Peter Faber (born 9 October 1943, in Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Germany) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.

Biography

Faber was born in Germany, to a set of parents who beat him regularly; he was rebellious from an early age. They moved to Amsterdam-Noord when he was six. His mother left with another man, and his father had to make do working whatever job was available. At sixteen, Faber left home and roamed around for a while.

Early career

Faber was co-founder of Het Werkteater and twice won a

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for his roles in '' Het Koekoeksnest'' and '' Avondrood''.

Television and film career

International audiences may know Peter Faber from star-studded '' A Bridge Too Far'' or Paul Verhoeven's internationally successful war epic ''

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''. At the time he also played in ''

Max Havelaar ''Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company'' ( nl, Max Havelaar; of, De koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy) is an 1860 novel by Multatuli (the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker), which played a key rol ...

''. In the 80s Faber starred as John Gisberts in Dutch box office hit '' Schatjes!'' and its sequel '' Mama is boos!''.

Later activities

Faber played in the musical '' De Jantjes'' (1998), as Captain Hook in the musical ''

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''. In 2007 he performed in his one-manshow ''Caveman'' and in the children's show ''Elk kind is Kampioen!''. In 2018, Faber had a leading role in the RTL 4 alternative comedy series '' Beter Laat Dan Nooit'', where he travels around the world with other Dutch celebrities, who include

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and Barrie Stevens. Faber teaches at the Amsterdamse Theaterschool, de Kleinkunst Academie and the Frank Sanders Musical Academie.

Filmography, television and theatre

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'' (1975) - George *'' Rooie Sien'' (1975) - Gerrit van Buren *'' Mens erger je niet'' (1975) - Unknown part *'' De laatste trein'' (1975) - Unknown part *'' Toestanden'' (1976) - Unknown part *'' Alle dagen feest'' (1976) - Wessel Franken *''

'' (1976) - Max Havelaar *'' Dokter Vlimmen'' (1977) - Dokter Vlimmen *'' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) - Capt. Harry Bestebreurtje *''

'' (1977) - Will Dostgaarde *'' Prettig weekend, meneer Meijer'' (television film, 1978) - Unknown part *' (1978) - Karlsen *'' Exit 7'' (1978) - Marc Dumont *''

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'' (1978) - Guus *'' De proefkonijnen'' (1979) - Herman *'' Een vrouw als Eva'' (1979) - Ad *'' Mijn vriend'' (1979) - Jules Depraeter *'' Duel in de diepte'' television series - El Loco (1979) *'' Het teken van het beest'' (1980) - Dirk Tabak *''

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'' (1981) - Frits Blech *'' Te gek om los te lopen'' (1981) - Piet *'' Van de koele meren des doods'' (1982) - Joop *'' Een zaak van leven of dood'' (1983) - Hans Jansonius *'' De wil voor de werkelijkheid'' (1984) - Unknown part *'' Schatjes!'' (1984) - John Gisberts *''

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'' (1984) - Father Cor *'' Paul Chevrolet en de ultieme hallucinatie'' (1985) - Leopold/Paul Chevrolet *'' Mama is Boos!'' (1986) - John Gisberts *' (1987) - De Gier *'' Mijn vader woont in Rio'' (1989) - Jacob *'' De gulle minnaar'' (1990) - Peter Heg *'' Prettig geregeld'' television series - Joris Huisman (1988–1991) *'' Van Gogh's Ear'' (1992) - Nico *''

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'' (1993) - Father of Hans *''

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'' (1993) - Van Bergen Henegouwen *'' De club'' television series - Club owner (1995) *'' De zeemeerman'' (1996) - Simon *''

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'' television series - Bob (Episode: ''Inzet'', 1997) *'' Windkracht 10'' television series - Willem (Episode: ''Geen zee te hoog'', 1997) *'' Baantjer'' television series - Felix Wolf (Episode: ''De Cock en de moord op het menu'', 1997) *'' Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde'' (television film, 1999) - Donald Heerooms *'' Verkeerd verbonden'' television series - Theo (Episode: ''Twee op de wip'', 2000) *''

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'' television series - Melchior Vehmeijer (2001) *''Séance'' (2004) - Hypnotist *'' K3 en het ijsprinsesje'' (2006) - King Flurkentijn *''

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References

External links

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Filmfoto's van Peter Faber
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faber, Peter (actor) 1943 births Living people Dutch male film actors Dutch male stage actors Dutch male television actors People from Hof (district) 20th-century Dutch male actors