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Ad van Kempen(1944-2026)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.
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Moloch (2022)
Ad van Kempen was born on 12 July 1944 in Tilburg, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for Brimstone (2016), 1-900 (1994) and Russen (2000). He died on 5 January 2026 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
BornJuly 12, 1944
DiedJanuary 5, 2026(81)
BornJuly 12, 1944
DiedJanuary 5, 2026(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning in Brimstone (2016)
Brimstone
7.0
  • Arie
  • 2016
1-900 (1994)
1-900
6.2
  • Thomas Venema
  • 1994
Russen (2000)
Russen
7.3
TV Series
  • Patholoog Anatoom
Martijn Lakemeier in Winter in Wartime (2008)
Winter in Wartime
7.0
  • Schafter
  • 2008

Credits

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Actor

  • The Onania Club
    • Priest
    • Completed
  • Moloch (2022)
    Moloch
    6.0
    • Ton
    • 2022
  • Frank Lammers, Tom Waes, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, and Sean Burgos in Undercover (2019)
    Undercover
    7.8
    TV Series
    • André
    • 2021
  • Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen (2017)
    Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Antoine Travemundi
    • 2017–2019
  • Dim Balsem in Lion Panther She-Wolf (2019)
    Lion Panther She-Wolf
    7.2
    Short
    • Leeuw
    • 2019
  • Thomas Acda, Jelka van Houten, Peter Heerschop, Rosa Reuten, and Ellen Parren in Jeuk (2014)
    Jeuk
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Ad
    • 2014–2018
  • Maas Bronkhuyzen in Something About Alex (2017)
    Something About Alex
    7.5
    Short
    • Pastor
    • 2017
  • Sjaaks vrouw is dood, dus hij moet iets zeggen (2017)
    Sjaaks vrouw is dood, dus hij moet iets zeggen
    7.1
    Short
    • Sjaak
    • 2017
  • Hotel de Grote L (2017)
    Hotel de Grote L
    6.4
    • Hotelgast
    • 2017
  • Bianca Krijgsman and Diederik Ebbinge in B.A.B.S. (2017)
    B.A.B.S.
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Frits
    • 2017
  • Wendy van Dijk and Thijs Römer in Moordvrouw (2012)
    Moordvrouw
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Dhr. Stibbe
    • 2017
  • Steffen Haars, Bo Maerten, Tim Haars, and Nick Golterman in Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman (2017)
    Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman
    6.1
    • Wim
    • 2017
  • Jeroen van Koningsbrugge in Riphagen (2017)
    Riphagen
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Meneer de Wit
    • 2017
  • Men at Work (2016)
    Men at Work
    5.8
    • Dolf
    • 2016
  • Als de dijken breken (2016)
    Als de dijken breken
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Vader Janneke
    • 2016
  • Benja Bruijning, Daan Schuurmans, Bracha van Doesburgh, and Anna Drijver in The Neighbors (2014)
    The Neighbors
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Koper traplift
    • 2016

Writer

  • 1-900 (1994)
    1-900
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1994

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Personal details

  • Born
    • July 12, 1944
    • Tilburg, Netherlands
  • Died
    • January 5, 2026
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(prostate cancer)
  • Other works
    Provided a voice in the Dutch version of The Miracle Maker (1999).

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    Over the years he has also contributed to 46 radio plays.

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