Kees Brusse
Born: 1925-02-26 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died: 2013-12-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kees Brusse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːz ˈbrʏsə]; 26 February 1925 – 9 December 2013) was a Dutch actor, film director and screenwriter. A self-taught actor, he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Netherlands. One of the first Dutch actors who managed to combine a stage and film career with a career on TV, radio and in commercials, he appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1936 and 2004, including Pension Hommeles (1957-1959), Ciske de Rat (1955), and Dokter Pulder zaait papavers (1975). Kees Brusse was born in Rotterdam, the son of author and journalist M.J. Brusse and opera singer Antje Ebes. His parents divorced when he was young. Brusse started acting at a young age. At the age of 11 he made his film debut in Merijntje Gijzens Jeugd.
Filmography
2004
1999
1996
- Tasten in het duister as Karel ten Have
1983
- The World of Simon Carmiggelt as Man op bankje
1979
- Mr. Slotter's Jubilee as Hein Slotter
1978
- Mysteries as Dr. Stenersen
- Dagboek van een herdershond as Zijn Engelbewaarder
- National Parks.... Necessarly as Voice-over
1975
- Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies as Dr. Pulder
- Red Sien as Ko Breman
- Het Grote Gebeuren as Verteller
1974
- Dakota as Dick de Boer
1972
- VD as Cornelis "Cor" van Doorn
- Jonny & Jessy as Major Ecklund
1971
- Blue Movie as Professor Bernard Cohn, zoöloog
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Kornmann
1966
- Menschen von Morgen - Geständnisse vor der Kamera ... (Director)
1964
- Maigret as Maigret
- People of Tomorrow ... (Director)
1962
- Fair in the Rain as Bertje de Gast
- The Silent Raid as Inspecteur Bakker
1960
- In De Hoofdrol as Self
- The Manneken Pis Case as Sus
1958
- Jenny as Dr. Henk Ebeling
1957
- Kleren maken de man as Hans
1956
- The Umbrella ... (Director)
1955
- Ciske the Rat as Onderwijzer Bruis
1954
- The Umbrella ... (Director)
1950
- The Dike Is Sealed as Bert Verbloeme
1936
- Merijntje Gijzen's Boyhood as Arjaan Gijzen