Herman van Veen
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1945-03-14 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Utrecht, Netherlands
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
TV Shows (25)
DAS!
1991
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
maybrit illner
1999
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Menschen der Woche
2000
as Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998
as Self
Pauw & Witteman
2006
Heut' abend
1980
as Self
3satfestival
2000
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
as Self
Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Pauw
2014
as Self
Thank God it's Friday
2007
Matthijs gaat door
2020
as Self
Ciske de Rat
2001
as Mr. Bruis
Verre verwanten
Ciske de Rat
1986
as Mr. Bruis
Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica
2025
as Self
Herman van Veen 80!
2025
Movies (18)
Uit elkaar
1979
as Vincent
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
2003
as Actor - Sophie
Ciske the Rat
1984
as Meester Bruis
Junger Frühling
1986
as philharmonist
Kunst en Vliegwerk
1989
as Vader Drost
Princess
1969
as Mark
Nachtvlinder
1999
as Wogram
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
2005
Katharsis
2010
as Jacob
Children of Ghana
1988
as Voice-over (Dutch)
Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré
2008
as Himself
Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen
2002
Unter einem Hut
2003
as himself
Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak
1987
Wim Kan: Hoog boven de bomen kijk ik terug
1995
as Self
Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré
2015
as Artist
Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre
2005
as Himself
what I wanted to sing you
2002
as himself
About Herman van Veen
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 an… With 43 credits spanning from 1969 to 2025, Herman van Veen has appeared in 18 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Herman van Veen Movies
- Uit elkaar (1979) — as Vincent
- Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003) — as Actor - Sophie
- Ciske the Rat (1984) — as Meester Bruis
- Junger Frühling (1986) — as philharmonist
- Kunst en Vliegwerk (1989) — as Vader Drost
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