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Rijk de Gooyer

Rijk de Gooyer

Birthday: 1925-12-17 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1991
For better and for worse

as    Fred Schuit

1981
Two Queens and One Consort

as    Laernoes

1981
High Heels, Real Love

as    Semijns Roggeveen / Arie Snoek

1979
Soldier of Orange

as    Gestapo Agent Breitner

1975
The Wilby Conspiracy

as    Van Heerden