter Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)- Helga Frier Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)
Mathilde Nielsen Benjamin directed Blind Justice (1916)- Otto Reinwald Benjamin directed The Mysterious X (1914)
Mathilde Sussin Benjamin directed His Wife, The Unknown (1923)
Bodil Ipsen Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)
Norma Shearer Benjamin directed The Devil's Circus (1926)
Lon Chaney Benjamin directed Mockery (1927)
Gustav Fröhlich Benjamin directed The Woman Who Did (1925)
Creighton Hale Benjamin directed Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
Angelo Rossitto Benjamin directed The Mysterious Island (1929)
Sheldon Lewis Benjamin directed Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
Snitz Edwards Benjamin directed The Mysterious Island (1929)
Frida Richard Benjamin directed The Woman Who Did (1925)
Jeanne Darville Benjamin directed Children of Divorce (1939)
Karen Poulsen Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)- Svend Rindom Benjamin directed The Mysterious X (1914)
Karen Marie Løwert Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)
Lise Thomsen Benjamin directed Come Home with Me (1941)
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About this person
His most memorable and acclaimed acting performance was in the film Michael (1924), where he played Claude Zoret, the male lover of the film's title character in a landmark gay film.
Country
Denmark
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1959 · aged 79
