Walter Crommelin
Walter Crommelin (born August 19, 1948 in Rotterdam ) is a Dutch actor .
Crommelin comes from an artistic family. His grandmother was a concert pianist . Crommelin learned to play the piano from the age of seven . He studied at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam . At the age of eight he already appeared in a school concert in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw . Further studies led him to the Geneva Conservatory , where he received a Premier Prix with distinction in 1975 for his interpretation of works by Béla Bartók , César Franck and Sergei Prokofjew . Crommelin then performed as a pianist for a few years before switching to acting.
Crommelin is best known as an actor for his roles in various children's films and series . In 1997 he played the role of Vader Tekelenburg in the youth film Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse . In the family film Otje , a film adaptation of the novel by Annie MG Schmidt , he played the role of Doctor Spijker in 1998 . He also gained particular fame through his role as Butler Hopjes in the comedy series Toen was geluk heel gewoon . In the Dutch comedy series Loenatik , a series about the inmates of a psychiatric clinic, he played the role of director Bomhoff , who is constantly occupied with computer games .
From 2006 to 2009 he played the serial role of boarding school supervisor Victor Emanuel Rodenmaar in the television series Het Huis Anubis .
Crommelin also works as a speaker for radio plays (Mayor Dickerdack in Heer Bommel ) and in commercials . He can be heard in advertisements for the Dutch bank ABN AMRO .
Crommelin lives in Haarlem .
Filmography
- 1981–1982: De lachende Scheerkwast (TV series)
- 1984: Opzoek naar Yolanda (TV series)
- 1989–1994: We zijn weer thuis (TV series)
- 1990: A single to smooch (De gulle Minnaar)
- 1991: Mevrouw Ten Kate en het beest in de mens
- 1995: Filmpje!
- 1995–2009: Toen was geluk heel gewoon (TV series)
- 1996: The mysterious dress (De jurk)
- 1996: Mijn franse aunt Gazeuse
- 1998: Flodder (TV series)
- 1998: Otje
- 2000: Loenatik (TV series)
- 2002: Loenatik - De moevie
- 2004: Ellis in Glamourland
- 2006–2009: Het Huis Anubis
Web links
- Walter Crommelin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Walter Crommelin private family homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crommelin, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |