Rijk de Gooyer
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-12-17 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Died
2011-11-02
Biography
De Gooyer was raised in a baker's family, born as one half of a fraternal twin. In World War II he worked as an interpreter, initially for the American 101st Airborne, later on for the British Field Security. From 1959 till 1961 de Gooyer studied at an actors school of the UFA in Berlin. In the 1950s, he started a comic duo with Johnny Kraaijkamp. Thanks to their performances on TV, the duo became extremely popular. They split up in the 1970s, when De Gooyer focused more on his film career.
Most Known For
Auf Achse
as van Haaren
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Town Official
For better and for worse
as Fred Schuit
No Panic
as Rijk
Polonaise
as Zwart
The Burglar
as Willem "Glimmie" Burg
Brainwashed
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Rattle Rat
as Adjudant Grijpstra
Teufels Großmutter
as Werkmeister Hans Binnenbruck
Ciske de Rat
as Detective Muyskens
Two Queens and One Consort
as Laernoes
Soldier of Orange
as Gestapo Agent Breitner
Seth & Fiona
Wintertijd
as Self
Bij Nader Inzien
ZDF Werkstatt
as Self
Death in the Shadows
as Bob Jaspers
Darlings!
as Pete Stewart
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Van Heerden
Sabine
as Nick