Victor Janson
Victor Janson ( Viktor Janson, born September 25, 1884 in Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia); † June 29, 1960 in Berlin- Wilmersdorf ) was a German actor and director.
Life
After acting and singing lessons Janson came at age 17 to Berlin, where he received further training as an actor. His first firm commitment, he joined in 1904 at the court theater in Detmold. In 1905 he played in Libau, 1906 in Neisse and 1908 in Opole, where he also directed the first time.
In 1909 he came to the New Operetta Theater in Berlin. As a comic character actor he was in the following years, especially in the Central and residence theater operates. As part of an operetta tour, he came to South America.
From 1913, he acted in silent films. From 1918 he began himself to act as a director, but continued to be an actor. As a result, he played among others, directed by Ernst Lubitsch in Carmen (1918 ), The Oyster Princess (1919) and The Wildcat ( 1921).
His silent films as a director include The Man of Action (1919), Braid and Sword - A great Princess (1926 ), Vienna, City of My Dreams (1927) and It whispers the night ( 1929). In talkies Victor Janson continued as an actor - especially in comic roles - used, especially from the late 1930s to the 1950s, when he stopped his activities as a director.
By 1939, Victor Janson continued to lead director; to his productions were films such as The Woman of the talks (1931 ), Das Blaue vom Himmel (1932 ), both you and the Three ( 1935), Girls in White (1936) and Who kisses Madeleine ( 1939).
The early 1950s, he served for a few American films as German voice actors, including Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Until well into the 50s he stood on the Berlin stage, especially at the Schlossparktheater and Schiller Theater.
Janson was buried in the cemetery Wilmersdorf.