Fredericus Amos (Frits) Lambrechts (born 24 March 1937) is a Dutch actor, musician and
cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...
artist.
Career
He started with cabaret. He was discovered in 1964 by writer and comedian
Jaap Van de Merwe. After seeing him perform in Amsterdam, Van der Merwe hired him and made him participate as pianist to his performances.
After his collaboration with Van de Merwe, he worked with
Wim Kan
Willem Cornelis "Wim" Kan (15 January 1911 – 8 September 1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld, he is considered to be one of the Great Three of Dutch cabaret.
In 1936, he established the ABC Cabar ...
and
Henk Elsink, among others. Thereafter he was active in music, singing and acting. In 1971 he was awarded a
Zilveren Harp
The Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp) is a Dutch award given annually to promising musical talent. The award is very prestigious and winners are chosen by a different jury each year. The Zilveren Harp is given by the foundation "Buma Cultuur", which aims ...
for his contribution to the Dutch song.
Lambrechts was a contributor to the satirical radio program ''Cursief'' in the early 1970s.
From November 1984 to December 1993 Lambrechts was ''
Hoofdpiet'' in television programs about
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 ...
. He later gave up portraying the character, which was taken over by
Erik de Vogel. Between 1991 and 2010 he dubbed
Tigger
Tigger is a fictional character, fictional character, an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic Stuffed toy, stuffed tiger. He was originally introduced in the 1928 story collection ''The House at Pooh Corner'', the sequel to the 1926 book ''Winnie- ...
in the Dutch dubbing of the
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard.
The first collection of stories about the character w ...
cartoons.
In the 1990s he appeared in television commercials for
Gamma
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. He had a recurring role in ''
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 ...
'', and appeared as ''Meeuwse'' in ''
All Stars''. In the film and television series ''
The Flying Liftboy
''The Flying Liftboy'' ( nl, Abeltje) is a 1998 in film, 1998 Netherlands, Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart. The film was based on the 1953 Dutch children's book ''Abeltje'' by Annie M. G. Schmidt. It won the Golden Calf (award), Golden Calf ...
'' he had an important supporting role as Jozias Tump. He later dubbed
Mater in the film series
Cars
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods.
The year 1886 is regarded as t ...
(from 2006) and the main character
Carl Fredricksen
''Up'' is a 2009 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Bob Peterson (filmmaker), Bob Peterson (in his directorial ...
in ''
Up'' (2009).
In 2003 Lambrechts received a ''
Gouden Beelden'' for Best Actor.
He was awarded this prize for his role as a mildly demented elderly man in ''
Sloophamer''.
In 2015 he participated in the play ''Frits! Laten we lastig zijn''.
[Frits Lambrechts (78) over de kunst van het lastig blijven]
Het Parool, 6 November 2015.
Between 2017 and 2019 he was featured in the television series ''
Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen''. In 2020 and 2021, he played
Frank Lammers
Frank Lammers (born 10 April 1972) is a Dutch television and film actor. In 2006, he won a "Best Actor" Golden Calf for his work in ''Nachtrit
''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006 Netherlands thriller film about t ...
' father in
Jumbo
Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and t ...
commercials. In 2021, he had a guest role in the third season of TV series ''
Mocro Maffia (televisieserie)''.
'Icoon Frits Lambrechts duikt op in Mocro Maffia'
De Telegraaf, 12 February 2021.
Filmography
Film and television
* ''De inbreker
'' The Burglar '' ( nl, De inbreker) is a 1972 Dutch film directed by Frans Weisz.
Cast
* Rijk de Gooyer ... Willem "Glimmie" Burg
* Jon Bluming ... De Bonk
* Frits Lambrechts
* Bob De Lange
* Jennifer Willems
Jennifer Willems (13 August 19 ...
'' (1972) - detective van Hol (Stoere)
* '' Waaldrecht'' (TV series) - Willem Barnhoorn (episode ''Taxi Meneer?'', 1973)
* ''Twee onder een klap
Twee (Dutch for two) may refer to:
* Twee pop, a music genre
* Twee River, a river that forms the Groot River (Western Cape)
The Groot River (English: "Large River") is a river in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is part of the Olif ...
