Benjamin Christensen
Known for
Directing
Born
September 28, 1879
Birthplace
Viborg, Denmark
Died
April 2, 1959 (aged 79)
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.
Best known work
Häxan
1922
Michael
1924
The Mysterious X
1914
The Mysterious Island
1929
Blind Justice
1916
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929
Mockery
1927
Witchcraft Through the Ages
1968
The Devil's Circus
1926
The Child
1940Filmography
1968
Witchcraft Through the AgesDirector
1942
Lady with the Light GlovesDirector
1941
Come Home With MeDirector
1940
The ChildDirector, Writer
1939
Children of DivorceDirector, Writer
1929
The Mysterious IslandDirector
1929
House of HorrorDirector, Story
1929
Seven Footprints to SatanScreenplay, Director
1928
The Haunted HouseWriter, Director
1928
The Hawk's NestDirector
1927
MockeryDirector, Story
1926
The Devil's CircusDirector, Screenplay
1925
The Woman Who DidDirector
1924
Michaelas Claude Zoret
1923
His Wife, the UnknownDirector, Writer
1922
Häxanas Devil, Director, Writer
1921
HelgeninderneDirector
1916
Blind Justiceas "Strong" Henry/John, Director, Producer, Writer
1914
The Mysterious Xas Lieutenant van Hauen, Director, Writer, Production Design, Editor