Bram van der Vlugt (28 May 1934 – 19 December 2020) was a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the role of
Sinterklaas
Sinterklaas () or Sint-Nicolaas () is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Other Dutch names for the figure include ''De Sint'' ("The Saint"), ''De Goede Sint'' ("The Good Saint") and ''De Goedheiligman'' ("The ...
for over two decades. He died on 19 December 2020, at the age of 86, after contracting
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus reached the Netherlands on 27 February 2020, when its first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It involved a 56-year-old Dutchman ...
.
Career
Sinterklaas
He is known for playing the role of
Sinterklaas
Sinterklaas () or Sint-Nicolaas () is a legendary figure based on Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Other Dutch names for the figure include ''De Sint'' ("The Saint"), ''De Goede Sint'' ("The Good Saint") and ''De Goedheiligman'' ("The ...
between 1986 and 2010, most notably the annual arrival of Sinterklaas in the Netherlands as well as in the television series ''
De Club van Sinterklaas
''De Club van Sinterklaas'' (English literal title: ''The Club of Sinterklaas'', international title: ''St. Nicholas & Friends'') was a Dutch seasonal children's telenovella between 1999 and 2009 based on the legend of Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet. ...
''. He also made many appearances as Sinterklaas in many other television shows, such as ''
Goede tijden, slechte tijden
''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply ''Goede tijden'', is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands an ...
'' (2006), ''
Life & Cooking'' (2004 and 2006), ''
De Wereld Draait Door
''De Wereld Draait Door'' (; English: "The world keeps on turning") also known by the acronym DWDD was an early-evening talk show on Dutch television, broadcast every weekday at 7:00 p.m. on NPO 1. It is the Netherlands' longest-running, reg ...
'' (2008 and 2010), ''
MaDiWoDoVrijdagShow'' (2010) and ''
Sint & De Leeuw'' (2005 – 2011, 2018). As of 2011,
Stefan de Walle
Stefan de Walle (born 15 September 1965) is a Dutch actor.
Career
De Walle is known for his role of ''Kees'' in the spin-off television series of the 1986 film ''Flodder'', which ran from 1993 to 1998. He also played this role in the 1995 fi ...
is his successor to play the role of Sinterklaas. Van der Vlugt did appear as Sinterklaas on several occasions after that, most notably in the 2019 film ''
De Brief voor Sinterklaas
''De Brief voor Sinterklaas'' (Dutch for: ''The Letter for Sinterklaas'') is a 2019 Dutch film directed by Lucio Messercola.
Plot
Sinterklaas is in need of more Black Petes (''Zwarte Pieten'') to assist him with the annual feast of Sinterkla ...
'' and the 2020 film ''
De Grote Sinterklaasfilm'', which premiered two months before his death.
The film became the tenth highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020.
Both films were directed by Lucio Messercola. In the 2021 film ''
De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Trammelant in Spanje'', also directed by Messercola, the role of Sinterklaas is played by
Robert ten Brink
Robert ten Brink (Amsterdam, 20 October 1955) is a Dutch Television presenter, presenter.
He won the Golden ''TeleVizier-Ring'' in 1993 for his television program ''All you need is love''. In 1997, he was chosen as the Netherlands' most popula ...
.
Television
Between 1963 and 1965 he played the role of
Dr. Finlay
Dr Finlay is a fictional character, the hero of a series of stories by Scottish author A. J. Cronin.
Short stories
The character Dr Finlay first appeared in Cronin's novella ''Country Doctor'' and in several subsequent short stories published in ...
in ''
Memorandum van een dokter
''Memorandum van een dokter'' is a Dutch television series based on A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel'' ...
''.
Between 2005 and 2008 he played the role of attorney Marius de Boer in the television series ''
Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten''. Between 2013 and 2014 he played the role of Onno Kremer in the television series ''
Moordvrouw
Moordvrouw is a Dutch television series broadcast by RTL 4 and in Flanders by VTM.
Crew
The creative director of the first season was Joram Lürsen. After the first season he was replaced by Gerd Jan van Dalen and Marcel Visbeen. Van Dalen i ...
''.
Personal life
Van der Vlugt was born in The Hague, Netherlands, the son of Ellen (Stokvis) and Abraham Rutger van der Vlugt. His mother was Jewish, and was killed in the Holocaust.
Van der Vlugt was the father of musician and former model
Marijne van der Vlugt
Marijne van der Vlugt (born 6 October 1965 in De Meije) is a Dutch musician, former model and MTV Europe VJ. She is the daughter of Dutch actor Bram van der Vlugt.
