First husband of Asta Nielsen; directed 30 of her films.
The director Urban Gad began his career at the Danish theater.
There he met the actress Asta Nielsen and they formed a very successful couple in the later film business. Asta Nielsen became the first European movie star at all.
In the second part of the 10s - after his collaboration with Asta Nielsen ended - his film career diminished slowly.
His films include a German-language adaptation of Gerhart Hauptmann's play The Assumption of Hannele, which Gad directed in 1922.
Urban Gad was married with the actress Asta Nielsen from 1912 to 1918.