Benjamin Christensen
Born: 1879-09-28 in Viborg, Denmark
Died: 1959-04-02
Known For: Directing
Biography
Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 - 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael (1924), in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the film's title character.
Filmography
1968
- Witchcraft Through the Ages ... (Director)
1942
- Lady with the Light Gloves ... (Director)
1941
- Come Home With Me ... (Director)
1940
- The Child ... (Director)
1939
- Children of Divorce ... (Director)
1929
- The Mysterious Island ... (Director)
- Seven Footprints to Satan ... (Screenplay)
- House of Horror ... (Director)
1928
- The Haunted House ... (Writer)
- The Hawk's Nest ... (Director)
1927
- Mockery ... (Director)
1926
- The Devil's Circus ... (Director)
1925
- The Woman Who Did ... (Director)
1924
- Michael as Claude Zoret
1923
- His Wife, the Unknown ... (Director)
1922
- Häxan as Devil
1921
- Helgeninderne ... (Director)
1916
- Blind Justice as "Strong" Henry/John
1914
- The Mysterious X as Lieutenant van Hauen