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Johannes Heesters(1903-2011)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Johannes Heesters
Johannes Heesters was born on 5 December 1903 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1946), Tanz ins Glück (1951) and Der Bettelstudent (1936). He was previously married to Simone Rethel and Wiesje Ghijs. He died on 24 December 2011 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.
BornDecember 5, 1903
DiedDecember 24, 2011(108)
BornDecember 5, 1903
DiedDecember 24, 2011(108)
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  • Awards
    • 13 wins & 2 nominations

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Johannes Heesters and Gusti Huber in Jenny und der Herr im Frack (1941)
Johannes Heesters and Erna Sack in Nanon (1938)
Johannes Heesters and Dora Komar in Karneval der Liebe (1943)
Johannes Heesters and Dora Komar in Karneval der Liebe (1943)
Johannes Heesters and Hilde Sessak in Illusion (1941)
Johannes Heesters and Lizzi Waldmüller in Es lebe die Liebe (1944)
Johannes Heesters and Herta Mayen in Glück bei Frauen (1944)
Johannes Heesters and Dorit Kreysler in Karneval der Liebe (1943)
Johannes Heesters, Dora Komar, Richard Romanowsky, and Axel von Ambesser in Karneval der Liebe (1943)
Johannes Heesters and Carola Höhn in Der Bettelstudent (1936)
Johannes Heesters, Carola Höhn, and Marika Rökk
Ruth Buchardt and Johannes Heesters in Immer nur Du (1941)

Known for:

Die Fledermaus (1946)
Die Fledermaus
6.6
  • Herbert Eisenstein
  • 1946
Tanz ins Glück
4.1
  • Pedro Domingo
  • 1951
Der Bettelstudent (1936)
Der Bettelstudent
6.2
  • Simon Rymanowics
  • 1936
Im Weissen Rössl (1952)
Im Weissen Rössl
6.0
  • Dr. Siedler
  • 1952

Credits

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Actor

  • Ten (2011)
    Ten
    • Mr. Peterson
    • Short
    • 2011
  • 1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde (2008)
    1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
    • Wissenschaftler
    • 2008
  • Julia - Wege zum Glück (2005)
    Julia - Wege zum Glück
    • Johannes Heesters
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • In aller Freundschaft (1998)
    In aller Freundschaft
    • Prof. Dr. Junghans
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im OP (1997)
    Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im OP
    • Herr Weck
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Ein gesegnetes Alter
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Zwischen Tag und Nacht
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Zwei alte Hasen (1994)
    Zwei alte Hasen
    • Jan van Houten
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Silent Love (1994)
    Silent Love
    • Geigensolist
    • Short
    • 1994
  • Nicole Heesters and Heinz Reincke in Geschichten aus der Heimat (1983)
    Geschichten aus der Heimat
    • . (ep.: Das letzte Edelweiß)
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Geschichten aus der Heimat - Blattschuß
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Uschi Glas and Elmar Wepper in Zwei Münchner in Hamburg (1989)
    Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
    • Thaddäus van Daalen
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1993
  • Altes Herz wird nochmal jung
    • Various
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Musik liegt in der Luft
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Alte Gauner
    • Gustav
    • TV Series
    • 1985

Soundtrack

  • Senta Berger, Cornelia Froboess, Waltraut Haas, Johannes Heesters, and Sieglinde Thomas in Junge Leute brauchen Liebe (1961)
    Junge Leute brauchen Liebe
    • Soundtrack ("Eifersuchts-Quartett")
    • 1961
  • Viktor und Viktoria (1957)
    Viktor und Viktoria
    • performer: "Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet!"
    • 1957
  • Jenny und der Herr im Frack (1941)
    Jenny und der Herr im Frack
    • performer: "Armer Musikant sing ein Lied der Liebe"
    • 1941
  • Hans Moser, Theo Lingen, Marte Harell, Johannes Heesters, and Hans Holt in Rosen in Tirol (1940)
    Rosen in Tirol
    • performer: "Ein Herz voll Liebe", "Rosen in Tirol"
    • 1940
  • Liebesschule (1940)
    Liebesschule
    • performer: "Ich Liebe alle Frauen"
    • 1940
  • Das Abenteuer geht weiter (1939)
    Das Abenteuer geht weiter
    • performer: "Jede Frau hat ein süsses Geheimnis", "Meine Welt,die bist Du", "Lied ohne Worte"
    • 1939
  • Das Hofkonzert (1936)
    Das Hofkonzert
    • performer: "Wunderschön ist es, verliebt zu sein"
    • 1936
  • Bleeke Bet (1934)
    Bleeke Bet
    • performer: "Oh, Mooie Westertoren"
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Joe Heesters
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • December 5, 1903
    • Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Died
    • December 24, 2011
    • Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Simone Rethel1992 - December 24, 2011 (his death)
  • Parents
      Jacobus Heesters
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 3 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 11 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He is probably the oldest actor ever to have played a role in a movie. At the time his scene for '1 1/2 Ritter' was shot in June 2008 he was 104 and a half years old.
  • Quotes
    My secret to a long, healthy life is to always keep working. It keeps me busy and happy, and gives me a reason to stay alive.
  • Trademarks
      His chivalrous manners, his gentlemen on stage persona, impeccable suit, charm
  • Nicknames
    • Jopie
    • Herr Jopie
    • Grandseigneur Heesters

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