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John van Dreelen

Born May 5, 1922 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NetherlandsDied September 4, 199251 films

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.

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A Time to Love and a Time to Die posterFirst watchA Time to Love and a Time to Die19587.2as Political OfficerA German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.View film

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Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. 1991Becoming ColetteJean-Albert Gauthier-Villars
  2. 1990Operation Las VegasParker
  3. 1989Real Men Don't Eat Gummi BearsGeyer
  4. 1989Born to FightGen. Weber
  5. 1987Looking for EileenPhilips vader
  6. 1987Odyssey of LoveDr. Alexander De Winter
  7. 1987MascaraMinister Weinberger
  8. 1986The Money PitCarlos
  9. 1985CovenantHeinrich Bosch
  10. 1985Checkers in Tan Tan tanukiRobert Crumb
  11. 1981Evita PeronCapt. von Weber
  12. 1980The FormulaHans Lehman
  13. 1980Swan SongBergstrom
  14. 1979The Ultimate ImpostorRuben Parets
  15. 1978The Clone MasterSalt
  16. 1978The Great WallendasHerman Wallenda
  17. 1977Too Hot to HandleMacKenzie Portman
  18. 1975RufusMarcel
  19. 1973DiamantenpartyDirektor Konni Masur
  20. 1973The Big GameLee
  21. 1973Lost HorizonDr. Verden
  22. 1972NightshadeJan Eckmann
  23. 1969TopazClaude Martin
  24. 1969My Dog, the ThiefGeorge Travell
  25. 1968Die Ente klingelt um halb achtRechtsanwalt Kellermann
  26. 1966Madame XChristian Torben
  27. 1965Von Ryan's ExpressCol. Gortz
  28. 1964Daddy-Long-LegsJervis Pendleton
  29. 1964See How They Run
  30. 1964The Legend of Two Gypsy DogsNarrator
  31. 1962LauraShelby Carpenter
  32. 1961The Wizard of BaghdadSultan Julnar
  33. 1960The Enemy GeneralGeneral Bruger
  34. 1960Beyond the Time BarrierDr. Bourman
  35. 196013 GhostsVan Allen
  36. 1960The Leech WomanDavid Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film)
  37. 1959The Flying FontainesVictor Fontaine
  38. 1958A Time to Love and a Time to DiePolitical Officer
  39. 1957Monsignores große StundeRechtsanwalt
  40. 1957Zwei Herzen voller SeligkeitDieter Lorenz
  41. 1956StaatsbegräbnisPilot
  42. 1956Schiff ohne HafenEin holländischer Marineoffizier
  43. 1956In Hamburg sind die Nächte lango.A.
  44. 1955The Last ActMajor Brinkmann
  45. 1954Ein Mädchen aus Paris
  46. 1953Red Roses, Red Lips, Red WineHans Westhoff
  47. 1953Moselfahrt aus LiebeskummerBernd Zagler
  48. 1952Full HouseG'man Lemmy Caution (segment "Je suis un tendre")
  49. 1951Monte Carlo BabyRudy Walter
  50. 1949GigiBit Part (uncredited)
  51. 1948But Not in VainFred van Nespen