Valdemar Psilander

Valdemar Psilander

Valdemar Einar Psilander (born May 9, 1884 in Copenhagen , † March 6, 1917 there ) was a Danish silent film actor .

Life

Psilander made his stage actor debut in 1901. He has worked for film since 1910 and became the first actor in film history to act as Dorian Gray through his first film, Dorian Gray's Portræt . From 1911 to 1916 he was employed by Nordisk Film and starred in 83 films, often directed by August Blom . In his first year in film, he appeared alongside Asta Nielsen in Urban Gad's The Black Dream ( Den sorte drøm ) and August Blom's ballet dancer ( Balletdanserinden ). The elegant and attractive actor quickly became a film star in Denmark, but also in Russia and Germany.

Psilander intended to part with Nordisk and set up his own production company, but he died in his hotel room under circumstances that were not entirely clear. Suicide is assumed.

Filmography

1910: Dorian Grays Portræt 1911: Temptations of the Big City (Ved Fængslets Port) 1911: The farlige Alder 1911: en lesson 1911: The Black Dream (Den sorte drøm) 1911: ballet dancer (Balletdanserinden) 1911: Hendes Ære 1911: Mormon's offer 1911: The avenger of his honor (Det bødes der for) 1911: Burning shoots 1911: The dark point (Det mørke point) 1911: The Right of Youth (Ungdommens Ret) 1911: The Lie of Life (Livets Løgn) 1912: Den sande kærlighed 1912: Convicts No. 10 and No. 13 (Den Undvegne) 1912: Indian blood (Tropisk kærlighed) 1912: Det gamle Købmandshus 1912: Rose Monday (Livets baal) 1912: A Child of Sin (Jernbanens datter) 1912: For aabent Tæppe 1912: The Black Chancellor (Den sorte kansler) 1912: Hour of Temptation (Onkel og Nevø) 1912: The death jump from the circus dome (Dødsspring til hest fra cirkuskuplen) 1912: you have defeated me (the strongest) 1912: Et drama paa havet 1912: The fire over the sea (Dødsangstens maskespil) 1912: The doctor of his honor (Den glade Løjtnant) 1912: A Dollar Princess (Vor tids dame) 1912: Grandmother's Lullaby (Operabranden) 1913: When flowering dreams ripen (Skæbnens Veje) 1913: Amerikansk skoleskib 1913: En Bryllupsaften paa hotel 1913: A mother's secret (Fødselsdagsgaven) 1913: Elskovs magt 1913: The right of the wife (Hustruens Ret) 1913: En court intrigue 1913: Karnevallets Hemmelighed 1913: Hearts trade (Strejken paa den gamle factory) 1913: Hvem var Forbryderen? 1913: The escape through the clouds (Flugten gennem Luften) 1913: Sins of Our Time (Scenen og livet) 1913: chance of luck (Guldmønten) 1913: Et skud i mørket 1913: The guest performance (Gæstespillet) 1913: At a high price (Højt spil)

1913: Nelly's Forlovelse 1913: Scandals paa Sørupgaard 1913: Lykken svunden og genvunden 1913: love affair (Elskovsleg) 1914: Grev Dahlborgs Hemmelighed 1914: Fra mørke til lys 1914: Expressen's mystery 1914: Et vanskeligt Valg 1914: Fangens Søn 1914: The Monomaniac 1914: A character ( Arbejdet adler ) 1914: Et Læreaar 1914: Revolution wedding (Revolutionarybryllup) 1915: The lay preacher (Evangeliemandens liv) 1915: En opstandelse 1915: The three shrines (Godsforvalteren) 1915: Pro Patria 1915: Kærlighedens triumf 1916: The Escape from Love or A Danger to Society ( En fare for samfundet ) 1916: Børnevennerne 1916: The floating volcano (I livets brænding) 1916: Mummy's neck band 1916: Det stjaalne announces 1916: Manden uden foreign tid 1916: En Æresoprejsning 1916: Poisonous Piles 1917: Krigens Fjende 1917: The dead motorist (favorites) 1917: The dancing gate (Klovnen) 1917: Kærligheds-Væddemaalet 1917: Hjertekrigen paa Ravnsholt 1918: The Secret of the Sphinx (Sfinxenx Hemmelighed) 1918: The Flame Dance (Lydia) 1918: Luksuschaufføren 1918: Lykken 1918: For Sit Lands Ære 1918: Hendes Hjertes Ridder 1919: love game (Kærlighedsleg) 1919: Hans store Chance 1919: Rytter statues 1919: The Chained Winner (Hvorledes jeg kom til films) 1919: Den Æreløse 1920: An Actor's Love Story (En Skuespillers Kærlighed) 1920: Det døde Skib 1920: The Prince's Love (Prinsens Kærlighed)

Web links

• Valdemar Psilander in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Biography of Valdemar Psilander on dfi.dk in the Det Danske Filminstitut (Danish)
• Valdemar Psilander on danskefilm.dk in the Dansk Film Database (Danish)
• Valdemar Psilander at cyranos.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Valdemar Psilander, 1884–1917 on edition-filmmuseum.com