Bent Mejding

Bent Mejding
Bent Mejding with Helle Virkner in a film scene 1958
Born(1937-01-14)14 January 1937
Svendborg, Denmark
Died12 November 2024(2024-11-12) (aged 87)
OccupationActor
Years active1957–2024
Spouses
Susanne Beathe Rosenkrantz-Theil
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(m. 1961, divorced)​
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(m. 1983)​
Children2

Bent Mejding (14 January 1937 – 12 November 2024) was a Danish actor, stage director, and theatre manager. He won a Danish Film Academy Award in 1985 and 2007. He was married to actress Susse Wold.

Life and 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.

Mejding died from severe pneumonia on 12 November 2024, at the age of 87.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1961ReptilicusSvend Viltorft
The Musketeers'Tange
1962Lykkens musikanterRolf Dagerman
1976The 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
1978–1982MatadorJørgen Varnæs
1992Gøngehøvdingen
2000Edderkoppen
2003Rejseholdet2 episodes
2008The KillingIncumbent mayor Poul Bremer
20141864Baron Severin

References

  1. ↑ "Bent Mejding" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Skuespiller Bent Mejding er død (in Danish)