'' (TV series) - Bob Jongeneel (1973)
* '' Boerin in Frankrijk'' (TV series) - Kees (1973)
* '' Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming'' - Gerrie in part 3: Zeeman tussen wal en schip (1975)
* ''Hollands Glorie
''Captain Jan'' ( nl, Hollands Glorie) is a 1940 novel by Dutch writer Jan de Hartog.
The book depicts highly skilled tugboat sailors as modern successors to the bold navigators of the Dutch Golden Age. It was made into a Dutch TV series in 19 ...
'' (TV series) - Machinist Verwoert (1976)
* ''Cassata
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'' (TV series) - Kees (episodes 1–8, 1979)
* '' De brandnetelkoning'' (TV-docudrama) - Chemical factory worker Frans Messing, (1979)
* '' De Lemmings'' (TV series) (1980) - Toon
* ''Het oponthoud
Het or HET may refer to:
Science and technology
* Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster used for spacecraft propulsion
* Heavy Equipment Transporter, a vehicle in the US Army's Heavy Equipment Transport System
* Hobby–Eberly Telescope, a ...
'' (televisiefilm, 1982) - Garage owner
* '' Het wonder van Rotterdam'' (1984) - Uncredited
* ''De ijssalon
''Private Resistance'' ( nl, De ijssalon, and also released as ''The Ice-Cream Parlour'') is a 1985 Dutch drama film directed by Dimitri Frenkel Frank. The plot revolves around Otto's ice cream parlor, a microcosm of the Nazi invasion, Fascist D ...
'' (1985) - NSB party guy
* '' Thomas en Senior'' (TV series) - Crook Karel (3 episodes, 1985)
* '' Geef je ouders maar weer de schuld'' - Father Nol (1985-1986)
* '' Het wassende water'' (TV series) - auctioneer Klaas Merkesteijn (1 episode, 1986)
* '' Sinterklaas in Sesamstraat'' (NPS, 1987–1993, 1995) - '' Hoofdpiet'' (1995)
* ''Alfred J. Kwak
''Alfred J. Kwak'' is a Dutch-Japanese children's animated comedy-drama television series based on a Dutch theatre show by Herman van Veen, produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in co-production with VARA, ZDF, TVE, TV Tokyo and animated by Tele ...
'' (TV series) - Henk de Mol (1989-1991, stem)
* '' Medisch Centrum West'' (TV series) - Joop (1990)
* ''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 ...
'' (TV series) - Willem Kelder (1990-1991, 1993)
* '' Beertje Sebastiaan: De geheime opdracht'' (1991) - Snuffie (voice)
* '' Vrienden voor het leven'' - Mr Van Steunzolen (episode ''12 ambachten'', 1992)
* '' Ha, die Pa!'' (TV series) - Gijs (episode ''Eindexamen'', 1992)
* '' Coverstory'' (TV series) - Inspector Pieters (episode 1.8, 1993)
* '' Het zonnetje in huis'' (TV series) - Man in waiting room (episode ''Moederschap'', 1994)
* '' Het zonnetje in huis'' (TV series) - Video store owner (episode ''Bandenpech'', 1996)
* ''SamSam
''SamSam'' is an animated television series based on a character created by Serge Bloch and directed by Tanguy de Kermel in association with Bayard Presse. His son inspired him to base the program's eponymous character on him. The series has gen ...
'' (TV series) - Hennie (episode ''Riet is er niet'', 1994)
* ''Flodder
''Flodder'' is a 1986 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Dick Maas, and distributed by First Floor Features. It is the first film in the Flodder franchise and is followed by two more films and a spin-off series. The film follows an anti- ...
'' (TV series) - (episode ''De hondlanger'', 1995)
* ''Baantjer
''Baantjer'' is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier ...
'' (TV series) - Schubben Sjakie (episode ''De Cock en de moord op de marktmeester'', 1996)
* ''Flodder
''Flodder'' is a 1986 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Dick Maas, and distributed by First Floor Features. It is the first film in the Flodder franchise and is followed by two more films and a spin-off series. The film follows an anti- ...
