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Victor Janson

Victor Arthur Eduard Janson (Viktors Artūrs Eduards Jansons; 25 September 1884 – 29 June 1960) was a German stage and film actor and film director of Latvian ethnicity.

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Victor Janson

Postcard portrait of Latvian-born German actor Victor Janson (1884–1960) by Alexander Binder, Berlin.

Alexander Binder · picclick.de · Public domain

Name
Victor Janson
Birth Name
Victor Arthur Eduard Janson
Born
25 September 1884
Birthplace
Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present day Latvia)
Died
29 June 1960
Place of death
Schmargendorf, East Germany
Occupation
Actor, film director
Nationality
Germany
Fields
acting · film direction
Languages
German · Latvian

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