Peter William Jerndorff (24 November 1842 â€" 23 December 1926) was a
Danish stage actor and opera singer. Amongst the roles he created were
Dr. Rank in Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House and Leonard in Carl
Nielsen's 1906 opera Maskarade. Towards the end of his career he
taught diction and acting and appeared in Carl Dreyer's 1922 silent
film Der var engang (Once Upon a Time). His students included the
Danish opera singers Lauritz Melchior and Vilhelm Herold. Jerndoff
died in Copenhagen, the city of his birth, at the age of 84.
Danish stage actor and opera singer. Amongst the roles he created were
Dr. Rank in Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House and Leonard in Carl
Nielsen's 1906 opera Maskarade. Towards the end of his career he
taught diction and acting and appeared in Carl Dreyer's 1922 silent
film Der var engang (Once Upon a Time). His students included the
Danish opera singers Lauritz Melchior and Vilhelm Herold. Jerndoff
died in Copenhagen, the city of his birth, at the age of 84.
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