Hubertus Antonius Gerardus Maria "Bert" André (August 6, 1941 – May 21, 2008) was a Dutch actor who started his career in theater and later became known to the greater audiences through his roles in various movies and TV series.
Biography He started his career as a teacher in Maastricht but moved to Antwerp in 1964, where he studied theater improvisation in what later was known as the Studio Herman Teirlinck. Among his course mates were Jan Decleir and Mike Verdrengh.
One of the first big screen roles was his portrayal of the neighbour Neuteboom in the first and third film about the Flodder (1986) family which resulted in consequent movies and TV series. Some of his other more recognizable work include Ramona and Halleluja!, Mira, Turks Fruit, Soldier of Orange, De Leeuw van Vlaanderen and Boerenpsalm. In the course of his career he performed in more than 150 films between 1967 and 2008.
André has played roles in classical theater pieces written by such playwrights as Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Chekhov and Samuel Beckett. Although mostly playing supporting roles, he has also taken some leading roles in plays like the farmer in Het gezin van Paemel by Cyriel Buysse.
He was known for his rather cautious diction and soft timbre which later on presented him with the monologues in De Kontrabass by Patrick Süskind.
He played as an actor in such theaters as Antwerp KNS, Groot Limburgs Toneel, the International Nieuwe Scène, Arca and eventually at the Brussels City Theatre.
Personal life André was married to the Flemish actress Mieke Verheyden and has a daughter Sandrine who is also an actress.
Death André died at the age of 66 of an intracranial hemorrhage in the hospital of Antwerp where he had resided for some time due to leukemia.Flodder-buurman Bert André overleden (in Dutch)
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1971Mira 1972Louisa, een woord van liefdeLa pente douceOuvrier agricole1973Turkish DelightFunctionaris in Limburg1976The Arrival of Joachim StillerAssistant lijkenhuisdirekteur 1977Doctor VlimmenGedubde stem van de smidVoice, UncreditedSoldier of OrangeGekke Dirk 1978Het verloren paradijsJan BoelIn kluisWachterHedda GablerEljert Lövborg 1979Woman Between Wolf and DogSlagerSlachtveeInspekteur1981Come-Back!Pater 1982Het BeestOnderzoeksrechterTijd om gelukkig te zijnVertegenwoordigerDe PotloodmoordenVertommen 1983Winter 1960Le marinierBenvenutaLe garçon de café1985De Leeuw van VlaanderenEremiet (I) De vulgaire geschiedenis van Charelke Dop Gille 1986FlodderNeighbour NeuteboomLes roses de MatmataMonsieur Simon1987SkinSergeant 1989BoerenpsalmRituelenmonseigneur1990My Blue HeavenMr. Koopmans1990-2007F.C.De KampioenenBroeder abt / Sergeant De Bock2 episodes 1992BoysMr. NellensFlodders in AmericaNeighbour Neuteboom1993De laatste vriend 1995The Flying DutchmanCackpotFlodder 3Neighbour Neuteboom1996De ZeemeermanAmbtenaar Stoffels1999Kaasdokter Laarmans2001Stille watersAntoine de Bethune1 episode2001-2007WittekerkeAdvocaat Désiré Geirnaert12 episodes2003Verder dan de maanAad Schiller 2004The Dark DiamondOud Mannetje10 jaar leuven kort2005Too Fat Too FuriousDr. Van Isacker2005-2008Halleluja!Sint-Pieter14 episodes, (final appearance)2006Crusade in JeansTown Alderman2007MoordwijvenFuneral Director
Theater (selection) De noces (2005) Spaans stuk (2005) Eerste liefde (2001) Wachtend op Godot (2000) Othello (1997) Geschiedenis van een paard (1989) De kontrabas (1988) Droom van een zomernacht (1984) De Minerva (1981) De Vreemdelingen (1977) De Magistraat of De klucht der Notabelen (The Magistrate) (1970) Hebben (1966)
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Bert André (1941–2008)