Bent Mejding

Bent Meiding
Born	January 14, 1937 Svendborg, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–present
Spouse(s)	Susanne Beathe Rosenkrantz-Theil (m. 1961) Susse Wold (m. 1983)
Children	2

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
1961	Reptilicus	Svend Viltorft
	Musketeers, TheThe Musketeers'	Tange
1962	Lykkens musikanter	Rolf Dagerman
1974	Olsen Gang Sees Red, TheThe Olsen Gang Sees Red	Kapelmester
1984	Twist and Shout (Tro, håb og kærlighed	Erik's father
2000	Italian for Beginners	Reverend Wredmann
	Flickering Lights
2004	Brothers	Henning	Nominated—Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2008	We Shall Overcome (Drømmen)	Headmaster Lindum-Svendsen	Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Eole
2012	A Royal Affair	J. H. E. von Bernstorff

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978–1982	Matador	Jørgen Varnæs
1992	Gøngehøvdingen
2000	Edderkoppen
2003	Rejseholdet		2 episodes
2008	Killing, TheThe Killing	Incumbent mayor Poul Bremer
2014	1864	Baron Severin

References

1. "Bent Mejding". DenStoreDanske (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2015.

• The Danish film institute