Back home

Viggo Larsen

Date of birth: 1880-08-14

Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Viggo Larsen

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Merry Widow
0

The Merry Widow

1907-09-17

In the impoverished Balkan principality of Pontevedrino, a love drama unfolds. The class divide prev

Once Upon a Time
1

Once Upon a Time

1907-09-25

The Princess of Illyria rejects all suitors, but suddenly begins to take an interest in a wandering

The Failure
0

The Failure

1907-01-19

The film is incomplete and there are no preserved programmes which explain the story. The fragment c

Die weiße Sklavin - 3. Teil
0

Die weiße Sklavin - 3. Teil

1911-06-24

The Child as Benefactor
2.1

The Child as Benefactor

1909-12-03

The fates of two people align as a beggar tries to steal money from a sleeping newspaper boy. Instea

Ein Schwur
0

Ein Schwur

1913-01-01

Der Zirkusteufel
0

Der Zirkusteufel

1913-10-24

The Stepmother
1.5

The Stepmother

1908-11-06

When his wife dies, knight Svend Dyring gets married to noble Mrs. Guldborg. Little does the good kn

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law
1.8

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law

1906-10-23

The Anarchist's Mother-in-Law premiered on October 23, 1906. It featured director Viggo Larsen as th

The White Slave Girl
1.6

The White Slave Girl

1907-01-12

A young girl reads an ad in the newspaper and enthusiastically shows it to a young man, who cares fo

The Two Gold Diggers
2.3

The Two Gold Diggers

1909-11-04

Gold fever, jealousy and a seductive woman put the friendship between two gold diggers to the test.

A Message to Napoleon at Elba
1

A Message to Napoleon at Elba

1909-11-04

A group of sworn Napoleon supporters decide to inform the emperor of the plans for his release from

The Master Detective
0

The Master Detective

1909-11-04

The bank guard and the director hear mysterious sounds coming from the basement vault, where all the

The Cable Thieves
0

The Cable Thieves

1915-08-05

FRAGMENT | Mac Davis runs a small press agency through which he conducts all sorts of shady business

In Storm and Quiet
0

In Storm and Quiet

1915-03-24

After a misspent youth on the wrong side of the law, Teddy finally meets a woman capable of making h

Fishing Life in the Nordics
2

Fishing Life in the Nordics

1906-09-15

A story of fisherman's life in the north and how they get trapped at sea.

The Robber's Sweetheart
1.9

The Robber's Sweetheart

1907-03-12

Jim, a robber, is in love with the chief’s bride Clara, who firmly rejects his many advances. In rev

The Lady with the Camelias
2

The Lady with the Camelias

1907-10-16

It is love at first sight when Armand Duval meets the courtisan Marguerite. They move in together an

The Grey Dame
0.3

The Grey Dame

1909-08-26

In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost o

The Imposter
0

The Imposter

1918-01-02

The wealthy merchant Borg buys up all the country’s grain reserves to control the prices himself. Hi

Fifi's House
2.5

Fifi's House

1914-05-21

Comedy in which two fellow lieutenants vie for the favor of Fifi, owner of a clothes shop in a Garri

3 må man være
3.3

3 må man være

1959-02-13

A lawyer has a wife and a mistress. He loves them both equally high and together, they're the perfec

Sherlock Holmes
2.6

Sherlock Holmes

1909-12-09

Also known as Sherlock Holmes

Die blaue Mauritius
0

Die blaue Mauritius

1918-10-01

The Will
1.3

The Will

1908-01-07

FRAGMENT | A man lies on his deathbed and shows his will to his carer. After his death, a grieving m

Lion Hunting
2.1

Lion Hunting

1908-11-11

Two hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippo

Im Trommelfeuer der Westfront
0

Im Trommelfeuer der Westfront

1936-11-23

Diesel
3

Diesel

1943-02-09

Trilby
0

Trilby

1908-05-10

Danish adaptation of Trilby. Presumed lost, though a single still apparently depicting the novel's c

Wrong Floor
0

Wrong Floor

1916-05-03

Mr Vang, a clerk, has just moved into the fourth floor of a block of flats – and he has already gain

Togger
0

Togger

1937-02-12

Hallig Hooge
0

Hallig Hooge

1923-01-17

Mordsache Holm
2.5

Mordsache Holm

1938-06-17

A wrecked car is found on the Reichsautobahn between Hamburg and Bremen. Inside is a murdered woman.

Orient
0

Orient

1924-10-17

Die Puppenkönigin
0

Die Puppenkönigin

1925-01-01

Die Perle des Orients
0

Die Perle des Orients

1921-08-12

The Marsh Flower
0

The Marsh Flower

1913-09-01

Vergebens
0

Vergebens

1911-02-25

The Tinderbox
1.9

The Tinderbox

1907-10-03

Viggo Larsen’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale about the soldier who gets

The Boy with the Sixth Sense
0

The Boy with the Sixth Sense

1907-09-26

When a little girl goes missing in the woods, her parents are at a loss as to what to do. To their g

Der Eid des Stephan Huller
0

Der Eid des Stephan Huller

1912-05-25

The Rose
0.5

The Rose

1907-05-11

The scene is set on a castle in the mid-18th century. The princess loves a young man from the court,

For a Woman's Sake
0

For a Woman's Sake

1907-08-27

A young nobleman arrives at Frederiksborg Castle where a mayor lives with his beautiful daughter. He

The Flight from the Seraglio
1

The Flight from the Seraglio

1907-09-26

When a young Englishman sees the caliph’s favourite wife, it is love at first sight. She shares his

Die schwarze Katze 1. Teil
0

Die schwarze Katze 1. Teil

1912-07-13

Sherlock Holmes contra Professor Moriarty
0

Sherlock Holmes contra Professor Moriarty

1911-04-01

Sherlock Holmes film starring Viggo Larsen.

The End of Arsène Lupin
0

The End of Arsène Lupin

1911-03-07

Film starring Viggo Larsen as Sherlock Holmes and Paul Otto as Arsène Lupin.

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes
3.3

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes

1910-07-23

German adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's "Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes" stories. German copyrig

Ariadne
0

Ariadne

1912-12-07

Das Hexenlied
0

Das Hexenlied

1919-01-01

Wifey's Charms
0

Wifey's Charms

1913-01-01

Nachträtsel
0

Nachträtsel

1917-10-19