1945-03-14 Utrecht, 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. 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.
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Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré | Artist | 2015-03-11 |
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Katharsis | Jacob | 2010-11-01 |
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Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré | Himself | 2008-01-15 |
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Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown | 2005-04-23 | |
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Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre | Himself | 2005-10-31 |
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Poem: Ich setzte den Fuß in die Luft und sie trug | 2003-05-07 | |
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Unter einem Hut | himself | 2003-02-05 |
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Herman van Veen: Was ich dir singen wollte | himself | 2002-08-02 |
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Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen | 2002-11-11 | |
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Nachtvlinder | Wogram | 1999-09-02 |
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Kunst en Vliegwerk | Vader Drost | 1989-03-10 |
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Kinderen van Ghana | Voice-over (Dutch) | 1988-01-01 |
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Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak | 1987-10-28 | |
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Junger Frühling | philharmonist | 1986-04-18 |
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Ciske de Rat | Meester Bruis | 1984-03-29 |
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Uit elkaar | Vincent | 1979-08-16 |
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Princess | Mark | 1969-01-01 |