Benjamin Christensen

Born

September 28, 1879 in Viborg, Denmark

Died

April 02, 1959

Popularity

2.0313

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.