Ko van Dijk
Acting
Biography
Ko van Dijk Jr. was a Dutch actor who is remembered for his work in theatre, radio and film. In a career spanning almost half a century, van Dijk played more than 300 roles. He is considered one of the greatest Dutch actors of the 20th century.
Born: July 25, 1916
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Known For
Pygmalion
The Manneken Pis Case
Kamiel steals the famous Brussels statue of Manneken Pis to impress his girlfriend Denise, the daughter of the man who is supposed to guard it. The Belgians, however, wrongly accuse the Dutch of having stolen their statue and hit back by stealing the statue of Hansje Brink.
Dagboek van een herdershond
In this period drama series, the young, unexperienced Catholic priest Erik Odekerke -who keeps a diary, and is once described as a (pastoral) 'sheperd dog', gets his first assignment, as kapelaan -literally 'chaplain', but in Dutch still in assistant to the parish's curate- in a mining town in Dutch Limburg.
Naked Over the Fence
Rick Lemming (Rijk de Goyer) lives in the heart of Amsterdam, where he holds a dovecote and a saloon with slot machines. His best friend Ed Svaan, the champion of karate in the Netherlands, is deeply in love with singer Lily (Sylvia Christelle). With the help of Ed, Lilly concludes a contract with a television director who assures everyone that he will make a high-profile film. Rijk wants to check where his boyfriend and girlfriend are being drawn in and secretly watches the shootings. In fact, a pornographic film is being shot.
Jenny
The girls of competitive rowing club Nereus are hoping to win the women’s eight. One of them, Jenny, falls for an art dealer and becomes pregnant. Her friends at the club, her coach and her father all pitch in to help. The first Dutch feature length colour film.
Fair in the Rain
After being released from prison a career criminal wants to start a new life. To finance this new life he decides to rob a small-town bank during a funfair. Meanwhile, he's trying to get rid of a women who can tie him to a previous crime.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac helps an army officer woo Roxane, the woman he loves.
Henry IV
Dutch tv registration of Luigi Pirandello's classic play Enrico IV, or Hendrik IV.
Erik of het Klein Insectenboek
Tijl Uilenspiegel
Filmography
as Glimworm
as Le Bret
as Inspector Joop de Heer
as Karel V
as Hendrik IV
as Bankdirecteur Overhagen
as Philidoor Peters
as Meneer Roders