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Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters professionally known as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch actor of stage, television and film as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stage with a career dating back to the 1920s. Heesters worked as an actor until his death and is one of the oldest performing entertainers in history, performing shortly before his death at the age of 108. Heesters was almost exclusively active in the German-speaking world from the mid-1930s and became a film star in Nazi Germany, which later led to controversy in his native country. He was able to maintain his popularity in Germany in the decades until his death.
Birth Name
Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters
Born
Saturday, 05 December 1903
Died
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Hitler's Hollywood | Self | 2017 |
Ten | Mr. Peterson | 2011 |
Ten - Sin for Salvation | Mr. Peterson | 2011 |
1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | Wissenschaftler | 2008 |
Switch: Reloaded | Self | 2007 |
Neues aus der Anstalt | Self | 2007 |
Julia – Wege zum Glück | Johannes Heesters | 2005 |
Bellaria - So lange wir leben! | Self | 2002 |
In aller Freundschaft | Prof. Dr. Junghans | 1998 |
Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt | Himself / Self | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Hitler's Hollywood | Self | 2017 |
Ten | Mr. Peterson | 2011 |
Ten - Sin for Salvation | Mr. Peterson | 2011 |
1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | Wissenschaftler | 2008 |
Switch: Reloaded | Self | 2007 |
Neues aus der Anstalt | Self | 2007 |
Julia – Wege zum Glück | Johannes Heesters | 2005 |
Bellaria - So lange wir leben! | Self | 2002 |
In aller Freundschaft | Prof. Dr. Junghans | 1998 |
Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt | Himself / Self | 1996 |
Zwei alte Hasen | Jan van Houten | 1994 |
Zwei Münchner in Hamburg | Thaddäus van Daalen / Konsul Thaddäus van Daalen | 1989 |
Alte Gauner | Gustav | 1985 |
Otto - Der Film | Clochard | 1985 |
Na sowas! | Self | 1982 |
Wetten, dass..? | Self - Musician | 1981 |
Der Kommissar | Eberhard Boszilke | 1969 |
Junge Leute brauchen Liebe | Charles Fürst | 1961 |
Hotel Victoria | Self | 1961 |
Am grünen Strand der Spree | Graf Ambrogio Chiaroscuro | 1960 |
Stars in der Manege | Self - Host | 1959 |
Besuch aus heiterem Himmel | John Underhower | 1959 |
Frau im besten Mannesalter | Bernhard Hauff | 1959 |
Stage Free for Marika | Michael Norman / Michael Normann | 1958 |
Of All Loved | Rudolf Avenarius | 1957 |
Victor and Victoria | Jean Perrot | 1957 |
Opernball | Georg Dannhauser | 1956 |
Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox | Paul Cox | 1955 |
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach | David Slater / David Slader | 1953 |
Liebeskrieg nach Noten | Ralph Beyron | 1953 |
Whirled into Happiness | Pedro Domingo | 1953 |
The Moon Is Blue | Tourist | 1953 |
Im Weissen Rössl | Dr. Siedler | 1952 |
Die Csardasfürstin | Edwin von Weylersheim | 1951 |
Professor Nachtfalter | Professor Dr. Joachim Wendler / Dr. Joachim Wendler | 1951 |
Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies | Pieter van Goos | 1950 |
Wenn eine Frau liebt | Martin Pratt | 1950 |
Liebe Freundin | Adrian van der Steer | 1949 |
Frech und verliebt | Dr. Peter Schild, Ingenieur / Peter Schild | 1948 |
Leckerbissen | Self - filmszenen | 1948 |
Wiener Melodien | Ferry van der Heuvels | 1947 |
Die Fledermaus | Herbert Eisenstein | 1946 |
It All Started So Gaily | Clemens Verné | 1944 |
Es lebe die Liebe | Manfred / Manfred Richter | 1944 |
Melody of a Great City | Spielt sich selbst in einer Revue / Gast | 1943 |
Karneval der Liebe | Tenor Peter Hansen | 1943 |
Illusion | Stefan von Holtenau | 1941 |
Jenny und der Herr im Frack | Peter Holm | 1941 |
You Only You | Will Hollers | 1941 |
Rosen in Tirol | Graf Herbert von Waldendorf | 1940 |
Die lustigen Vagabunden | Werner Schratt, Schauspieler | 1940 |
Liebesschule | Enrico Villanova, Tenor | 1940 |
Meine Tante - deine Tante | Peter Larisch | 1939 |
Hello Janine! | Count Rene / Graf René de Batier | 1939 |
Another Experience | Heinz van Zeelen | 1939 |
Nanon | Marquis Charles d'Aubigne | 1938 |
Gasparone | Erminio Bondo | 1937 |
When Women Keep Silent | Curt van Doeren | 1937 |
Das Hofkonzert | Lt. Walter van Arnegg / Leutnant Walter von Arnegg | 1936 |
Der Bettelstudent | Simon Rymanowics / Symon Rymanowicz / Herzog Kasimir | 1936 |
Die Leuchter des Kaisers | Grossfürst Peter Alexandrowitsch / Grossfürst Peter Alexandrowitsc | 1936 |
Alles für die Firma | 1935 | |
De vier mullers | Otto Muller, hun zoon | 1935 |
Bleeke Bet | Ko Monje | 1934 |
Cirque hollandais | 1924 | |
Bleeke Bet | Ko Monje | 1923 |