Benjamin Christensen

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-09-28 (80 years old)

Deathday

1959-04-02

Place of Birth

Viborg, Denmark

Benjamin Christensen

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.

Acting

1924

Michael

as Claude Zoret

1914

The Mysterious X

as Lieutenant van Hauen

1916

Blind Justice

as "Strong" Henry/John

1922

Häxan

as Devil

Production

1928

1929

1927

Mockery

as Director

1925

1922

Häxan

as Director

1929

1914

The Mysterious X

as Director

1916

Blind Justice

as Director

1926

1922

Häxan

as Writer

1940

The Child

as Director

1926

The Devil's Circus

as Screenplay

1939

1939

1928

The Hawk's Nest

as Director

1927

Mockery

as Story

1941

1921

Helgeninderne

as Director

1916

Blind Justice

as Writer

1916

Blind Justice

as Producer

1929

House of Horror

as Director

1929

1914

1914

The Mysterious X

as Production Design

1928

1923

1940

The Child

as Writer

1914

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