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Rijk de Gooyer

Dec 17, 1925 - Nov 02, 2011 (85 years old) in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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.

Known For

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Auf Achse
van Haaren
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Last Call
Willem 'Uli' Bouwmeester
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The Wilby Conspiracy
Van Heerden
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Nosferatu the Vampyre
Town Official
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Filmpje!
Don Gorgonzola
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High Heels, Real Love
Semijns Roggeveen / Arie Snoek
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The Forbidden Bacchanal
Kerrie-Kees van Heesteren
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The Lucky Star
1st Gestapo Officer
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Two Queens and One Consort
Laernoes
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Fatal Error
Henk Grijpstra

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