Viggo Lindstrøm

Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 – 17 June 1926) was a Danish actor and theatre director, founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen.

[1] He made his debut on 3 December 1880 in Stavanger and was then affiliated with Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening, before moving on to Folketeatret where he was expected to succeed J. F. S. Dorph-Petersen as theatre director.

[2] He was then hired by a development company, Bona, to head the establishment of Det Ny Teater.

On its opening in 1908, it was the second largest and most advanced theatre in Denmark but he left after three years due to an insignificant debt.

[3] Active until his death in 1926, his two last appearances were in Ole & Axel films for the Palladium production company.