Benjamin Christensen

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.

Directed

1. Häxan (1922) — Director
2. The Mysterious X (1914) — Director
3. The Mysterious Island (1929) — Director
4. Blind Justice (1916) — Director
5. Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) — Director
6. Mockery (1927) — Director
7. The Devil's Circus (1926) — Director
8. Witchcraft Through the Ages (1968) — Director
9. The Child (1940) — Director
10. Children of Divorce (1939) — Director
11. Come Home With Me (1941) — Director
12. His Wife, the Unknown (1923) — Director
13. Lady with the Light Gloves (1942) — Director
14. The Woman Who Did (1925) — Director
15. The Hawk's Nest (1928) — Director
16. House of Horror (1929) — Director
17. The Haunted House (1928) — Director
18. Helgeninderne (1921) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Häxan (1922) — Devil
2. Michael (1924) — Claude Zoret
3. The Mysterious X (1914) — Lieutenant van Hauen
4. Blind Justice (1916) — "Strong" Henry/John