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Victor Janson

Date of birth: 1884-09-24

Place of birth: Riga, Russian Empire

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Victor Arthur Eduard Janson

Victor Janson

Biography

Victor Janson was a German actor and director.

Movie Credits

The Great Love
3.3

The Great Love

1942-06-12

The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in

Unter heißer Zone
0

Unter heißer Zone

1916-01-01

Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil
0

Keimendes Leben. 2. Teil

1918-10-01

Superstition
2.5

Superstition

1919-10-10

In a circus, visitor who has just fallen for the “gypsy” dancer Militza is stabbed by a jealous clow

Amor am Steuer
0

Amor am Steuer

1921-10-07

A millionaire daughter is to be married to a man unknown to her. To get to know him, she slips into

I Don't Want to Be a Man
3.2

I Don't Want to Be a Man

1918-10-01

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can

The Doll
3.7

The Doll

1919-12-05

The misadventures of an effete young man who must get married in order to inherit a fortune. He opts

The Oyster Princess
3.4

The Oyster Princess

1919-06-26

A pampered American oyster tycoon decides to buy a husband for his daughter, but things don’t go qui

Unfaithful Eckehart
3

Unfaithful Eckehart

1940-01-25

An exchanged suitcase and a burglary with an actress give occasions to whirl a family with daughters

Menschen vom Varieté
2.3

Menschen vom Varieté

1939-04-14

In a cosmopolitan city vaudeville theatre, meeting place of the most successful artistes, the art sh

The Wildcat
3.8

The Wildcat

1921-04-14

A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits,

Kakadu und Kiebitz
0

Kakadu und Kiebitz

1920-06-26

German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder.

Nebel und Sonne
0

Nebel und Sonne

1916-04-21

Heart of Stone
3

Heart of Stone

1950-12-08

Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the u

Peter Voss, der Millionendieb
3.6

Peter Voss, der Millionendieb

1946-09-27

Polly Petterson is a major customer of the Van Geldern bank, which manages her assets to the tune of

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?
3.5

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?

1938-12-21

The Yellow Ticket
2.8

The Yellow Ticket

1918-11-21

"The Yellow Ticket" (aka "The Devil's Pawn") was directed by Vicor Janson and Eugen Illes as a Germa

Münchhausen
3.2

Münchhausen

1943-03-05

Legendary, immortal nobleman Baron Munchausen regales a lovestruck woman with tales of his amazing a

Professor Nachtfalter
0

Professor Nachtfalter

1951-02-23

Figaros Hochzeit
0

Figaros Hochzeit

1949-11-25

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the

The Woman of My Dreams
2.5

The Woman of My Dreams

1944-08-25

Blonde goddess Marika Rökk plays Julia Koster, a ravishing red-headed musical revue star and her ope

Weißer Flieder
0

Weißer Flieder

1940-02-28

Die Pantherbraut
0

Die Pantherbraut

1919-07-01

Der heulende Wolf
0

Der heulende Wolf

1919-12-01

Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt
3

Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt

1953-10-03

Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle
0

Der 10. Pavillon der Zitadelle

1917-02-01

German silent film

Talarso, der Mann mit den grünen Augen
0

Talarso, der Mann mit den grünen Augen

1916-05-01

The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe
2.5

The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe

1919-12-26

Through the plan hidden in Astarte's jewelry, Maud Gregaards, Kien-Lung and Consul Madsen get on the

Die Puppe
0

Die Puppe

1990-01-01

A child is moved around like a doll

Das geborgte Leben
0

Das geborgte Leben

1917-01-01

Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam
0

Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam

1920-01-01

In the summer of 1920, the staff of the Rembrandt Theatre in Amsterdam went on strike, which was esp

We Make Music
3.5

We Make Music

1942-10-08

Caught at the window just before an air-raid warning (WWII) composer Paul tells how he met his wive

The Leghorn Hat
4.3

The Leghorn Hat

1939-04-04

Der Florentiner Hut (The Leghorn Hat), a 1939 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Die große Wette
0

Die große Wette

1916-01-11

A german silent sci-fi movie by Harry Piel

Carmen
2.8

Carmen

1918-12-20

The tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl, Carme

Komm' zu mir zurück!
3

Komm' zu mir zurück!

1944-06-30

a movie by Heinz Paul

Männer müssen so sein
0

Männer müssen so sein

1939-03-16

Young Beatrice has trained as a dancer against her father's wishes. At the circus, she meets the fam

The Tenor, Inc.
0

The Tenor, Inc.

