Viggo Larsen

Acting

Viggo Larsen

Born 1880-08-14 · Copenhagen, Denmark

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.

Acting credits

3 må man være poster
7.7

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

3 må man være

1959

No artwork available
6.3

A love story between officer von Warp coming from a wealthy family and salesgirl Therese. When the social rules of the time would force the officer to resign from service in order to marry Therese the situation becomes tense.

Die Geliebte

1939

No artwork available
3.8

Jim, a robber, is in love with the chief’s bride Clara, who firmly rejects his many advances. In revenge, he snitches on the entire gang of robbers to the police, who immediately imprison the chief and his men. Clara kills the treacherous Jim and sets out to free her lover from prison. (Stumfilm.dk)

The Robber's Sweetheart

1907

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nachträtsel

1917

No artwork available
6.5

After winning the lottery young draftsman Erich decides to quit his job and enjoy his riches on a big scale, thus alienating his bride, his grandmother and his friends. Soon con men try to swindle him out of his money.

Every Day Isn't Sunday

1935

Schüsse in Kabine 7 poster
8.0

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.

Schüsse in Kabine 7

1938

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes poster
6.5

German adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's "Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes" stories. German copyright laws allowed the producers to return "Sholmes" to the proper "Sherlock Holmes" who was portrayed by Viggo Larsen.

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes

1910

The Child as Benefactor poster
4.2

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)

The Child as Benefactor

1909

No artwork available
0.5

In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost of a woman in gray, as an old legend dictates. Called in to solve the mystery, Sherlock Holmes has doubts about the supernatural aspect of the crimes and focuses on a more earthly culprit.

The Grey Dame

1909

Stronger Than Paragraphs poster
7.0

Renate Hubricht finds her uncle, the money broker Theodor Hubricht, murdered in his villa. That very night, the banker Lorik is arrested, who was last seen in Hubricht’s house. Renate, who doesn’t wish to live alone in the eerie estate lodges with the lawyer Dr. Birk. She doesn’t tell him, that her lover, the musician Robert Wendland, had an argument with her uncle on the evening of the murder. When Lorik is sentenced to 10 years prison, Renate is thrown into a quandary. She believes she’s protecting the real culprit with her silence.

Stronger Than Paragraphs

1936

Mordsache Holm poster
5.8

A wrecked car is found on the Reichsautobahn between Hamburg and Bremen. Inside is a murdered woman. It soon becomes clear that the woman is the dancer Grazielle Holm. The investigators are certain: it was murder! But unfortunately there are far too many suspects...

Mordsache Holm

1938

The Rose poster
1.0

The scene is set on a castle in the mid-18th century. The princess loves a young man from the court, but the king wants her married to an older, wealthier suitor. Hoping for a miracle to happen, the princess refuses his marriage proposal. (Stumfilm.dk)

The Rose

1907

No artwork available
4.0

It is love at first sight when Armand Duval meets the courtisan Marguerite. They move in together and live happily until Armands father secretly pays Marguerite a visit to tell her that her questionable reputation has put Armand's entire family in disrepute. She sacrifices herself and leaves Armand, who – in the belief that she left of her own free will – embitters by grief and anger. But destiny wants them to meet again. (stumfilm.dk)

The Lady with the Camelias

1907

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Togger

1937

The Tinderbox poster
3.8

Viggo Larsen’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale about the soldier who gets hold of a magic tinderbox capable of calling forth three dogs with big eyes that can fulfill all his wishes. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is arrested and sentenced to death. But his adventure, as we know, does not end here.

The Tinderbox

1907

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Perle des Orients

1921

The Boy with the Sixth Sense poster
8.0

When a little girl goes missing in the woods, her parents are at a loss as to what to do. To their great relief, a boy with a sixth sense shows the way to the girl using his psychic abilities.

The Boy with the Sixth Sense

1907

Diesel poster
6.5

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.

