Holger Petersen

(b. **/**/**** - d. **/**/****). Actor. Despite the fact that between 1916 and 1919, Holger Petersen acted in nine silent films for African Film Productions, nothing much is known about him. Initially he played supporting roles, but in Copper Mask he had the title role as the highwayman who falls in love with Adele Fillis. In June 1919, shortly after that film’s release, it was announced that he had joined Norman Lee’s Rand School of Cinema Acting, but August saw the opening of the Holger Petersen School of Cinema Acting and Dramatic Art.

FILMS: A Zulu’s Devotion (Lorimer Johnston/1916), The Splendid Waster (Lorimer Johnston/1916), De Voortrekkers (Harold M. Shaw/1916), And Then--- (Dick Cruikshanks & Joseph Albrecht/1917), The Piccanin’s Christmas (Dick Cruikshanks & Joseph Albrecht/1917), The Symbol of Sacrifice (Dick Cruikshanks/1918), Bond and Word (Dick Cruikshanks/1918), Copper Mask (Joseph Albrecht/1919). (FO)

Sources

S.A. Pictorial, 19 April 1919

Gutsche, Thelma - The history and social significance of motion pictures in South Africa 1895-1940

Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm

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