Herman van Veen
Known for: Acting
Born: March 14, 1945
Place of birth: Utrecht, Netherlands
Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician and painter. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers. In addition to performing internationally, Van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, Van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music. He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.
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Filmography
19 movies · 29 TV shows, newest first
7.5
Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica
2025
8.0
Herman van Veen 80!
2025
8.0
Matthijs gaat door
2020
10.0
Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré
2015NR
Pauw
2014NR
Katharsis
2010
5.5
Markus Lanz
2008NR
Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré
2008NR
Thank God it's Friday
2007
5.0
Pauw & Witteman
2006NR
Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre
2005
NR
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
2005
9.5
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
2003NR
Unter einem Hut
2003
NR
Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen
2002
NR
what I wanted to sing you
2002
6.2
Ciske de Rat
20016.0
Menschen der Woche
2000
6.3
3satfestival
2000
9.0
maybrit illner
1999
9.0
Nachtvlinder
19994.4
Volle Kanne
19997.5
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
199810.0
Sabine Christiansen
1998
7.0
Zimmer frei!
1996
NR
Wim Kan: Hoog boven de bomen kijk ik terug
1995
4.7
DAS!
1991
7.5
Alfred J. Kwak
1989
6.5
Kunst en Vliegwerk
19898.0
Nase vorn
1988
7.0
Children of Ghana
1988
NR
Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak
1987
7.0
Ciske de Rat
1986
NR
Junger Frühling
1986
6.6
Ciske the Rat
1984NR
Die Spielbude
1982
7.0
Heut' abend
1980
9.0
Uit elkaar
1979
6.6
NDR Talk Show
19799.0
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
NR
Die seltsamen Abenteuer des Hermann Van Veen
1977
8.0
Auf los geht's los
1977
10.0
Gejaagd door de winst (of het A.B.C. van de moderne samenleving)
1977
6.8
Kölner Treff
19767.2
3 nach 9
1974
7.0
Am laufenden Band
1974
5.3
Princess
1969NR
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