Rijk de Gooyer

In thisDutch name,thesurnameisde Gooyer,notGooyer.

Rijk de Gooyer
Rijk de Gooyer in 1975
Born	(1925-12-17)17 December 1925 Utrecht,Netherlands
Died	2 November 2011(2011-11-02)(aged 85) Amsterdam,Netherlands
Other names	Ryk De Gooijer Rijk de Gooijer Ryk de Gooyer
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor, writer, comedian and singer
Years active	1955–2009

Rijk de Gooyer(17 December 1925 – 2 November 2011) was a DutchGolden Calf-winning actor, writer, comedian and singer. From the 1950s until the early 1970s, he became well known in The Netherlands as part of a comic duo withJohn Kraaijkamp, Sr.In the United States best known for having small roles in films such asNosferatu: Phantom der Nacht,Soldaat van Oranje,A Time to DieandThe Wilby Conspiracy.

Biography

De Gooyer was raised in a baker's family, born as one half of afraternal twin.InWorld War IIhe worked as aninterpreter.Initially for the American101st Airborne,later on for the British Field Security. From 1959 till 1961 de Gooyer studied at an actors school of the UFA inBerlin.During these years, he supposedly worked for theCIAas an informant.

In the 1950s, he started a comic duo withJohnny Kraaijkamp.Thanks to their performances on TV, the duo became extremely popular. In theJohnny & Rijkshows, De Gooyer always played the part of the feeder, with Kraaijkamp providing the laughs. They split up in the 1970s, when De Gooyer focused more on his film career.

He played in films such asSoldaat van Oranje,De InbrekerandMadelief, krassen in het tafelblad.In 1982 he won theGolden Calf for Best Actorfor all his works, according to him he could have won it a year earlier but because he wasn't there it went toRutger Hauer.In 1995 he threw his Golden Calf forHoogste Tijdout on the street after the ceremony. De Gooyer was videotaped while he threw the award out of the window because he was on the Dutch hidden-camera showTaxi(the Dutch version ofTaxicab Confessions). His (current) last Golden Calf, forMadelief, Krassen in het Tafelbladwas also thrown out on the street this time byMaarten Spanjer(who hostedTaxi). De Gooyer could be seen in various Dutch commercials, for companies such asReaal,KPNandPaturain,and for the soda brandSisi.

De Gooyer was the lead inIn voor- en tegenspoed,the Dutch version ofJohnny Speight's sitcom franchise (known in the UK asTill Death Us Do Partamong other names and in the U.S. asAll in the Family). De Gooyer played Fred Schuit (literally FredBarge), the Dutch equivalent ofAlf GarnettorArchie Bunker.He won aGolden Filmin 1997 for the role.

Partial filmography

• Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel(1955) – Pianist
• Kleren Maken de Man(1957) – Peter
• Brainwashed(1960) – Berger's Secretary (uncredited)
• Rififi in Amsterdam(1962) – De Bijenkorf
• De blanke slavin(1969) – Charles Dubois
• The Burglar(1972) – Willem 'Glimmie' Burg
• Geen paniek(1973) – Rijk
• Naked Over the Fence(1973) – Rick Lemming
• The Wilby Conspiracy(1975) – Van Heerden
• Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming(1975) – Postbode (segment "Een Winkelier Keert Niet Weerom" )
• Rufus(1975) – Rufus
• Soldaat van Oranje(1977) – Gestapo-man Breitner
• De Mantel der Liefde(1978) – Cor
• Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht(1979) – Town official
• Grijpstra & De Gier(1979) – Henk Grijpstra
• The Lucky Star(1980) – 1st Gestapo Officer
• Het verboden bacchanaal(1981) – Kerrie-Kees van Heesteren
• Een vlucht regenwulpen(1981) – Bovenmeester
• Rigor mortis(1981) – Walter de Beer
• Twee vorstinnen en een vorst(1981) – Laernoes
• Hoge hakken, echte liefde(1981) – Semijns Roggeveen / Arie Snoek
• Het 30 April-gevoel(1981) – Himself
• Sabine(1982) – Nick
• A Time to Die(1982) – SS Officer
• De zwarte ruiter(1983) – Rinus IJzerman
• Vroeger kon je lachen(1983) – Koos
• An Bloem(1983) – Dik
• Army Brats(1984) – Pete Stewart
• Ciske de Rat(1984) – Rechercheur Muyskens
• De prooi(1985) – Bob Jaspers
• Teufels Großmutter(1986, TV series) – Hans Binnenbruck
• In de schaduw van de overwinning(1986) – Vos
• Mama is boos!(1986) – Pete Stewart
• Op hoop van zegen(1986) – Clemens Bos
• De ratelrat(1987) – Adjudant Grijpstra
• Leedvermaak(1989) – Zwart
• Evenings(1989) – Vader
• Last Call(1995) – Willem 'Uli' Bouwmeester
• Filmpje!(1995) – Don Gorgonzola
• The Dress(1996) – Martin
• Scratches in the Table(1998) – Opa
• De bal(1999) – Burgemeester Karlow
• Qui vive(2001) – Zwart
• Happy End(2009) – Zwart (final film role)

External links

• Rijk de GooyeratIMDb
• Rijk de GooyeratAllMovie