Urban Gad
Birth Date
2/12/1879 (Age 68)Birth Place
Korsør, DenmarkDeath Date
12/26/1947Departments
Biography
Peter Urban Gad was a Danish director who worked mostly in Germany, directing 40 films between 1910 and 1927. From 1912 to 1918 he was married to his leading lady Asta Nielsen, who starred in 30 of his productions. Gad directed both the first feature-length Danish film (Den sorte drøm 1911) and the first feature-length German film (Die Verräterin 1911).
Best Known For
Directing
Writing
Frequent Collaborators
Asta Nielsen
2 films together
Alfred Lind
2 films together
Poul Reumert
2 films together
Robert Dinesen
2 films together
Hans Neergaard
2 films together
Hulda Didrichsen
2 films together
