Kees Brusse
Actor
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
Blue Movie
as Professor Bernard Cohn, zoöloog 1971
Mysteries
as Dr. Stenersen 1978
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies
as Dr. Pulder 1975
Ciske the Rat
as Onderwijzer Bruis 1955
Dakota
as Dick de Boer 1974
VD
as Cornelis "Cor" van Doorn 1972
The Silent Raid
as Inspecteur Bakker 1962
The World of Simon Carmiggelt
as Man op bankje 1983
The Dike Is Sealed
as Bert Verbloeme 1950
Mr. Slotter's Jubilee
as Hein Slotter 1979
Jenny
as Dr. Henk Ebeling 1958
The Manneken Pis Case
as Sus 1960
Fair in the Rain
as Bertje de Gast 1962
Red Sien
as Ko Breman 1975
Merijntje Gijzen's Boyhood
as Arjaan Gijzen 1936
Tasten in het duister
as Karel ten Have 1996
Mensen van toen
as self TBA