Anders Hove (actor)

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Anders Hove
Born (1956-01-16) 16 January 1956 (age 68)
Occupations
Years active1984–present
Known for
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse
Ann Crosset
(m. 1980)
Children2
Parents
  • Anders Hove
  • Birthe Hove[1]

Anders Hove (born 16 January 1956) is a Danish-Greenlandic actor and director. Hove is best known for his role of the vampire Radu Vladislas in the five Subspecies-movies, Cesar Faison in ABC's General Hospital, Loving, & Port Charles and in the film In the Middle of the Night as Nalle.

Early life[edit]

Anders Hove was born in Greenland on 16 January 1956 to Birthe Hovea, a nurse, and Anders Hove, who worked as a meteorologist. His father was politically involved in Greenland and helped the country work toward the government it has today. Spending most of his childhood there, Anders later moved with his parents to Thisted in Denmark when he was 14 years old. In the 1970s, Anders attended the Det Kongelige Teater school in Denmark to learn formal acting. Before this, he had studied law and economics, and had planned on taking over his father's business.[2]

Career[edit]

Hove began his professional career in the 1980s, working mostly in Denmark before moving on to horror films in the United States. He soon found work on soap operas in the US and Canada. He has since carved out a place as a popular performer among Danish directors.[3] His first real movie role was in the Danish movie In the Middle of the Night (1984), in which he played Nalle. After working in Denmark for a time as a stage and screen actor, Anders decided to try his luck on the American front. He and his wife sold their belongings and moved to the States. There he landed parts in shows like Tales From the Crypt and the sci-fi movie Critters 4 (direct to video)[4][5] as 'Rick', the critter-infested ship's captain, and the role that many know and remember him for, as the fiendish and obsessive Cesar Faison on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Hove also had two crossovers with his character from General Hospital on Loving in 1993 and Port Charles in 2000. He also worked in a Canadian soap opera called Family Passions with General Hospital co-star and friend Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin).[6] Another former co-star on General Hospital, Michael Watson, suggested that Anders should play the villainous vampire Radu Vladislas in the Full Moon movie Subspecies (1991).[2] He ended up being in three sequels to the movie during the 90s playing the long-fingered, drooling, infamous Radu.[2] Hove returned to Denmark in the mid 90s and has continued to act there, being a favorite actor of the 'Dogme'-directors, usually playing bad guys.

In 1999, Hove returned to General Hospital. Hove made another return in 2012, and continued to make recurring appearances through 2014.[1][7] Hove about his return in 2012 and beyond said in an interview with Michael Fairman said, "I don't know. At least this time around Faison won't be dead — though that's never stopped him before! They'll probably send him to jail but maybe there will be more down the line."[8] On January 19, 2018, Soap Opera Digest announced Hove's return to General Hospital as Cesar Faison.[9]

Personal life[edit]

In 1980, he married an American dancer and choreographer named Ann Thayer Crosset, and together they have two sons. Crosset is the first choreographer to hold a seat on the Danish Council of Arts.[1] Elliot has followed his dad into the acting business.[1] Hove was asked by General Hospital to revive the character of Cesar Faison. He had planned on returning to the United States with his family. His wife acquired an important seat on the Danish Council of the Arts for a four-year term so Hove returned to Los Angeles and roomed with GH veteran Kin Shriner.[2] Missing his family and unhappy about what was going with the character of Faison, Hove stayed for a little under a year before moving back to Denmark.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 In the Middle of the Night Nalle
1986 Flamberede hjerter Finn Comedy film directed by Helle Ryslinge[11]
The Wolf at the Door Extra
1989 Notater om kærligheden Naked Man
1990 Dagens Donna Kræn Larsen Drama–romantic film directed by Stefan Henszelman[15]
1991 Critters 4 Captain Rick Buttram Science fiction comedy horror film directed by Rupert Harvey[16]
Subspecies Radu Vladislas
1993 Bloodstone: Subspecies II
1994 Bloodlust: Subspecies III
1998 Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm Director
1999 Mifune Gerner Mifunes sidste sang (original title)
2004 Alt for Egil Pizza-Paul
2006 I, Vampire: Trilogy of Blood Radu Vladislas
The Boss of It All Jokumsen Released as Direktøren for det hele in Danish.
2007 Temporary Release Freddy
2008 Terribly Happy Købmand Moos Won several Robert Awards
2009 Profetia Tom Danish film
2011 Max Embarrassing 2 Mogens Danish: Max Pinlig 2 - sidste skrig[18][19]
Skyscraper Buschauffør
2017 Winter Brothers Langhåret mand
2023 Subspecies V: Blood Rise Radu Vladislas

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Anthonsen Vagthavende Danish Miniseries
1990–2018 General Hospital Cesar Faison Recurring role; 1990–92, 1999–2000, 2012–14, 2018
1991 Family Passions Sebastian Langer Recurring role
Under Cover Guest role Episode: "Family Album" (S 1: Ep 5)
1993 Loving Cesar Faison Recurring role
1994 "The Return" Hans Korbutt
1996 Tales from the Crypt Emilio "Beauty Rest"
1997 The Kingdom II: Part 4 - Pandæmonium Celebranten
  • Riget II (The Kingdom II) in Danish
  • Danish Miniseries
2000 Port Charles Cesar Faison Recurring role

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ciaccia, Maria. "Anders Hove (Cesar Faison) - General Hospital Actor". generalhospital.about.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Anders Hove". Metacritic. United States: CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ Soaps SheKnows. "GENERAL HOSPITAL ACTOR - ANDERS HOVE". Soaps.com. SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ John Bush (2014). "Critters 4". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Critters 4". AllMovie. United States: All Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ^ "FAMILY PASSIONS CAST". TV.com. United States: CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ^ Fairman, Michael (4 November 2013). "The Anders Hove Interview – General Hospital". On Air, On Soaps. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  8. ^ Fairman, Michael (15 November 2012). "Anders Hove Chats On His Startling Return To General Hospital As Faison!". On Air, On Soaps. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  9. ^ SOD (19 January 2018). "Anders Hove Is Back As GH's Faison!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. ^ "In the Middle of the Night". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Flamberede hjerter". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  12. ^ "The Wolf at the Door". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  13. ^ John Sundholm (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810855243.
  14. ^ "Notater om Korlighedon". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Dagens Donna". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Critters 4". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  17. ^ "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  18. ^ Smith 2012, p. 104.
  19. ^ "Max Embarrassing 2". cine-regio. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  20. ^ Smith 2012, p. 102.
  21. ^ "Skyskraber". dfi.dk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  22. ^ Young, Neil (14 August 2017). "'Winter Brothers' ('Vinterbrodre'): Film Review - Locarno 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Eldridge Industries). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  23. ^ Kiang, Jessica (5 August 2017). "Film Review: 'Winter Brothers'". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  24. ^ Pond, Steve (22 August 2017). "Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem". The Wrap. United States: The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

Sources[edit]

  • Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). The Definitive Annual Review of World Cinema. Brighton: International Film Guide. pp. 102, 104. ISBN 978-1908215017.

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