'' (TV series) - Harco Sorbato (episode ''Vrijdag de 13e'', 1997)
* '' Ik ben je moeder niet'' (TV series) - Jan (episode ''De zus van Trudy'', 1996)
* '' All Stars'' (1997) - Meeuwse
* '' Zeeuws Meisje'' (TV series) - Pa Hielke (1998)
* ''Abeltje
''Abeltje'' is a children's novel by celebrated Dutch people, Dutch author Annie M. G. Schmidt, originally published in 1953 by De Arbeiderspers. It was one of Annie M. G. Schmidt's first children's books, and such an instant success that it wa ...
'' (1998) - Jozias Tump
* '' Somberman's actie'' (1999) - Rinie Kaak
* ''Spangen
Spangen is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
It is in the west of the city with about 10000 inhabitants. From the entrance of Spangen to the center is formed by the Mathenesserbrug across the Delfshavense Schie.
The design of the area is ...
'' (TV series) - Kobus Visser (episode ''Rio'', 1999)
* ''De rode zwaan
'' De rode zwaan '' is a 1999 Dutch film directed by Martin Lagestee.
Cast
* Liz Snoyink ... Koningin Houtvolk
* Rufus Heikens ... Jacob
*Pierre Bokma ... Generaal
* Sanne Himmelreich ... Neeltje
*Frits Lambrechts
* Nick Majoor ... Vezel ...
'' (1999) - Uncredited
* '' Russen'' (TV series) - Fons de Knecht (episode ''Taxi'', 2000)
* ''The Flying Liftboy
''The Flying Liftboy'' ( nl, Abeltje) is a 1998 in film, 1998 Netherlands, Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart. The film was based on the 1953 Dutch children's book ''Abeltje'' by Annie M. G. Schmidt. It won the Golden Calf (award), Golden Calf ...
'' (TV series) - Jozias Tump (2000)
* '' Minoes'' (2001) - Joop (voice)
* '' Kees & Co'' (2001) - Oom Leo (episode "Luister en huiver", 2001)
* '' The Champ'' (2002) - Mr. Hemming
* '' Ja zuster, nee zuster'' (2002) - Grandpa
* '' Sloophamer'' (Television film, 2003) - Dirk van den Berg
* ''Van God Los
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'' (2003) - Van de Velde
* ''Baantjer
''Baantjer'' is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier ...
'' (TV series) - Eef de Beer (episode ''De Cock en de moord op Arie Bombarie'', 2004)
* '' Pluk van de petteflet'' (2004) - Heen- en Weerwolf (stem)
* '' Opruiming'' (2005) - Man
* ''Het woeden der gehele wereld
''Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld'' is a 1993 Dutch novel by Maarten 't Hart. The title translates as "The fury/rage/raging of the whole world" and is derived from the text of the poem ''Au bord de l'eau'' by Sully Prudhomme, set to music by Gabrie ...
'' (2006) - Uncredited
* ''Nachtrit
''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006 Netherlands thriller film about the tribulations of an Amsterdam taxi-driver, played by Frank Lammers. The context is a vicious taxi war that was waged between two competing taxi co ...
'' (2006) - Uncredited
* '' Leer Effe Fietsen'' (2006) - Grandpa
* ''Van Speijk
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'' (TV series) - Mr. Horstman (3 episodes., 2006–2007)
* '' Oppassen!!!'' (TV series, 2009) - kastelein (1 episode)
* '' De laatste reis van meneer Van Leeuwen'' (telefilm, 2010) - Mr Van Leeuwen
* ''Flikken Maastricht
''Flikken Maastricht'' (Belgian Dutch for "Maastricht Cops") is a Dutch police drama. The series is set in Maastricht, Limburg, a city in the south of the Netherlands, and began broadcasting on Dutch channel NPO 1 on 3 September 2007. The series ...
