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Einar Zangenberg


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1882 - 1918

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The actor and director Einar Zangenberg began his career at the theater where he had first appearances at the Königliches Theater in Copenhagen. It followed engagements at other theaters.

Einar Zangenberg already dedicated to the new arising film in 1909 and he became a pioneer of the film history. He was one of the first actors who impersonated the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in front of the camera.

His made his film debut in 1909 with the movie "Sherlock Holmes III" (09), it followed numerous other Danish productions like "Dobbeltgaengeren" (10), "Den Livegne" (10), "Kean" (10), "Robinson Crusoe" (10), "Hamlet" (11), "Dodsflugten" (11), "Pierrots Kaerlighed" (13), "Eksplosionen" (14) and "Under galgen" (15).

Thank to his huge cinematical popularity in Germany as well he went to Germany in 1914 where he continued his film career successfully.
He appeared in the productions "Die Liebe zu einer Toten" (16), "Das tote Land" (16), "Professor Nissens seltsamer Tod" (17) and "Das Kind meines Nächsten" (18).

Einar Zangenberg was also busy as a movie director.
He shot movies like "Zigeunersken" (11), "Des sidste Hurdle" (12), "Moderkaerlighed" (13), "Die Hochstaplerin" (14), "Eksplosionen" (14), "Statens Kurer" (15), "Fräulein Tollheit" (15), "Die Liebe zu einer Toten" (16), "Das tote Land" (16) and "Das Kind meines Nächsten" (18).

Shortly afterwards he was delivered to a sanatorium allegedly because of mental derangment. There he died at the age of only 36 as the result of a stomach operation.


Other movies with Einar Zangenberg (Actor):
Trolovelsesringen (10) To Tjenestepiger (10) Fugleskraemslet (10) Den sorte Domino (10) Tyven (10) Magdalene (10) Den hvide slavehandel (10) Den skaebnesvangre opfindelse (10) Hvem er hun? (10) Kunstnerlykke (10) Krybskyttens son (10) Solvdaasen (10) Kuffertens Hemmelighed (10) Forraederen (10) Samvittighedens Stemme (10) Zigeunersken (11) Den staalne millionobligation (11) Hotelmysterieme (11) Kosakfyrsten (11) Jagten paa Gentleman-Roveren Singaree (11) Morfinisten (11) En lektion (11) Den svarte doktorn (11) Den forsvundne Mona Lisa (11) Folkets Vilje (11) Dr. Gar el Hama I (11) Den store flyver (11) Ungdommens Ret (11) Strandingen i Vesterhavet (12) Eventyr paa fodrejsen (12) En Opfinders Skaebne (12) Kansleren kaldet (12) Den sidste Hurdle (12) Storstadsvildt (12) En Kvindes Aere (13) Bristede Strenge (13) Adrianopels hemmelighed (13) Ildfluen (13) Dodsklippen (13) Forbandelsen (14) Den rode klub (14) Borgkaelderens mysterium (14) Badehotellet (15) Dodssejleren (15) Das Geheimnis des Kilometersteins 13 (16)

Director:
En bryllupsaften 811) Efter Dodsspringet (12) Storstadsvildt (12) Kvindehjerter (12) Skovsoens Datter (12) Marconitelegrafisten (12 Trofast Kaerlighed (12) En Kvindes Aere (13) Skaebnens Veje (13) Den store Cirkusbrand (13) Adrianopels hemmelighed (13) Ildfluen (13) Dodsklippen (13) I Tronens Skygge (14) Elskovsbarnet (14) Borgkaelderens mysterium (14) Den traette Frederik (15) Noch ist Polen nicht verloren (16) Der Mann im Steinbruch (16) Das Geheimnis des Kilometersteins 13 (16) Professor Nissens seltsamer Tod (17)

Writer:
Kansleren kaldet (12) Storstadsvildt (12) Kvindehjerter (12) Die Liebe zu einer Toten (16)

Production Designer:
Der Mann im Steinbruch (16)

 
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