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Lauritz Melchior

Actor | * 03/20/1890 († 82, 03/18/1973) | Copenhagen (Denmark)
Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. He also made numerous recordings. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Romance / Love

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Capt. Jeremy Bradford has a particularly exciting luxury liner cruise in store when he's charged with transporting a troupe of opera singers to Rio de Janeiro. Anxious to become a singer herself, Brad ...

Luxury Liner

Certification unknown

1948 | 2.5/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Mar ...

Two Sisters from Boston

NR

1946 | 3.5/5 | 1h 52min
Comedy, Music
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A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon. ...

Thrill of a Romance

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1945 | 3.9/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching ...

The Lost City of Z

PG-13

2017 | 3.2/5 | 2h 21min
Adventure, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Lauritz Melchior

Commander's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Commander of The Order of The Dannebrog Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Order of the Dannebrog
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Movies with Lauritz Melchior as Actor(5)

as Jan Poldi1953 The Stars Are Singing
as Olaf Erikson1948 Luxury Liner
as Richard Herald1947 This Time for Keeps
as Olstrom1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Mr. Nils Knudsen1945 Thrill of a Romance

TV Shows/Series with Lauritz Melchior as Actor(4)

as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as himself1957 The Lux Show
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Lauritz Melchior
Citizenship: Denmark
Born: Thursday, 03/20 1890 (March) in Copenhagen (Denmark)
Died: Sunday, 03/18 1973 (March) in Santa Monica (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Children: Ib Melchior
Siblings: Agnes Melchior
Lauritz Melchior frequently works together with these people:
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (7x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (7x, Actress)
Art Carney (7x, Actor)
Carol Channing (7x, Actress)
Jerry Lewis (6x, Actor)
Don Ameche (6x, Actor)
Red Buttons (6x, Actor)
Sammy Davis Jr. (6x, Actor)
Sergio Franchi (6x, Actor)
Alan King (6x, Actor)
Gordon MacRae (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:956294, Added: 11/23/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024