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Torben Emil Meyer was a Danish-American character actor who appeared in more than 190 films in a 55-year career.
Birth Name
Torben Emil Meyer
Born
Monday, 01 December 1884
Died
Thursday, 22 May 1975
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Dream of Jeannie | Pedro Sven | 1965 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Proprietor | 1964 |
| A New Kind of Love | Hotel Clerk | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Lobbermacher | 1963 |
| Judgment at Nuremberg | Werner Lampe | 1961 |
| G.I. Blues | Headwaiter | 1960 |
| Li'l Abner | Butler | 1959 |
| This Earth Is Mine | Hugo | 1959 |
| The D.A.'s Man | Herman Steinfel | 1959 |
| The Matchmaker | Alex, Headwaiter, Harmonica Club / Alex | 1958 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Dream of Jeannie | Pedro Sven | 1965 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Proprietor | 1964 |
| A New Kind of Love | Hotel Clerk | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Lobbermacher | 1963 |
| Judgment at Nuremberg | Werner Lampe | 1961 |
| G.I. Blues | Headwaiter | 1960 |
| Li'l Abner | Butler | 1959 |
| This Earth Is Mine | Hugo | 1959 |
| The D.A.'s Man | Herman Steinfel | 1959 |
| The Matchmaker | Alex, Headwaiter, Harmonica Club / Alex | 1958 |
| The Fly | Gaston | 1958 |
| The Helen Morgan Story | Manager | 1957 |
| Maverick | Pierre | 1957 |
| Public Pigeon No. 1 | Waiter | 1957 |
| Hollywood or Bust | Waiter | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Werner Lammpe | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | A.A. Peychard | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | (as Torben Myer) | 1956 |
| The Conqueror | Scribe | 1956 |
| Anything Goes | Waiter / French Waiter | 1956 |
| We're No Angels | Butterfly Man | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | Card Player | 1954 |
| Living It Up | Chef | 1954 |
| About Mrs. Leslie | Maitre D' | 1954 |
| Casanova's Big Night | Attendant | 1954 |
| Houdini | Headwaiter | 1953 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Doorman at Hotel Louis | 1953 |
| The Story of Three Loves | Man in Saloon (segment "Equilibrium") | 1953 |
| Call Me Madam | Rudolph | 1953 |
| The Merry Widow | Station Master | 1952 |
| What Price Glory | Mayor | 1952 |
| My Favorite Spy | Headwaiter | 1951 |
| The Blue Veil | Photographer / Photographer (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| Come Fill the Cup | Delmar - Ives' Auto Mechanic | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Swiss Bandleader | 1951 |
| Night Into Morning | Butcher | 1951 |
| That's My Boy | Photographer | 1951 |
| The Company She Keeps | French Restaurant Maitre'd | 1951 |
| Grounds for Marriage | Donovan | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Minor Role | 1950 |
| A Christmas Wish (The Great Rupert) - [In Color] | Mr. Petrushka - the Baker | 1950 |
| The Great Rupert | Mr. Petrushka - the Baker | 1950 |
| And Baby Makes Three | Waiter | 1949 |
| The Great Lover | Ship's Captain | 1949 |
| Hold That Baby! | Dr. Hans Heinrich / Hans Heinrich | 1949 |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Dr. Shultz | 1949 |
| Unfaithfully Yours | Dr. Schultz / Schultz | 1948 |
| Sealed Verdict | 1948 | |
| Julia Misbehaves | Commissar | 1948 |
| Letter from an Unknown Woman | Carriage Driver | 1948 |
| To the Victor | Elderly Frenchman | 1948 |
| The Exile | Sea Captain | 1947 |
| Song of Love | Stage Manager | 1947 |
| Variety Girl | Andre - Brown Derby Headwaiter / Andre | 1947 |
| The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Barber with Mustache | 1947 |
