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Johannes Heesters

1903 - 2011

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Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stage with a career dating back to the 1920s. He worked as an actor until his death and is one of the oldest performing entertainers in history, performing shortly before his death at the age of 108. Heesters was almost exclusively active in the German-speaking world from the mid-1930s and became a film star in Nazi Germany, which later led to controversy in his native country. He was able to maintain his popularity in Germany in the decades until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Heesters is the 995th most popular actor (down from 945th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 216th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Actor.

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Among actors, Johannes Heesters ranks 995 out of 13,578. Before him are Ted Danson, Pete Postlethwaite, Jim Caviezel, Susan Hayward, Eric Idle, and James Brolin. After him are Yvette Guilbert, Natascha McElhone, Geneviève Bujold, Griffin Dunne, Martin Weinek, and Brigitte Helm.

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Among people born in 1903, Johannes Heesters ranks 75. Before him are Maria Reiche, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Louis Leakey, Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Misao Tamai, and Yevgeny Mravinsky. After him are Waldemar Hoven, Werner Best, Erskine Caldwell, Charles W. Morris, Evelyn Waugh, and Sadegh Hedayat. Among people deceased in 2011, Johannes Heesters ranks 73. Before him are Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, Bubba Smith, Joe Simon, Michael Gough, Michael Cacoyannis, and Pete Postlethwaite. After him are Ferenc Mádl, Richard Hamilton, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Madame Nhu, Gunter Sachs, and Valentin Ivanov.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johannes Heesters ranks 204 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Mengelberg (1871), Jan Lievens (1607), Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), Jan Ingenhousz (1730), and Dirck van Baburen (1595). After him are Abraham Kuyper (1837), Peter Bosz (1963), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), Erik ten Hag (1970), Wesley Sneijder (1984), and Salomon van Ruysdael (1602).

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Among ACTORS In Netherlands

Among actors born in Netherlands, Johannes Heesters ranks 5. Before him are Rutger Hauer (1944), Sylvia Kristel (1952), Jeroen Krabbé (1944), and Famke Janssen (1964). After him are Carel Struycken (1948), Herman van Veen (1945), Nina Foch (1924), Maruschka Detmers (1962), Fons Rademakers (1920), Derek de Lint (1950), and Willeke van Ammelrooy (1944).

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