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John van Dreelen
ACTOR

John van Dreelen

Known for Knight Rider · The Twilight Zone · Wonder Woman

John van Dreelen (born Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg; 5 May 1922 – 4 September 1992) was a Dutch actor, who frequently performed on television from the 1960s to the 1980s.

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Born
May 5, 1922
Died
Sep 4, 1992
Birthplace
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Known For
Acting

Biography

John van Dreelen (born Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg; 5 May 1922 – 4 September 1992) was a Dutch actor, who frequently performed on television from the 1960s to the 1980s.

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Known For

TVKnight Rider
Knight RiderHunt · 1982
★ 7.5
TVThe Twilight Zone
The Twilight ZoneCommissar Vassiloff · 1959
★ 8.5
TVWonder Woman
Wonder WomanDante · 1975
★ 7.0
TVAirwolf
AirwolfVictor Janek · 1984
★ 7.6
TVGet Smart
Get SmartAlgernon DeGrasse · 1965
★ 8.0
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar ManAlfredo Tucelli · 1974
★ 7.3
TVMission: Impossible
Mission: ImpossiblePrime Minister Henrik Durvard · 1966
★ 7.6
TVCharlie's Angels
Charlie's AngelsAlexander Cruz · 1976
★ 6.7

Filmography

Movies

But Not in VainFred van Nespen
1948
GigiBit Part (uncredited)
1949
Monte Carlo BabyRudy Walter
1951
Full HouseG'man Lemmy Caution (segment "Je suis un tendre")
1952
Moselfahrt aus LiebeskummerBernd Zagler
1953
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red WineHans Westhoff
1953
EM
Ein Mädchen aus Paris
1954
The Last ActMajor Brinkmann
1955
IH
In Hamburg sind die Nächte lango.A.
1956
SO
Schiff ohne HafenEin holländischer Marineoffizier
1956
S
StaatsbegräbnisPilot
1956
MG
Monsignores große StundeRechtsanwalt
1957
ZH
Zwei Herzen voller SeligkeitDieter Lorenz
1957
A Time to Love and a Time to DiePolitical Officer
1958
TF
The Flying FontainesVictor Fontaine
1959
13 GhostsVan Allen
1960
Beyond the Time BarrierDr. Bourman
1960
The Enemy GeneralGeneral Bruger
1960
The Leech WomanDavid Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film)
1960
The Wizard of BaghdadSultan Julnar
1961
LauraShelby Carpenter
1962
Daddy-Long-LegsJervis Pendleton
1964
See How They Run
1964
The Legend of Two Gypsy DogsNarrator
1964
Von Ryan's ExpressCol. Gortz
1965
Madame XChristian Torben
1966
Die Ente klingelt um halb achtRechtsanwalt Kellermann
1968
My Dog, the ThiefGeorge Travell
1969
TopazClaude Martin
1969
NightshadeJan Eckmann
1972
DiamantenpartyDirektor Konni Masur
1973
Lost HorizonDr. Verden
1973
The Big GameLee
1973
RufusMarcel
1975
Too Hot to HandleMacKenzie Portman
1977
The Clone MasterSalt
1978
The Great WallendasHerman Wallenda
1978
The Ultimate ImpostorRuben Parets
1979
Swan SongBergstrom
1980
The FormulaHans Lehman
1980
Evita PeronCapt. von Weber
1981
Checkers in Tan Tan tanukiRobert Crumb
1985
CovenantHeinrich Bosch
1985
The Money PitCarlos
1986
Looking for EileenPhilips vader
1987
MascaraMinister Weinberger
1987
Odyssey of LoveDr. Alexander De Winter
1987
Born to FightGen. Weber
1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi BearsGeyer
1989
Operation Las VegasParker
1990
Becoming ColetteJean-Albert Gauthier-Villars
1991

Television

Studio One1 eps
1948
GunsmokeGruber · 1 eps
1955
The MillionaireHugh Wilson · 1 eps
1955
Perry MasonGideon Long · 1 eps
1957
Perry MasonJarvis Logan · 1 eps
1957
77 Sunset Strip7 eps
1958
Adventures in ParadiseLieutenant Troveaux · 1 eps
1959
Adventures in ParadiseCharles Arnoux · 1 eps
1959
Adventures in ParadiseMonsieur Coret · 1 eps
1959
Hawaiian Eye4 eps
1959
Men Into Space1 eps
1959
RawhideUlrich · 1 eps
1959
The Detectives1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneCommissar Vassiloff · 1 eps
1959
Surfside 62 eps
1960
The Roaring 20's1 eps
1960
ThrillerJoel Stone · 1 eps
1960
Combat!Lt. Kramer · 1 eps
1962
The Gallant Men1 eps
1962
BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 eps
1963
BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreColonel Nauman · 1 eps
1963
BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreNiklas Strellin · 1 eps
1963
Grindl1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Eduardo Lenzi · 1 eps
1963
12 O'Clock HighMaj. Max Schindler · 1 eps
1964
Get SmartAlgernon DeGrasse · 1 eps
1965
Green Acres1 eps
1965
Run for Your LifeJan Vlasek · 1 eps
1965
Run for Your LifeHenrik Verbeck · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Alex Yustov · 2 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Karl Schindler · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Stan Brown · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Ernst Conrad · 1 eps
1965
The Wild Wild West2 eps
1965
Blue Light1 eps
1966
Jericho1 eps
1966
Mission: ImpossiblePrime Minister Henrik Durvard · 1 eps
1966
Tarzan1 eps
1966
IronsideIgor Varenya · 1 eps
1967
IronsideCarl Shiller · 1 eps
1967
Von Null Uhr Eins bis MitternachtMark Lissen · 13 eps
1967
The Mod Squad1 eps
1968
The Name of the GameDeist · 1 eps
1968
The Treasure of San Bosco ReefDr. Hans Linquist · 2 eps
1968
Small SoulsHenri van der Welcke · 10 eps
1969
DK
Die KriminalerzählungMr. Judson · 1 eps
1970
Hamburg TransitVan Drees · 1 eps
1970
McCloud1 eps
1970
TS
The Sandy Duncan Show1 eps
1972
Police Story1 eps
1973
The Rockford FilesGunderson · 1 eps
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManAlfredo Tucelli · 1 eps
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManTheodore J. Matheson · 1 eps
1974
K9
Kommissariat 9William S. Shilling · 1 eps
1975
Wonder WomanDante · 1 eps
1975
Charlie's AngelsAlexander Cruz · 1 eps
1976
The Rhinemann ExchangeDietrich · 3 eps
1977
The WordDr. Fass · 4 eps
1978
Hart to Hart1 eps
1979
Time Express1 eps
1979
DynastyMinister · 2 eps
1981
Falcon CrestJohan Riebmann · 2 eps
1981
Knight RiderHunt · 1 eps
1982
Remington SteeleFrancois Periot · 1 eps
1982
Ace Crawford, Private EyeKlaus Gutmann · 1 eps
1983
AirwolfVictor Janek · 1 eps
1984
Cover Up1 eps
1984
Die glückliche Familie1 eps
1987
Noble HouseJacques DeVille · 4 eps
1988
UH
Unsere HagenbecksSir Henry · 37 eps
1991

Photos

John van Dreelen photo
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