| Millie's Daughter | Mr. Johnson | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | Milkman | 1947 |
| The Mighty McGurk | Second Brewer | 1947 |
| Alias Mr. Twilight | Starling | 1946 |
| Monsieur Beaucaire | Count | 1946 |
| Heartbeat | Thief at Ball | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Garden Party Guest | 1946 |
| Yolanda and the Thief | Town Official | 1945 |
| A Royal Scandal | Stooge | 1945 |
| Hotel Berlin | Franz - the Barber | 1945 |
| Greenwich Village | Kavosky's Butler | 1944 |
| Hail the Conquering Hero | Mr. Schultz | 1944 |
| The Great Moment | Dr. Dahlmeyer | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | Hotel Manager | 1944 |
| The Purple Heart | Karl Kappel | 1944 |
| Jack London | Literary Guest | 1943 |
| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Dr. Meyer | 1943 |
| They Came to Blow Up America | Graumark Hotel Desk Clerk | 1943 |
| Edge of Darkness | Cannery Clerk | 1943 |
| Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Gypsy | 1943 |
| Casablanca | Dutch Banker at Cafe Table | 1943 |
| Berlin Correspondent | Manager | 1942 |
| The Palm Beach Story | Dr. Kluck | 1942 |
| Crossroads | Old Man | 1942 |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden | Jacob | 1942 |
| Bedtime Story | Dinglehoff | 1941 |
| Sullivan's Travels | The Doctor | 1941 |
| Sunny | Jean (head waiter) | 1941 |
| The Lady Eve | Mr. Clink - Purser | 1941 |
| No, No, Nanette | Furtlemertle | 1940 |
| Christmas in July | Mr. Schmidt | 1940 |
| The Great Dictator | Bald Barbershop Customer | 1940 |
| The Way of All Flesh | Sandor Nemzeti | 1940 |
| Four Sons | Gustav | 1940 |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Kadereit | 1940 |
| Everything Happens at Night | Station Master | 1939 |
| Nurse Edith Cavell | Bit Role / German Officer | 1939 |
| Island of Lost Men | Cafe Manager | 1939 |
| Topper Takes a Trip | Hotel Doorman | 1939 |
| The Great Waltz | Ticket Taker at Dommayer's | 1938 |
| I'll Give a Million | Doorman | 1938 |
| The Saint in New York | German Police Prefect / German Police Prefect (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| Blind Alibi | Art Critic | 1938 |
| Romance in the Dark | Prof. Jacobsen | 1938 |
| Bulldog Drummond's Peril | Hoffman | 1938 |
| The First Hundred Years | Karl | 1938 |
| Tovarich | Servant | 1937 |
| Prescription for Romance | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1937 |
| Fight for Your Lady | Hungarian Police Officer | 1937 |
| Madame X | Peridcord | 1937 |
| Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Second Tailor | 1937 |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Max - Butler / Max the Butler | 1937 |
| She's No Lady | Swedish Waiter | 1937 |
| The Emperor's Candlesticks | Train Announcer | 1937 |
| Shall We Dance | Show Producer | 1937 |
| The Good Old Soak | Headwaiter | 1937 |
| Thin Ice | Chauffeur | 1937 |
| The King and the Chorus Girl | Eric - the Butler | 1937 |
| Espionage | Police Inspector | 1937 |
| The Accusing Finger | Proprietor | 1936 |
| Wedding Present | Winternitz | 1936 |
| In His Steps | Psychiatrist | 1936 |
| Star for a Night | Saddle Maker | 1936 |
| Piccadilly Jim | Pett's Butler | 1936 |
| Champagne Charlie | Minor Role | 1936 |
| Till We Meet Again | Kraus | 1936 |
| The Farmer in the Dell | Party Guest | 1936 |
| The Preview Murder Mystery | Smith's Butler / Smith's Butler (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| It Had to Happen | Sign Painter | 1936 |
| King of Burlesque | Leopold the Valet | 1936 |
| If You Could Only Cook | Swedish Servant | 1935 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Lackey #1 | 1935 |
| East of Java | Derelict | 1935 |
