Victor Löw (born 25 August 1962 in

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; originally ''Victor Löwenstein''), is a

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. Victor Löw studied at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. He played his first small part in

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. After that he played in numerous films, which include 3 Oscar nominated films (2 wins) ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1997) and '' Everybody Famous!'' (2000).

Filmography

*''The Northerners'' (1992) *''The three best things in life'' (1992) *''

'' (1995) *''

'' (1997) *''No trains no planes'' (1999) (

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) *''Do not disturb'' (1999) *'' Everybody Famous!'' (2000) *''Lek'' (2000) *''

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'' (2001) *'' The Enclave'' (2002) (

) *''Supertex'' (2003) *''Stille Nacht'' (2004) *'' For a few marbles more'' (2006) (voice) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2013) *''

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'' (2015)
Lieke van Lexmond 'flink ingesnoerd' voor film Michiel de Ruyter
, ''

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'', 2014. Retrieved on 30 January 2015.

Awards and nominations

* Nomination for a

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for Best Actor for his role in ''Meedingers'' (1998) *

for Best Actor for his role in ''Lek'' (2000)

References

External links

* 1962 births Dutch male film actors Dutch male stage actors Dutch male television actors Living people Male actors from Amsterdam Golden Calf winners {{Netherlands-actor-stub