'' (2011) - Arnout
* '' Sonny Boy'' (2011) - Sam
* '' All Stars 2: Old Stars'' (2011) - Meeuwse
* '' Koning van Katoren'' (2012) - Janus
* ''Aaf
AAF may refer to:
Aviation
* Aigle Azur (ICAO code), a French airline
* Apalachicola Regional Airport (IATA code), in Apalachicola, Florida
Corporations
* American Air Filter, today a part of HVAC-equipment-maker Daikin
Military
* Albanian Arm ...
'' (TV series, 2013) - Grandpa, Ton's father
* '' Nooit te oud'' (Television film, 2013) - Elderly person in wheelchair
* '' Hartenstraat'' (2014) -
* '' Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen'' (TV series, 2017–2019) - Mr Hoogdalen
* ''Dokter Tinus
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'' - Fred Pot (2013, 2017)
* '' Komt een man bij de dokter'' (2020)
* ''Mocro Maffia
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'' - Kees (2021)
Animation
* Rocco, the gorilla in '' Eiland Van Noach, Het''
* Tigger
Tigger is a fictional character, fictional character, an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic Stuffed toy, stuffed tiger. He was originally introduced in the 1928 story collection ''The House at Pooh Corner'', the sequel to the 1926 book ''Winnie- ...
in ''Winnie the Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard.
The first collection of stories about the character w ...
'' until when replaced by Kees van Lier
* Gus in ''Cinderella
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''
* Louie in ''TaleSpin
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''
* Dodger in ''Oliver & Company
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''
* Prop in '' Prop en Bertha''
* Sir Rothbart in ''The Swan Princess
''The Swan Princess'' is a 1994 American animated film, animated fantasy film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake''. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan, and Steve Vinovich, the film is ...
''
* Sniffy in '' Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission''
* Aard Appel in '' Aard Appel en Krieltje''
* Wilbur in ''The Rescuers Down Under
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''
* Mater in ''Cars
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The year 1886 is regarded as t ...
'', ''Cars 2
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'', ''Cars 3
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'', ''Mater and the Ghostlight
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''
* Bloat in ''Finding Nemo
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'' and ''Finding Dory
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''
* Scrapperton in ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
(commonly known by its acronym, ''SRMTHFG'', or simply, ''Super Robot Monkey Team'') is an anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced television series created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', and ...
''
* Henk the mole in ''Alfred J. Kwak
''Alfred J. Kwak'' is a Dutch-Japanese children's animated comedy-drama television series based on a Dutch theatre show by Herman van Veen, produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in co-production with VARA, ZDF, TVE, TV Tokyo and animated by Tele ...
''
* Flip in '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland''
* Smokey in ''Stuart Little
''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 American children's novel by E. B. White. It was White's first children's book, and it is now widely recognized as a classic in children's literature. ''Stuart Little'' was illustrated by the subsequently award-winnin ...
''
* Carl Fredricksen
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in '' Up''
* Carl Fredericksen in '' Dug's Special Mission''
* The Lorax
''The Lorax'' is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, the titular character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who cause ...
in ''The Lorax
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''
* Cookie in '' Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' and '' Atlantis: Milo's Return''
* Captain Frank in the 2005 ''Race naar de maan''
Plays and musicals
* ''Bagage'' (Stage and music with zZz)
* ''Python''
* ''Grace''
* ''Monument voor mijn vader''
* ''Krapuul''
* ''De Zonnebloem''
* ''Jona de NEE zegger''
* ''Kruimeltje''
* ''Bulletje & Bonestaak''
* '' De Kleine Kapitein''
* ''De brief voor de koning
''The Letter for the King'' ( nl, De brief voor de koning, ) is a book by the Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, first published in 1962. A sequel, ''The Secrets of the Wild Wood'' ( nl, Geheim van het Wilde Woud), was published in 1965, and a collectio ...
''
* ''Brandende liefde''
* ''Willeke de musical''
* ''Mike & Thomas Kerstrevue 2012''
* ''Zeldzaam 1988''
* ''1000 Wishes'' (for KiKa with PBII)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambrechts, Frits
1937 births
Dutch cabaret performers
Dutch pianists
Dutch male film actors
Dutch male television actors
Dutch male voice actors
20th-century Dutch male actors
21st-century Dutch male actors
Male actors from Amsterdam
Dutch singers
Living people