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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Dutch actor
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Male
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Birth:
14 February 1943(Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Death:
12 October 1996(Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Gerardus Bernardus Marie Cornelis (Gerard) Thoolen (14 February 1943, in Oss – 12 October 1996, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch stage and film actorbest known for his role in the film Private Resistance (1985).
Career
Thoolen played his first leading role in 1980 in the filmThe Mark of the Beast by Pieter Verhoeff. Besides playing in Dutch films, Thoolen also participated in films by the British film director Peter Greenaway, A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) and Prospero's Books (1991).
Awards
- 1984 Golden Calf (award) De mannetjesmaker
- 1984 Golden Calf (award) The Illusionist (1983 film)
- 1985 Best actor on the Taormina Film Fest for his role in Private Resistance