1916-12-22

Sally comes from a small town to Berlin, where he begins an apprenticeship with his uncle. He helps

Prinz Sami
0

Prinz Sami

1918-01-01

Prince Sami comes from Nigeria and is an uncivilized "nature boy." He is sent to the highly civilize

Madame DuBarry
3.2

Madame DuBarry

1919-09-18

The story of Madame du Barry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the F

The Ballet Girl
0

The Ballet Girl

1918-06-06

The new artistic director Dr. Fersen is appointed at the princely court theater in Dillingen. He is

My Wife, the Movie Star
0

My Wife, the Movie Star

1919-01-24

While making a movie in the Alps, the female star falls in love with a nobleman.

The Housing Shortage
0

The Housing Shortage

1920-02-06

The plot of the lost film is divided into two acts. Ossi Oswalda and Victor Janson play two apartmen

So ein Affentheater
0

So ein Affentheater

1953-08-06

When Four Do the Same
0

When Four Do the Same

1917-11-16

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Lubitsch plays a book shop employee who falls in love with Jannings' dau

Keimendes Leben
0

Keimendes Leben

1918-10-01

The Trombonist
2.5

The Trombonist

1949-12-23

The Trombonist is a 1949 comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Paul Dahlke, Sabine Peters

Spiel
2

Spiel

1944-12-05

Alles aus Liebe
0

Alles aus Liebe

1949-11-21

Hundstage
0

Hundstage

1944-08-04

Peter and Paul are old friends who happen to meet again. Both are dentists and both want to get marr

Das schwarze Schaf
3

Das schwarze Schaf

1944-02-29

1944 film.

Frech und verliebt
0

Frech und verliebt

1950-03-30

Penniless Peter Schild looks for work when arrived in Germany. Working as a private eye he has to ob

The Law of Love
0

The Law of Love

1949-12-30

Sieben Briefe
3

Sieben Briefe

1944-03-29

Die da unten
0

Die da unten

1926-01-01

Der dumme August des Zirkus Romanelli
0

Der dumme August des Zirkus Romanelli

1926-05-12

Das Mädel mit der Maske
0

Das Mädel mit der Maske

1922-02-24

A Man Like Maximilian
2.5

A Man Like Maximilian

1945-02-23

Torreani
0

Torreani

1951-12-21

Acrobat assumes identity of jailed fellow-artist to take over a theatre which had been bequeathed to

Wenn abends die Heide träumt
3

Wenn abends die Heide träumt

1952-12-19

Verlobte Leute
2.5

Verlobte Leute

1950-07-27

The Waltz King
0

The Waltz King

1930-05-08

Johann Strauss returns to Austria in 1848 after a visit to Russia.

Sleeping Beauty
2.5

Sleeping Beauty

1917-12-20

An adaptation of the famous fairy tale.

The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires
0

The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires

1920-01-16

Thanks to the treasure of the Queen of Sheba, Maud, who now calls herself Fergusson, has become an i

Das Bacchanal des Todes
0

Das Bacchanal des Todes

1917-04-20

A tinted silent film about a murder plot.

The Game of Love
0

The Game of Love

1928-10-16

Die Geächteten
0

Die Geächteten

1917-01-01

Niniche
0

Niniche

1925-02-13

Irrwege der Liebe
0

Irrwege der Liebe

1918-01-01

Das lebende Rätsel
0

Das lebende Rätsel

1916-09-01

Colibri
0

Colibri

1924-03-01

Die geschiedene Frau
0

Die geschiedene Frau

1926-10-08

Der Dolch des Malayen
0

Der Dolch des Malayen

1919-11-11

His Highness is Having a Good Time
0

His Highness is Having a Good Time

1917-08-09

Princess Melani wants to find out more about her husband-to-be and impersonates a maid. Her fiancé p

Damals
3.3

Damals

1943-03-03

Vera Meiners' life was sweet but unfortunately for her, it was not to last. Her husband, Jan, left h

At the Edge of the World
3

At the Edge of the World

1927-09-18

A mill situated on the border between two unnamed countries and the residents therein become pawns i

Die Sünderin
0

Die Sünderin

1919-07-01

Raimundus und das Hexlein
0

Raimundus und das Hexlein

1918-01-01

Professor Nissens seltsamer Tod
0

Professor Nissens seltsamer Tod

1917-02-01

Träume des Lebens
0

Träume des Lebens

1917-08-01

Paracelsus
2.9

Paracelsus

1943-03-12

The story of the Renaissance-era Swiss physician, alchemist and astrologer Philippus Aureolus Theoph

Der Schmuck der Herzogin
0

Der Schmuck der Herzogin

1916-01-01