Kees Brusse
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.
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Full filmography
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Kornmann
- Medisch Centrum West (1988) as Willem Tol
- Blue Movie (1971) as Professor Bernard Cohn, zoöloog
- Mysteries (1978) as Dr. Stenersen
- In De Hoofdrol (1960) as Self
- Maigret (1964) as Maigret
- Mensen zoals jij en ik (1981)
- Dagboek van een herdershond (1978) as Zijn Engelbewaarder
- The Legacy (2004)
- Van der Valk and the Rich (1973)
- Red Sien (1975) as Ko Breman
- The Silent Raid (1962) as Inspecteur Bakker
- Kleren maken de man (1957) as Hans
- Mr. Slotter's Jubilee (1979) as Hein Slotter
- VD (1972) as Cornelis "Cor" van Doorn
- Jenny (1958) as Dr. Henk Ebeling
- Dakota (1974) as Dick de Boer
- Merijntje Gijzen's Boyhood (1936) as Arjaan Gijzen
- Ciske the Rat (1955) as Onderwijzer Bruis
- The World of Simon Carmiggelt (1983) as Man op bankje
- Tasten in het duister (1996) as Karel ten Have
- Man, vrouw, hondje (1999) as Max de Haas
- Fair in the Rain (1962) as Bertje de Gast
- The Dike Is Sealed (1950) as Bert Verbloeme