Robert Storm Petersen was born on September 19, 1882 in Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Røverens brud (1907), Mordet paa Fyn (1907) and Fange nr. 1 (1935). He was married to Ellen Margrethe Jacobsen and Lydia Clementine Angelica Sorensen. He died on March 6, 1949 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.