| To Beat the Band | Headwaiter | 1935 |
| Splendor | Baron Von Hoffstatter | 1935 |
| The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | Minor Role | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Shanghai | French Diplomat | 1935 |
| Thunder in the Night | Cafe Owner | 1935 |
| The Gay Deception | Waiter | 1935 |
| Two for Tonight | Waiter | 1935 |
| The Black Room | Peter / Peter, the majordomo | 1935 |
| Front Page Woman | Janitor | 1935 |
| The Girl Who Came Back | Zarabella / Senor Zarabella | 1935 |
| Break of Hearts | The Ritz Headwaiter | 1935 |
| Mark of the Vampire | Card Player | 1935 |
| The Bride of Frankenstein | Victim in Flashback | 1935 |
| Roberta | Albert | 1935 |
| The Good Fairy | Head Waiter | 1935 |
| The Night Is Young | Adjutant | 1935 |
| Enter Madame! | Carlson | 1935 |
| Music in the Air | Pharmacist | 1934 |
| By Your Leave | Costume Company Fitter | 1934 |
| Pursued | Hansen | 1934 |
| The World Moves On | Head Butler | 1934 |
| Little Man, What Now? | Headwaiter | 1934 |
| All Men Are Enemies | Clerk | 1934 |
| Mandalay | Mr. Van Brinken | 1934 |
| The Worst Woman in Paris? | Taxi Driver | 1933 |
| Cradle Song | Papa | 1933 |
| Ladies Must Love | Beermaster | 1933 |
| Reunion in Vienna | Headwaiter Strumpf | 1933 |
| The Crime of the Century | Eric Ericson - Butler / Eric | 1933 |
| The Match King | Hans, Headwaiter | 1932 |
| The Animal Kingdom | Meyer - Idealistic Printer | 1932 |
| 6 Hours to Live | Sturges - Butler / Sturges | 1932 |
| Big City Blues | Second Waiter | 1932 |
| Downstairs | Cafe Waiter | 1932 |
| What Price Hollywood? | Nick - Brown Derby Headwaiter | 1932 |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue | The Dane | 1932 |
| Broken Lullaby | Waiter at Inn | 1932 |
| Just a Gigolo | Waiter | 1931 |
| Trådlöst och kärleksfullt | 1931 | |
| A Soldier's Plaything | German Actor in Horse | 1930 |
| Just Like Heaven | Pierre | 1930 |
| The Lottery Bride | Miner | 1930 |
| Mamba | German Soldier | 1930 |
| Behind the Make-Up | Waiter | 1930 |
| Lummox | Silly Willie | 1930 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Captain von Gilden | 1929 |
| The Last Warning | Gene | 1928 |
| The Viking | Odd | 1928 |
| Noah's Ark | Man on Train | 1928 |
| The Man Who Laughs | The Spy | 1928 |
| Don Quixote | Sancho Carrasco | 1926 |
| Klovnen | Butler | 1926 |
| Maharadjahens yndlingshustru III | Mohun Singh | 1926 |
| Fra Piazza del Popolo | Benedetto - Servant / Benedetto, d'Acordas tjener | 1925 |
| Min ven privatdetektiven | 1924 | |
| Den sidste dans | Herr von Schneppen | 1923 |
| Love in Exile | 1923 | |
| Der var engang | Ceremonimesteren / Master of Ceremonies | 1922 |
| Film, flirt og forlovelse | The Baron | 1921 |
| En ung mans väg | Agapetus von Dufva | 1919 |
| Hvorledes jeg kom til Filmen | Gordon Sidney | 1919 |
| Prinsens Kærlighed | 1919 | |
| Lykkeper | Walter Crone | 1919 |
| Prøvens Dag | Mr. von Scholten | 1918 |
| Manden uden Smil | Pianist | 1917 |
| Filmens Datter | 1916 | |
| The Man Without a Future | Tobby Spratt | 1916 |
| Barnet fra Opfostringshuset | Bob Carter | 1916 |
| Truet lykke | Simoni | 1916 |
| Lotteriseddel No. 22162 | Charles - Apache | 1916 |
| The Heart of Lady Alaine | 1915 | |
| Endelig alene | 1914 | |
| The Gambler's Penalty | 1913 | |
| Kärleken rår | Kuno | 1913 |
| Atlantis | Willy Snyders - artist / Willy Snyders | 1913 |
| The Steel King's Last Wish | 1913 | |
| In the Bonds of Passion | 1913 | |
| The Usurer's Son | Bankier | 1913 |
| Operabranden | Count Bonnot | 1912 |
| Vor tids dame | 1912 | |
| Et hjerte af guld | En levemand | 1912 |
| The Woman Always Pays | Secondary Role | 1910 |
