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Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. In 1969 he directed the popular Dutch TV series Floris, about a medieval knight... See full bio »

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2013 Hidden Force (announced)
 
2011 Entertainment Experience (short)
 
2006 Black Book
 
2006 Sarah Brightman: Diva (video) (video "Starship Trooper")
 
2000 Hollow Man
 
1997 Starship Troopers
 
1995 Showgirls (also as Jan Jansen: edited television version)
 
1992 Basic Instinct
 
1990 Total Recall
 
1987 RoboCop
 
1986 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
– Last Scene (1986)
 
1985 Flesh+Blood
 
1983 The Fourth Man
 
1980 Spetters
 
1979 Voorbij, voorbij (TV movie)
 
1977 Soldier of Orange
 
1977 Soldaat van Oranje (TV mini-series)
 
1975 Keetje Tippel
 
1973 Turkish Delight
 
1971 Diary of a Hooker
 
1970 De worstelaar (short)
 
1969 Floris (TV series)
– De byzantijnse beker: De genezing (1969)
– De Byzantijnse beker: Het tournooi (1969)
– De wonderdoener (1969)
– Het brandende water (1969)
– De alruin (1969)
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1968 Portret van Anton Adriaan Mussert (TV documentary)
 
1965 Het korps Mariniers (documentary short)
 
1963 Feest! (short)
 
1962 De lifters (short)
 
1961 Nothing Special (short)
 
1960 Een hagedis teveel (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
2013 Hidden Force (screenplay) (announced)
 
2011 Entertainment Experience (short)
 
2006 Black Book (written by)
 
1985 Flesh+Blood (screenplay)
 
1977 Soldier of Orange
 
1970 De worstelaar (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2012 The Winter Queen (producer) (pre-production)
 
2005 Starship Troopers (Video Game) (executive producer)
 
1963 Feest! (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1987 Vroeger is dood (scenario advisor)
 
1981 Ik ben Joep Meloen (advisor)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1987 RoboCop
Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1969 Palaver (camera operator)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2011 Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven (very special thanks)
 
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2009 Trasharella (special thanks)
 
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (special thanks)
 
2008 The Heirloom Incident (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (video) (special thanks)
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of - 1 episode, 2003) (special thanks - 1 episode, 2003)
– Sharon Stone: Fearless (2003) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of, special thanks)
 
2002 Broadcast (short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (video documentary short) (acknowledgment: archival material courtesy of, special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
2011 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Parradox (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Zomergasten (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #23.5 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 World Film Report (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Jie mi Paul Verhoeven cheng ming ji li, xie 'Hei pi shu' hui gui (2009) … Himself - Host
 
2006-2008 De wereld draait door (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.9 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #2.4 (2006) … Himself
 
2008 Fednet Mode (video documentary)
 
2007 Allemaal film (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Betere tijden (2007) … Himself
– De amerikaanse droom (2007) … Himself
– Verander de wereld (2007) … Himself
– De gouden jaren (2007) … Himself
– Een golf van vernieuwing (2007) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 April 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.22 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Spuiten en slikken (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Zwartboek: The Special (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Nou, dat was het dan! (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Close-up (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Filmmontage: Op het scherp van de snede (2005) … Himself
 
2004 X-Rated (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The Films That Shocked Britain (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Pulse (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Sharon Stone (2004) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2004 Waar is mijn jas? (documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sharon Stone: Fearless (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
Himself - Contributor
 
2003 Style Star (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sharon Stone (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Blockbuster Imperative (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 De ridder en de fakir (video documentary short)
Zichzelf
 
2002 Soldaat van Oranje Revisited (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Know Your Foe (video documentary short)
Himself (director)
 
2002 Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Starships of Starship Troopers (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Imagining 'Total Recall' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 'Hollow Man': Anatomy of a Thriller (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Hollow Man: Anatomy of a Thriller (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Fleshing Out the 'Hollow Man' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Videofilmen (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Showgirls' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Eurotrash (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Op de fiets naar Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Making of 'Total Recall' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 The Making of 'RoboCop' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Shooting 'RoboCop' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1969 Floris (TV series)
Himself
– Rond Floris (1969) … Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Jan Jansen

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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[on his Total Recall star and good friend Arnold Schwarzenegger] Arnold has no ego. You can say anything to him. In fact, during his first day on the set [of "Total Recall] he sat me down and told me, "I won't be offended if you talk to me in a direct manner. Say what you feel". That made it easy, because I wouldn't have to be diplomatic and say... See more »

Trivia:

Drinks Cola light See more »

Trademark:

Heavy use of Christian symbolism ( Turkish Delight, Spetters, The Fourth Man, Flesh+Blood, RoboCop, Basic Instinct ) See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer