Peter Faber (actor)

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Peter Faber
Peter Faber 2.jpg
Peter Faber in 2010
Born (1943-10-09) 9 October 1943 (age 77)
Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Germany
NationalityDutch
OccupationActor

Peter Faber (born 9 October 1943, in Schwarzenbach an der Saale,[1] Germany) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.

Biography[]

Faber was born in Germany, to a set of parents who beat him regularly; he was rebellious from an early age.[2] They moved to Amsterdam-Noord when he was six.[3] His mother left with another man, and his father had to make do working whatever job was available. At sixteen, Faber left home and roamed around for a while.

Early career[]

Faber was co-founder of and twice won a Louis d'Or for his roles in Het Koekoeksnest and .

Television and film career[]

International audiences may know Peter Faber from star-studded A Bridge Too Far or Paul Verhoeven's internationally successful war epic Soldier of Orange. At the time he also played in Max Havelaar. In the 80s Faber starred as John Gisberts in Dutch box office hit Schatjes! and its sequel .

Later activities[]

Faber played in the musical (1998), as Captain Hook in the musical Peter Pan. In 2007 he performed in his one-manshow Caveman and in the children's show Elk kind is Kampioen!. In 2018, Faber had a leading role in the RTL 4 alternative comedy series Beter Laat Dan Nooit, where he travels around the world with other Dutch celebrities, who include Gerard Cox, and .

Faber teaches at the , de and the .

Filmography, television and theatre[]

  • Warning to Wantons (1948) - Unknown part (not credited)
  • Makkers staakt uw wild geraas (1960) - Unknown part
  • La ragazza in vetrina (1961) - Unknown part
  • (1969) - Lover
  • (1970) - Unknown part
  • Keetje Tippel (1975) - George
  • Rooie Sien (1975) - Gerrit van Buren
  • (1975) - Unknown part
  • (1975) - Unknown part
  • (1976) - Unknown part
  • Alle dagen feest (1976) - Wessel Franken
  • Max Havelaar (1976) - Max Havelaar
  • Dokter Vlimmen (1977) - Dokter Vlimmen
  • A Bridge Too Far (1977) - Capt. Harry Bestebreurtje
  • Soldier of Orange (1977) - Will Dostgaarde
  • (television film, 1978) - Unknown part
  •  [nl] (1978) - Karlsen
  • (1978) - Marc Dumont
  • Camping (1978) - Guus
  • (1979) - Herman
  • (1979) - Ad
  • (1979) - Jules Depraeter
  • television series - El Loco (1979)
  • (1980) - Dirk Tabak
  • Charlotte (1981) - Frits Blech
  • (1981) - Piet
  • Van de koele meren des doods (1982) - Joop
  • (1983) - Hans Jansonius
  • (1984) - Unknown part
  • Schatjes! (1984) - John Gisberts
  • Ciske de Rat (1984) - Father Cor
  • (1985) - Leopold/Paul Chevrolet
  • (1986) - John Gisberts
  •  [nl] (1987) - De Gier
  • (1989) - Jacob
  • (1990) - Peter Heg
  • television series - Joris Huisman (1988–1991)
  • (1992) - Nico
  • Heading for England (1993) - Father of Hans
  • Oeroeg (1993) - Van Bergen Henegouwen
  • television series - Club owner (1995)
  • De zeemeerman (1996) - Simon
  • television series - Bob (Episode: Inzet, 1997)
  • television series - Willem (Episode: Geen zee te hoog, 1997)
  • television series - Felix Wolf (Episode: De Cock en de moord op het menu, 1997)
  • Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde (television film, 1999) - Donald Heerooms
  • television series - Theo (Episode: Twee op de wip, 2000)
  • television series - Melchior Vehmeijer (2001)
  • Séance (2004) - Hypnotist
  • K3 en het ijsprinsesje (2006) - King Flurkentijn
  • (2007) - Unknown part
  • family theatre (2007) - Pilot
  • television series (2006-2007)- Detective Evert Beukering (23 afl.)
  • (2008) - Kapitein Eksteroog[4]
  • musical (2008–2009) - Don Quixote
  • television series (2011) - Grootmeester Almar
  • Redbad (2018)

References[]

  1. ^ 'Energie is mijn kapitaal', Haagsche Courant, 9 April 2002
  2. ^ Visser, Arjan (17 January 2009). "Peter Faber: Ik ben gewoon niet opgevoed. Niet erg". Trouw. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ^ Plat, Sarah; Sarah van Brussel (28 January 2008). "BvA: Biografie van Amsterdam". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. ^ Peter Faber speelt Kapitein Eksteroog Studio 100 Weblog, 4 mei 2008

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