John van Dreelen

Personal Info

Birthday

May 5, 1922

Day of Death

1992-09-04

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Also Known As

John vanDreelen

John van Dreelen

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Knight Rider

The Six Million Dollar Man

Combat!

The Twilight Zone

Charlie's Angels

The Rockford Files

Dynasty

Filmography

1991
Becoming Colette
as Jean-Albert Gauthier-Villars
1990
Operation Las Vegas
as Parker
1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as Geyer
Born to Fight
as Gen. Weber
1987
Looking for Eileen
as Philips vader
Odyssey of Love
as Dr. Alexander De Winter
Mascara
as Minister Weinberger
1986
The Money Pit
as Carlos
1985
Covenant
as Heinrich Bosch
1981
Evita Peron
as Capt. von Weber
1980
The Formula
as Hans Lehman
Swan Song
as Bergstrom
1979
The Ultimate Impostor
as Ruben Parets
1978
The Clone Master
as Salt
The Great Wallendas
as Herman Wallenda
1977
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula (Parts 1 & 2)
as Mayor
Too Hot to Handle
as MacKenzie Portman
1975
Rufus
as Marcel
1973
Diamantenparty
as Direktor Konni Masur
The Big Game
as Lee
Lost Horizon
as Dr. Verden
1972
Nightshade
as Jan Eckmann
1969
Topaz
as Claude Martin
My Dog, the Thief
as George Travell
1968
Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
as Rechtsanwalt Kellermann
1966
Madame X
as Christian Torben
1965
Von Ryan's Express
as Colonel Gortz
1964
Daddy-Long-Legs
as Jervis Pendleton
The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
as Narrator
1962
Laura
as Shelby Carpenter
1961
The Wizard of Baghdad
as Sultan Julnar
1960
The Enemy General
as General Bruger
Beyond the Time Barrier
as Dr. Bourman
13 Ghosts
as Van Allen
The Leech Woman
as David Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film)
1959
The Flying Fontaines
as Victor Fontaine
1958
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
as Political Officer
1957
Monsignores große Stunde
as Rechtsanwalt
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as Dieter Lorenz
1956
Staatsbegräbnis
as Pilot
Schiff ohne Hafen
as Ein holländischer Marineoffizier
In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang
as o.A.
1955
The Last Act
as Major Brinkmann
1953
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
as Hans Westhoff
Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
as Bernd Zagler
1952
Full House
as G'man Lemmy Caution (segment "Je suis un tendre")
1951
Monte Carlo Baby
as Rudy Walter
1949
Gigi
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1948
But Not in Vain
as Fred van Nespen