Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 14, 1945
Place of Birth:
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Herman van Veen
Biography
Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician and painter. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers.
In addition to performing internationally, Van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, Van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music.
He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré | Artist |
| 2010 | Katharsis | Jacob |
| 2008 | Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré | Himself |
| 2005 | Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre | Himself |
| 2005 | Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown | |
| 2003 | Unter einem Hut | himself |
| 2003 | Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me | Self |
| 2002 | what I wanted to sing you | himself |
| 2002 | Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen | |
| 1999 | Nachtvlinder | Wogram |
| 1989 | Kunst en Vliegwerk | Vader Drost |
| 1988 | Children of Ghana | Voice-over (Dutch) |
| 1987 | Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak | |
| 1986 | Junger Frühling | philharmonist |
| 1984 | Ciske the Rat | Meester Bruis |
| 1979 | Uit elkaar | Vincent |
| 1969 | Princess | Mark |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica | Self |
| 2020 | Matthijs gaat door | Self |
| 2014 | Pauw | Self |
| 2008 | Markus Lanz | Self |
| 2007 | Thank God it's Friday | |
| 2006 | Pauw & Witteman | |
| 2001 | Ciske de Rat | Mr. Bruis |
| 2000 | 3satfestival | |
| 2000 | Menschen der Woche | Self |
| 1999 | Volle Kanne | Self |
| 1999 | maybrit illner | Self |
| 1998 | The Johannes B. Kerner Show | Self |
| 1998 | Sabine Christiansen | Self |
| 1996 | Zimmer frei! | Self |
| 1991 | DAS! | |
| 1989 | Alfred J. Kwak | Krabnagel (voice) |
| 1986 | Ciske de Rat | Mr. Bruis |
| 1980 | Heut' abend | Self |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show | Self |
| 1978 | Bio’s Bahnhof | Self |
| 1977 | Auf los geht's los | Self |
| 1976 | Kölner Treff | Self |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band | Self - Guest |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9 | Self |
| Verre verwanten |