Herman van Veen
Known for ActingBorn 1945-03-14Utrecht, 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.
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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.
Known for
Princess
1969 · as Mark
Nachtvlinder
1999 · as Wogram
Uit elkaar
1979 · as Vincent
Wim Kan: Hoog boven de bomen kijk ik terug
1995 · as Self
Children of Ghana
1988 · as Voice-over (Dutch)
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
2003 · as Actor - Sophie
Ciske the Rat
1984 · as Meester Bruis
Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré
2008 · as Himself
Kunst en Vliegwerk
1989 · as Vader Drost
what I wanted to sing you
2002 · as himself
Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen
2002
Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré
2015 · as Artist
Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre
2005 · as Himself
Katharsis
2010 · as Jacob
Unter einem Hut
2003 · as himself
Junger Frühling
1986 · as philharmonist
Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak
1987
Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown
2005 · as Self