Diesel

1943

No artwork available
2.0

The Princess of Illyria rejects all suitors, but suddenly begins to take an interest in a wandering pauper roaming the vicinity of the royal castle. It is none other than the Prince of Denmark and his friend, Kasper Røghat. By means of a magic toy, rattle and copper kettle, the disguised prince manages to secure himself a kiss and a night in the princess’s chamber. Kasper Røghat makes sure that the king is informed of the ‘affair’, causing the princess to be thrown out of the kingdom. She accordingly has to set out for Denmark, heading for a life as the wife of a pauper. Will this fairy tale have a happy end? (stumfilm.dk)

Once Upon a Time

1907

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Puppenkönigin

1925

No artwork available
4.3

Two hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippopotamus, capture a monkey, and camp for the night. After a lion kills their goat and horse, they shoot it by the water’s edge and later kill a second. The animals are skinned, and the hunters relax with cigarettes beside their trophies. (Note: Produced by Nordisk Film in 1907, Løvejagten gained notoriety because founder Ole Olsen purchased lions from Copenhagen Zoo, released them on an island, and filmed their killing. Supplemented with zoo footage to simulate Africa, the film caused public outrage yet drew huge audiences, establishing Nordisk’s reputation worldwide.)

Lion Hunting

1908

No artwork available
NR

The wealthy merchant Borg buys up all the country’s grain reserves to control the prices himself. His move creates panic both on the stock exchange and in the streets. However, he meets the seductive Vera, and with her, misfortunes follow one after another like pearls on a necklace. (Stumfilm.dk)

The Imposter

1918

The Cable Thieves poster
NR

FRAGMENT | Mac Davis runs a small press agency through which he conducts all sorts of shady business. Together with his helpers Clark and Durkins and his girlfriend Ellis he ruthlessly hustles through life. One day, the gang has a fight, and while Clark is thrown out, Durkins and Ellis decide to run away and start a new, righteous life together. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly as planned. (stumfilm.dk)

The Cable Thieves

1915

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die weiße Sklavin - 3. Teil

1911

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

FRAGMENT. Young Hansen is deeply in love with his boss’s daughter and regularly meets with her in secret. One day, the boss catches them and throws Hansen out on his ear. Hansen goes to the local bar to drown his sorrows. Here he meets a man who gives him some quite special cigars: their smoke seems to have a magical effect. Whenever he puffs smoke into someone’s face, they can be persuaded to do anything. Will his boss also prove susceptible to the magic of the mysterious cigar? Only a fragment of the film survives. The beginning and end are missing. The rest of the plot can be read in the film’s programme. (stumfilm.dk)

The Mysterious Cigar

1909

No artwork available
3.8

Jim, a robber, is in love with the chief’s bride Clara, who firmly rejects his many advances. In revenge, he snitches on the entire gang of robbers to the police, who immediately imprison the chief and his men. Clara kills the treacherous Jim and sets out to free her lover from prison. (Stumfilm.dk)

The Robber's Sweetheart

1907

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nachträtsel

1917

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes poster
6.5

German adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's "Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes" stories. German copyright laws allowed the producers to return "Sholmes" to the proper "Sherlock Holmes" who was portrayed by Viggo Larsen.

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes

1910

The Child as Benefactor poster
4.2

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)

The Child as Benefactor

1909

No artwork available
0.5

In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost of a woman in gray, as an old legend dictates. Called in to solve the mystery, Sherlock Holmes has doubts about the supernatural aspect of the crimes and focuses on a more earthly culprit.

The Grey Dame

1909

No artwork available
0.5

In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost of a woman in gray, as an old legend dictates. Called in to solve the mystery, Sherlock Holmes has doubts about the supernatural aspect of the crimes and focuses on a more earthly culprit.

