John van Dreelen
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-05
- Died
- 1992-09-04
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Also known as
- John vanDreelen · Жак Теодор ван Дрилен Гимберг
Biography
John van Dreelen (born Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg; 5 May 1922 – 4 September 1992) was a Dutch actor, who frequently performed on television from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Known For
TV Shows (58)

Perry Mason
1957
as Gideon Long / Jarvis Logan

Falcon Crest
1981
as Johan Riebmann

Ironside
1967
as Igor Varenya / Carl Shiller

Dynasty
1981
as Minister

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Alexander Cruz

Knight Rider
1982
as Hunt

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Prime Minister Henrik Durvard

Get Smart
1965

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Commissar Vassiloff

Green Acres
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Colonel Nauman

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Alfredo Tucelli / Theodore J. Matheson

Run for Your Life
1965
as Jan Vlasek / Henrik Verbeck

The Rockford Files
1974
as Gunderson

Combat!
1962
as Lt. Kramer

Airwolf
1984
as Victor Janek

The Wild Wild West
1965

The F.B.I.
1965
as Alex Yustov / Stan Brown / Karl Schindler / Ernst Conrad

Hart to Hart
1979

Studio One
1948

Rawhide
1959
as Ulrich

Remington Steele
1982
as Francois Periot

Hawaiian Eye
1959

The Name of the Game
1968
as Deist

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Surfside 6
1960

Gunsmoke
1955
as Gruber

Thriller
1960
as Joel Stone

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Lieutenant Troveaux / Charles Arnoux / Monsieur Coret

McCloud
1970

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Dr. Eduardo Lenzi

The Detectives
1959

The Mod Squad
1968

The Millionaire
1955
as Hugh Wilson

12 O'Clock High
1964
as Maj. Max Schindler

Tarzan
1966

Police Story
1973

Wonder Woman
1975
as Dante

Cover Up
1984

The Roaring 20's
1960

The Gallant Men
1962

Men Into Space
1959

Jericho
1966

The Word
1978
as Dr. Fass
Grindl
1963

Blue Light
1966
Kommissariat 9
1975
as William S. Shilling

Hamburg Transit
1970
as Van Drees

Noble House
1988
as Jacques DeVille
The Sandy Duncan Show
1972

Time Express
1979

The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
as Dietrich
Unsere Hagenbecks
1991
as Sir Henry
Die Kriminalerzählung
1970
as Mr. Judson

Die glückliche Familie
1987

Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht
1967
as Mark Lissen

Small Souls
1969
as Henri van der Welcke

The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
1968
as Dr. Hans Linquist
Movies (51)

The Money Pit
1986
as Carlos

Topaz
1969
as Claude Martin

Von Ryan's Express
1965
as Colonel Gortz

Madame X
1966
as Christian Torben

13 Ghosts
1960
as Van Allen

Lost Horizon
1973
as Dr. Verden

Monte Carlo Baby
1951
as Rudy Walter

Laura
1962
as Shelby Carpenter

Covenant
1985
as Heinrich Bosch

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
1958
as Political Officer

Rufus
1975
as Marcel

Evita Peron
1981
as Capt. von Weber

The Formula
1980
as Hans Lehman

Born to Fight
1989
as Gen. Weber

Gigi
1949
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Beggarman, Thief
1979

Becoming Colette
1991
as Jean-Albert Gauthier-Villars

The Clone Master
1978
as Salt

My Dog, the Thief
1969
as George Travell

The Ultimate Impostor
1979
as Ruben Parets

Full House
1952
as G'man Lemmy Caution (segment "Je suis un tendre")

The Enemy General
1960
as General Bruger

But Not in Vain
1948
as Fred van Nespen

Swan Song
1980
as Bergstrom

Mascara
1987
as Minister Weinberger

The Leech Woman
1960
as David Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film)

Beyond the Time Barrier
1960
as Dr. Bourman

The Big Game
1973
as Lee

Operation Las Vegas
1990
as Parker

See How They Run
1964

The Great Wallendas
1978
as Herman Wallenda

Too Hot to Handle
1977
as MacKenzie Portman

The Wizard of Baghdad
1961
as Sultan Julnar

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989
as Geyer

Nightshade
1972
as Jan Eckmann

Odyssey of Love
1987
as Dr. Alexander De Winter
The Flying Fontaines
1959
as Victor Fontaine

Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
1953
as Hans Westhoff

The Last Act
1955
as Major Brinkmann

Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
1968
as Rechtsanwalt Kellermann

Diamantenparty
1973
as Direktor Konni Masur
Staatsbegräbnis
1956
as Pilot

Looking for Eileen
1987
as Philips vader

The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
1964
as Narrator
In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang
1956
as o.A.
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
1957
as Dieter Lorenz
Schiff ohne Hafen
1956
as Ein holländischer Marineoffizier

Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
1953
as Bernd Zagler
Monsignores große Stunde
1957
as Rechtsanwalt
Ein Mädchen aus Paris
1954

Daddy-Long-Legs
1964
as Jervis Pendleton
About John van Dreelen
John van Dreelen (born Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg; 5 May 1922 – 4 September 1992) was a Dutch actor, who frequently performed on television from the 1960s to the 1980s. With 109 credits spanning from 1948 to 1991, John van Dreelen has appeared in 51 films and 58 TV shows.
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- The Money Pit (1986) — as Carlos
- Topaz (1969) — as Claude Martin
- Von Ryan's Express (1965) — as Colonel Gortz
- Madame X (1966) — as Christian Torben
- 13 Ghosts (1960) — as Van Allen
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