Pieter Lutz (13 August 1927 – 20 August 2009) was a Dutch actor best known for his role as Fred in the Dutch sitcom ''Het Zonnetje in Huis''. His older brothers Ton and Luc were also actors and he is the uncle of Dutch actor Joris Lutz. Lutz graduated from

Theaterschool The Academy of Theatre and Dance is a faculty of the Amsterdam University of the Arts which was known as ''de Theaterschool'' until September 2016. It runs four year Bachelor's degree courses in theatre and dance, and two year Master's degree cours ...

in 1954 and made his debut in ''

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'' by

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. Over the course of his career, he appeared in many films, including the horror film ''

De Lift ''The Lift'' (Dutch: ''De Lift'') is a 1983 Dutch science-fiction horror film directed and written by Dick Maas. The plot concerns an elevator that mysteriously begins to function intelligently on its own, where victims who go near the elevator ...

'' and ''

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''. He also played roles in other television series such as the ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

'' adaptation ''De vier dochters Bennet'' where he essayed the role of Mr. Collins. Pieter Lutz married Ivonne Bernarda van Elburg (1940 – 2013) in

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on 26 February 1959 and the couple had three daughters. Pieter Lutz died in summer 2009 at the age of 82 from

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Awards

* 1993 Nominated for a

Golden Calf Award The Golden Calf ( nl, Gouden Kalf) is the award of the Netherlands Film Festival, which is held annually in Utrecht. The award has been presented since 1981, originally in six categories: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Feature Film, Best Short Fi ...

for Best Actor at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lutz, Pieter Dutch male film actors Dutch male stage actors Dutch male television actors People from Delft 1927 births 2009 deaths