Victor Janson(1884-1960)

Actor
Director

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Victor Janson

Victor Janson was born on 25 September 1884 in Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was an actor and director, known for The Oyster Princess (1919), Die Dame in Schwarz (1920) and Das Skelett des Herrn Markutius (1920). He died on 29 June 1960 in West Berlin, West Germany.

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Known for

Ossi Oswalda in The Oyster Princess (1919)

The Oyster Princess

7.2

Mister Quaker - oyster-king of America

1919

Die Dame in Schwarz

Director

1920

Das Skelett des Herrn Markutius

Director

1920

Ossi Oswalda and Hermann Thimig in The Doll (1919)

7.4

Puppenfabrikant Hilarius - the Dollmaker

1919

Credits

Actor

Shiva und die Galgenblume
7.0
- 1993
Schlagerparade
5.4
- 1953
Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt
- 1953
So ein Affentheater
- Gerichtsvollzieher
- 1953
Die Rose von Stambul
6.1
- 1953
Wenn abends die Heide träumt
6.8
- 1952
Der Fürst von Pappenheim
- Direktor Mellini
- 1952
Torreani
- 1951
Professor Nachtfalter
6.5
- Senor Almadez
- 1951
Das kalte Herz
7.3
- 1950
Verlobte Leute
- 1950
Das Gesetz der Liebe
- Sanferini
- 1949
Der Posaunist
6.6
- Dr. Fiebrich, Konzertagent
- 1949
The Marriage of Figaro
7.0
- Dr. Bartolo
- 1949
Young Girls of Vienna
7.0
- (uncredited)
- 1949

Director

Wer küßt Madeleine?
6.0
- Director
- 1939
Honesty Is the Best Policy
- Director
- 1939
Die Korallenprinzessin
- Director
- 1937
Heiratsinstitut Ida & Co
- Director
- 1937
Mädchen in Weiß
- Director
- 1936
Hilde Petersen: General Delivery
- Director
- 1936
Springtime in Vienna
6.5
- Director (as Viktor Janson)
- 1936
Fientje Peters - Poste restante
- Director
- 1935
Die blonde Carmen
7.2
- Director
- 1935
Sie und die Drei
6.2
- Director
- 1935
Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will
7.4
- Director
- 1934
The Big Chance
- Director
- 1934
Die Stimme der Liebe
- Director
- 1934
The Page of the Hotel Dalmasse
6.6
- Director
- 1933
Son altesse impériale
- Director
- 1933

Personal details

Alternative names
- Viktor Jansen
Born
- September 25, 1884
- Riga, Russian Empire [now Latvia]
Died
- June 29, 1960
- West Berlin, West Germany(undisclosed)

Did you know

Trivia
Beefy Latvian-born comic character actor and singer, on stage in Germany from 1904. Also a noted film director, specialising in romantic comedies during the 1920's and 30's.

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