Johannes Heesters
Actor, Film actor
1903 – 2011
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Who was Johannes Heesters?
Johan Marius Nicolaas "Johannes" Heesters was a Dutch-born 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 1921. Active almost exclusively in the German-speaking world from the mid-1930s, he was a controversial figure for his actions during the Second World War and his success in Nazi Germany. Heesters was considered one of the oldest stage performers in history.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1903
Amersfoort - Also known as
- Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters
- Jopie
- Herr Jopie
- Grandseigneur Heesters
- Joe Heesters
- Johannes M.N. Heesters
- Johan Heesters
- Johan Marius Nicolaas Johannes Heesters
- Johannes
- Parents
- Spouses
- Louisa Ghijs
(1930 - 1985/07/18) - Simone Rethel
(1991 - 2011/12/24)
- Louisa Ghijs
- Children
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Austria
- Profession
- Lived in
- Amersfoort
- Died
- Dec 24, 2011
Starnberg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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