Marijne started her career as a VJ for MTV Europe Central from London in the earl ...
.
Filmography
Film
*1976: ''
Alle dagen feest'' – Chef–redacteur
*1978: ''
Pastorale 1943
''Pastorale 1943'' is a 1978 Dutch drama film directed by Wim Verstappen and starring Frederik de Groot. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. ...
'' – van Dale
*1981: ''Het verboden bacchanaal'' – Frits van der Laan
*1982: ''
A Question of Silence
''A Question of Silence'' ( nl, De stilte rond Christine M.) is a 1982 Dutch drama film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. It is Gorris' debut film. It stars as Christine M. The plot is about three women, strangers to each other, who kill a ...
'' – Psychiater
*1982: ''De smaak van water'' – Hospital Director
*1982: ''Knokken voor twee'' – Vader Saskia en Joris
*1985: ''Pervola, sporen in de sneeuw'' – Hein van Oyen
*1992: ''
Flodders in America
''Flodders in America'' ( nl, Flodder in Amerika!), released in Quebec as ''Les Lavigueur Redéménagent'', is a 1992 Dutch comedy film directed by Dick Maas. The film is the sequel of the successful film ''Flodder'' from 1986. It was filmed on l ...
'' – Nederlandse ambassadeur
*1995: ''
Filmpje!
'' Filmpje!'' (, "Little Film!") is a 1995 Dutch comedy film directed by Paul Ruven. It stars Dutch TV presenter and comedian Paul de Leeuw as two of his characters, Bob de Rooy and his wife Annie de Rooy, which were both featured in a lot of his ...
'' – Dokter Lozig
*1997: ''
Tropic of Emerald
''Tropic of Emerald'' or '' De gordel van smaragd '' is a 1997 Dutch drama film directed by Orlow Seunke.
Plot
From Amsterdam, Netherlands, Theo Staats came to Soekamadjoe near Depok, Dutch East Indies in 1925 to help his Oom on his Oom's rubb ...
'' – Herman
*2001: ''
Family
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'' – Jan
*2002: ''
Peter Bell'' – Sinterklaas
*2003: ''Kees de jongen'' – Heer 1 Schoolprijs
*2009: ''Anubis en de wraak van Arghus'' – Manus
*2011: ''Bennie Stout'' – Sinterklaas
*2014: ''Oorlogsgeheimen'' – Viccar
*2014: ''Pak Van Mijn Hart'' – Niek sr.
*2017: ''Het Verlangen'' – Alfred Goudemondt
*2019: ''
De Brief voor Sinterklaas
''De Brief voor Sinterklaas'' (Dutch for: ''The Letter for Sinterklaas'') is a 2019 Dutch film directed by Lucio Messercola.
Plot
Sinterklaas is in need of more Black Petes (''Zwarte Pieten'') to assist him with the annual feast of Sinterkla ...
'' – Sinterklaas
*2020: ''Rundfunk: Jachterwachter'' – Nestor
*2020: ''
De Grote Sinterklaasfilm'' – Sint Nicolaas
Television
*1963–1965: ''
Memorandum van een dokter
''Memorandum van een dokter'' is a Dutch television series based on A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981), known as A. J. Cronin, was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is ''The Citadel'' ...
'' – Dokter Alan Finlay
*1975: ''Klaverweide'' – van Amerongen
*1979: ''Pommetje Horlepiep'' – Langpoot
*1983–1984: ''Herenstraat 10'' – Gerard van Laar
*1991–1994: ''Medisch Centrum West'' – Victor Brouwer
*1999–2009: ''
De Club van Sinterklaas
''De Club van Sinterklaas'' (English literal title: ''The Club of Sinterklaas'', international title: ''St. Nicholas & Friends'') was a Dutch seasonal children's telenovella between 1999 and 2009 based on the legend of Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet. ...
'' – Sinterklaas
*2005–2008: ''
Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten'' – Atty. Marius de Boer
*2013–2014: ''
Moordvrouw
Moordvrouw is a Dutch television series broadcast by RTL 4 and in Flanders by VTM.
Crew
The creative director of the first season was Joram Lürsen. After the first season he was replaced by Gerd Jan van Dalen and Marcel Visbeen. Van Dalen i ...
'' – Onno Kremer
*2015: ''Rundfunk'' – Bernard
*2016–2018: ''Dokter Deen'' – Bart Vos
References
External links
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1934 births
2020 deaths
20th-century Dutch male actors
21st-century Dutch male actors
Dutch male film actors
Dutch male television actors
Male actors from The Hague
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands