Bent Mejding
Born (1937-01-14) 14 January 1937
NationalityDanish
OccupationActor
Years active1957–present
Spouses
Susanne Beathe Rosenkrantz-Theil
(m. 1961, divorced)
    (m. 1983)
    Children2

    Bent Mejding (born 14 January 1937) is a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager. He won a Danish Film Academy Award in 1985 and 2007. He is married to the actress Susse Wold.[1]

    Career

    Mejding had his debut at Folketeatret in Copenhagen and later appeared in several productions at Det Ny Teater up through the 1960s. In 1961, he founded Ungdommens Teater which from 1964 was based at Frederiksberg-Scenen. From 1992 until 1997, together with Niels-Bo Valbro, he managed Det Ny Teater which reopened after a major refurbishment in 1994.

    Filmography

    Film

    Year Title Role Notes
    1961ReptilicusSvend Viltorft
    The Musketeers'Tange
    1962Lykkens musikanterRolf Dagerman
    1974The Olsen Gang Sees RedKapelmester
    1984Twist and Shout
    (Tro, håb og kærlighed
    Erik's father
    2000Italian for BeginnersReverend Wredmann
    Flickering Lights
    2004BrothersHenningNominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    2008We Shall Overcome
    (Drømmen)
    Headmaster Lindum-SvendsenBodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    2012A Royal AffairJ. H. E. von Bernstorff

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    19781982MatadorJørgen Varnæs
    1992Gøngehøvdingen
    2000Edderkoppen
    2003Rejseholdet2 episodes
    2008The KillingIncumbent mayor Poul Bremer
    20141864Baron Severin

    References

    1. "Bent Mejding" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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