Herman van Veen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-03-14 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Utrecht, Netherlands

Herman van Veen

Biography

Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician and painter. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers. In addition to performing internationally, Van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, Van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music. He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas (Professor Buffon) in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.

Known For

  • Markus Lanz

    Markus Lanz

  • DAS!

    DAS!

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • Volle Kanne

    Volle Kanne

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Kölner Treff

    Kölner Treff

  • Zimmer frei!

    Zimmer frei!

  • 3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

  • Menschen der Woche

    Menschen der Woche

  • maybrit illner

    maybrit illner

  • Sabine Christiansen

    Sabine Christiansen

  • Pauw & Witteman

    Pauw & Witteman

  • Heut' abend

    Heut' abend

  • 3satfestival

    3satfestival

  • Alfred J. Kwak

    Alfred J. Kwak

  • Auf los geht's los

    Auf los geht's los

  • Am laufenden Band

    Am laufenden Band

  • Junger Frühling

    Junger Frühling

  • Uit elkaar

    Uit elkaar

  • Pauw

    Pauw

  • Matthijs gaat door

    Matthijs gaat door

  • Bio’s Bahnhof

    Bio’s Bahnhof

  • Ciske the Rat

    Ciske the Rat

  • Verre verwanten

    Verre verwanten

  • Children of Ghana

    Children of Ghana

  • Thank God it's Friday

    Thank God it's Friday

  • Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown

    Toon Hermans, de kleuren van een clown

  • Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica

    Ademnood: het echte verhaal van Linda, Roos & Jessica

  • Ciske de Rat

    Ciske de Rat

  • Ciske de Rat

    Ciske de Rat

  • Kunst en Vliegwerk

    Kunst en Vliegwerk

  • Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

  • Nachtvlinder

    Nachtvlinder

  • Katharsis

    Katharsis

  • Unter einem Hut

    Unter einem Hut

  • Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak

    Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak

  • Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre

    Herman van Veen - Vaders In Carre

  • what I wanted to sing you

    what I wanted to sing you

  • Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré

    Herman van Veen - Kersvers in Carré

  • Princess

    Princess

  • Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré

    Herman van Veen - Nederlanders In Carré

  • Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen

    Herman van Veen: Verboden Te Lachen