The Grey Dame

1909

The Rose poster
1.0

The scene is set on a castle in the mid-18th century. The princess loves a young man from the court, but the king wants her married to an older, wealthier suitor. Hoping for a miracle to happen, the princess refuses his marriage proposal. (Stumfilm.dk)

The Rose

1907

No artwork available
4.0

It is love at first sight when Armand Duval meets the courtisan Marguerite. They move in together and live happily until Armands father secretly pays Marguerite a visit to tell her that her questionable reputation has put Armand's entire family in disrepute. She sacrifices herself and leaves Armand, who – in the belief that she left of her own free will – embitters by grief and anger. But destiny wants them to meet again. (stumfilm.dk)

The Lady with the Camelias

1907

No artwork available
NR

Stella Orlanda is a young variety artist who can stand her ground like the next man - and not only on the stage from where as a boxer she calls out the strongest men in the audience.

The Latest Star from Vaudeville

1917

The Tinderbox poster
3.8

Viggo Larsen’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale about the soldier who gets hold of a magic tinderbox capable of calling forth three dogs with big eyes that can fulfill all his wishes. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is arrested and sentenced to death. But his adventure, as we know, does not end here.

The Tinderbox

1907

No artwork available
3.1

A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his bike changes shape anytime the witch wants it to. (stumfilm.dk)

The Witch and the Cyclist

1909

No artwork available
0.5

Out for a stroll, the short-sighted governess is more absorbed in her paper than in governing, leading to a series of unfortunate events, not least returning home with a boy instead of the daughter of the house. (stumfilm.dk)

The Short-Sighted Governess

1909

The Boy with the Sixth Sense poster
8.0

When a little girl goes missing in the woods, her parents are at a loss as to what to do. To their great relief, a boy with a sixth sense shows the way to the girl using his psychic abilities.

The Boy with the Sixth Sense

1907

No artwork available
2.0

The Princess of Illyria rejects all suitors, but suddenly begins to take an interest in a wandering pauper roaming the vicinity of the royal castle. It is none other than the Prince of Denmark and his friend, Kasper Røghat. By means of a magic toy, rattle and copper kettle, the disguised prince manages to secure himself a kiss and a night in the princess’s chamber. Kasper Røghat makes sure that the king is informed of the ‘affair’, causing the princess to be thrown out of the kingdom. She accordingly has to set out for Denmark, heading for a life as the wife of a pauper. Will this fairy tale have a happy end? (stumfilm.dk)

Once Upon a Time

1907

The Magic Purse poster
5.0

A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures. They take him to the mermaid Capriciosa, who gives him a magic, inexhaustible wallet. The only rule he must abide is never to share his fortune with his family. (stumfilm.dk)

The Magic Purse

1909

No artwork available
4.3

Two hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippopotamus, capture a monkey, and camp for the night. After a lion kills their goat and horse, they shoot it by the water’s edge and later kill a second. The animals are skinned, and the hunters relax with cigarettes beside their trophies. (Note: Produced by Nordisk Film in 1907, Løvejagten gained notoriety because founder Ole Olsen purchased lions from Copenhagen Zoo, released them on an island, and filmed their killing. Supplemented with zoo footage to simulate Africa, the film caused public outrage yet drew huge audiences, establishing Nordisk’s reputation worldwide.)

Lion Hunting

1908

The Barber's Baby's Christening poster
8.0

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)

The Barber's Baby's Christening

1908

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die weiße Sklavin - 3. Teil

1911

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die weiße Sklavin - 3. Teil

1911

Not of the Woman Born poster
NR

This film is believed to be lost.

Not of the Woman Born

1918

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die blaue Mauritius

1918

No artwork available
2.0

A group of sworn Napoleon supporters decide to inform the emperor of the plans for his release from captivity on Elba. They send a messenger off to the island, but because one of the conspirators has betrayed the plan, the journey becomes perilous. (Stumfilm.dk)

A Message to Napoleon at Elba

1909

Female Rivals poster
6.0

A young couple appear to be perfectly happy and in love, but one day the woman discovers that her husband is having an affair. She seeks out his mistress, and the two women agree to resolve their conflict in a duel.(stumfilm.dk)

Female Rivals

1906