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Rijk de Gooyer

Columnist / Writer / Actor / Singer-songwriter | * 12/17/1925 († 85, 11/02/2011) | Utrecht / Utreg (Netherlands)
Rijk de Gooyer (17 December 1925 – 2 November 2011) was a Dutch Golden Calf-winning actor, writer, comedian and singer. From the 1950s until the early 1970s, he became well known in The Netherlands as part of a comic duo with John Kraaijkamp, Sr. In the United States best known for having small roles in films such as Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, Soldaat van Oranje, A Time To Die and The Wilby Conspiracy. ()

De Gooyer was raised in a baker's family, born as one half of a fraternal twin. In World War II he worked as an interpreter, initially for the American 101st Airborne, later on for the British Field Security. From 1959 till 1961 de Gooyer studied at an actors school of the UFA in Berlin.In the 1950s, he started a comic duo with Johnny Kraaijkamp. Thanks to their performances on TV, the duo became extremely popular. They split up in the 1970s, when De Gooyer focused more on his film career.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Thriller

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Jonathan Harker, a real estate agent, goes to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar. Once Jonathan is caught under his evil spell, Dracu ...

Nosferatu the Vampyre

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1979 | 3.7/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Horror
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Last Call

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1995 | 2.5/5 | 2h
 
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For better and for worse

Certification unknown

1991 | 4.0/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Rijk de Gooyer

3x Golden Calf for Best Leading Role
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Movies with Rijk de Gooyer as Actor(38)

as Zwart2002 Qui Vive
as Opa1998 Scratches in the Table
as Martin1996 The Dress
as Don Gorgonzola1995 Filmpje!
as Willem 'Uli' Bouwmeester1995 Last Call
as Vader1989 Evenings
1989 Polonaise
as Adjudant Grijpstra1987 De RatelRat
as Pete Stewart1986 Mom is Angry!
as Vos1986 Shadow of Victory
as Clemens Bos1986 The Good Hope
as Bob Jaspers1985 Death in the Shadows
as Pete Stewart1984 Darlings!
as Rechercheur Muyskens1984 Ciske the Rat
as Rinus IJzerman1983 Black Rider
as Koos1983 The World of Simon Carmiggelt
as Nick1982 Sabine
as SS Officer1982 A Time To Die
as Semijns Roggeveen / Arie Snoek1981 High Heels, Real Love
as Kerrie-Kees van Heesteren1981 The Forbidden Bacchanal
as Bovenmeester1981 A Flight of Rainbirds
as Walter de Beer1981 Rigor mortis
as Laernoes1981 Two Queens and One Consort
as Henk Grijpstra1979 Fatal Error
as Town Official1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Freek1978 Boeing Boeing
as Cor1978 The Mantle of Love
as Gestapo Agent Breitner1977 Soldier of Orange
1976 De ondergang van de Onan
as Rufus1975 Rufus
as Van Heerden1975 The Wilby Conspiracy
as Rijk1973 Geen paniek
as Rick Lemming1973 Naked Over the Fence
as Willem "Glimmie" Burg1972 The Burglar
as Charles Dubois1969 The White Slave
as De Bijenkorf1962 Rififi in Amsterdam
as Peter1957 Kleren Maken de Man
as Pianist1955 Het Wonderlijke Leven van Willem Parel

TV Shows/Series with Rijk de Gooyer as Actor(3)

1991 For better and for worse
as van Haaren1980 Auf Achse
as himself1970 ZDF Werkstatt

Born: Thursday, 12/17 1925 (December) in Utrecht / Utreg (Netherlands)
Died: Wednesday, 11/02 2011 (November) in Amsterdam (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Dutch (NL, native language)
Other names for Rijk de Gooyer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Rijk de Gooijer"
Rijk de Gooyer frequently works together with these people:
Willeke van Ammelrooy (6x, Actress)
Kitty Courbois (6x, Actress)
Frans Weisz (5x, Crew)
Peter Faber (5x, Actor)
Jaap Stobbe (5x, Actor)
Jon Bluming (5x, Actor)
Olga Zuiderhoek (5x, Actress)
Tim Beekman (4x, Actor)
Ruud van Hemert (4x, Crew)
Pleuni Touw (4x, Actress)
Wim Verstappen (4x, Crew)
Udo Weinberger (2x, Actor)
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