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name: "Torben Meyer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/torben-meyer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 November 1884"
died: "22 May 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T11:54:19.883543+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Torben Meyer

Actor. Born 30 November 1884 in Aarhus, Denmark. Died 22 May 1975.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 November 1884, Aarhus, Denmark
- **Died:** 22 May 1975
- **Active:** 1941–1961
- **Also known as:** Torben Emil Meyer, Torben Myer

## Biography

Torben Emil Meyer was a Danish character actor who appeared in more than 250 film and television roles over a career spanning 1912 to 1966. Born in Aarhus, Denmark, he began his professional stage career at the Dagmarteatret in Copenhagen in 1905 and acted in European silent films before emigrating to the United States in 1927.

In Hollywood, Meyer frequently appeared in uncredited or supporting roles in films including *Casablanca* (1942), *Sullivan's Travels* (1941) and *The Great Dictator* (1940). He often worked with director Preston Sturges. In 1961 he played Werner Lampe in *Judgment at Nuremberg*.

Meyer received the Knights’ Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog from Denmark in 1962. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1975.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Fi1m 82, as Werner Lampe — [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)
- *Sullivan's Travels* (1941), Fi1m 88, as The Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/sullivans-travels.md)

## Also known for

- *Casablanca* (1943), Dutch Banker at Cafe Table (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md)
- *The Great Dictator* (1940), Bald Barbershop Customer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-dictator.md)
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Victim in flashback (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Sven
- *The Fly* (1958), Gaston (uncredited)
- *The Lady Eve* (1941), Mr. Clink - Purser (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-eve.md)
- *The Man Who Laughs* (1928), The Spy (uncredited)
- *Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man* (1943), Erno a Gypsy (uncredited)

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