Kees Brusse
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| Born | 26 February 1925 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 9 December 2013 (aged 88) Laren, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Actor Film director |
| Years active | 1936–2004 |
Kees Brusse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbrɵsə]; 26 February 1925 – 9 December 2013) was a Dutch actor, film director and screenwriter. A self-taught actor, he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Netherlands. One of the first Dutch actors that managed to combine a stage and film career with a career on TV, radio and in commercials, he appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1936 and 2004, including Pension Hommeles (1957-1959), Ciske de Rat (1955), and Dokter Pulder zaait papavers (1975).
Kees Brusse was born in Rotterdam, the son of author and journalist M.J. Brusse and opera singer Antje Ebes. His parents divorced when he was young. Brusse started acting on a young age. At the age of 11, he made his film debut in Merijntje Gijzens Jeugd.
At the age of 15, he ran away from home to pursue an acting career. Rejected from drama school, he became volunteer at the theater company of Cor van der Lugt Melsert at the Stadsschouwburg. He made his stage debut in 1941 as Pietje Puck in Boefje, a play written by his father.
After the end of World War II, Brusse performed at the cabaret of Wim Sonneveld, toured Switzerland, and in 1948, visited Indonesia with his theater group Toneelgroep C 6. In the following years, he became a much sought and celebrated actor. As a self-taught actor, his acting style was different from his contemporaries: more natural and dosed in a time where Dutch acting was characterized by large gestures and theatrical delivery. He was involved with several theater companies, including Toneelgroep Theater, De Haagse Comedie, Het Amsterdams Toneel and the Nederlandse Comedie. From 1952 to 1954, he was artistic leader of the Rotterdamse Comedie, where he worked with his later wife Mieke Verstraete.
In 1950, he played the leading part in the film De dijk is dicht, directed by Anton Koolhaas. He had leading roles in four of the only eleven Dutch feature films released in the 1950s, including Ciske de Rat (1955), still considered one of the best visited films of The Netherlands.
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