Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he was the son of actor and opera singer Johan Henrik Wiehe and Fanny Wiehe (née Petersen).[2] He began his stage career as a dramatic actor under the tutelage of Karl Mantzius and Olaf Poulsen from 1897 to 1899 and later studied at the Danish Royal Theatre. He made his stage debut at the Folketeatret (People's Theatre) in a production by writer Herman Bang in 1899. He was then engaged at Oddgeir Stephensen's theater company, and from 1922 to 1923 at the Odense Folketeater, Odense Theatre, and then among other theatres throughout Denmark such as the Dagmar Theatre, Casino Theatre and Det ny Teater (The New Theatre) in Copenhagen.[1]
Wiehe began appearing in films in 1912 and from 1912 to 1930, he appeared in approximately twenty-five silent films. One of his most popular starring roles of the silent film era was that of Søren Qvist, a village minister with a short-temper who is accused of murdering his unlikeable servant in the 1922 August Blom-directed mystery Praesten i Vejlby (The Vicar of Vejlby). Wiehe is often also recalled for his role as Count de Chambord in director Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1921 drama Leaves from Satan's Book. Wiehe made the transition to sound film with relative ease and spent the 1930s appearing in several roles in Danish films, as well as continuing his career on stage. His last film before retiring was a small role in Lau Lauritzen, Sr.-directed Røverne fra Rold.
Personal lifeedit
Viggo Wiehe was married Danish actress Anna Marie Reich Christiansen (1883 - 1962) on 31 October 1912 in Frederiksberg Church in Copenhagen. The couple remained married until his death in 1956 at the age of 81.[2] He was buried at the Holmens Kirkegård cemetery in Østerbro.[2]
viggo, wiehe, viggo, hjalmar, wiehe, december, 1874, november, 1956, danish, stage, film, actor, whose, career, spanned, over, five, decades, bornviggo, hjalmar, wiehe, 1874, december, 1874copenhagen, denmarkdied30, november, 1956, 1956, aged, copenhagen, denm. Viggo Hjalmar Wiehe 23 December 1874 30 November 1956 1 was a Danish stage and film actor whose career spanned over five decades Viggo WieheBornViggo Hjalmar Wiehe 1874 12 23 23 December 1874Copenhagen DenmarkDied30 November 1956 1956 11 30 aged 81 Copenhagen DenmarkOccupationActorYears active1897 1947SpouseAnna Marie Reich Christiansen m 1912 1956 wbr Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Copenhagen Denmark he was the son of actor and opera singer Johan Henrik Wiehe and Fanny Wiehe nee Petersen 2 He began his stage career as a dramatic actor under the tutelage of Karl Mantzius and Olaf Poulsen from 1897 to 1899 and later studied at the Danish Royal Theatre He made his stage debut at the Folketeatret People s Theatre in a production by writer Herman Bang in 1899 He was then engaged at Oddgeir Stephensen s theater company and from 1922 to 1923 at the Odense Folketeater Odense Theatre and then among other theatres throughout Denmark such as the Dagmar Theatre Casino Theatre and Det ny Teater The New Theatre in Copenhagen 1 Wiehe began appearing in films in 1912 and from 1912 to 1930 he appeared in approximately twenty five silent films One of his most popular starring roles of the silent film era was that of Soren Qvist a village minister with a short temper who is accused of murdering his unlikeable servant in the 1922 August Blom directed mystery Praesten i Vejlby The Vicar of Vejlby Wiehe is often also recalled for his role as Count de Chambord in director Carl Theodor Dreyer s 1921 drama Leaves from Satan s Book Wiehe made the transition to sound film with relative ease and spent the 1930s appearing in several roles in Danish films as well as continuing his career on stage His last film before retiring was a small role in Lau Lauritzen Sr directed Roverne fra Rold Personal life editViggo Wiehe was married Danish actress Anna Marie Reich Christiansen 1883 1962 on 31 October 1912 in Frederiksberg Church in Copenhagen The couple remained married until his death in 1956 at the age of 81 2 He was buried at the Holmens Kirkegard cemetery in Osterbro 2 References edit a b Det Danske Filminstitut a b c Danskefilm deExternal links editViggo Wiehe at IMDb nbsp This article about a Danish actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viggo Wiehe amp oldid 1174141487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
