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José van Dam(1940-2026)

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José van Dam was born on 25 August 1940 in Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Don Giovanni (1979), Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1985) and Otello (1974). He died on 17 February 2026 in Croatia.
BornAugust 25, 1940
DiedFebruary 17, 2026(85)
BornAugust 25, 1940
DiedFebruary 17, 2026(85)
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    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Don Giovanni (1979)
Don Giovanni
7.5
  • Leporello
  • 1979
Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7.4
  • Don Giovanni
  • 1985
Otello (1974)
Otello
7.6
  • Lodovico
  • 1974
The Music Teacher (1988)
The Music Teacher
7.2
  • Joachim Dallayrac
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Flûte enchantée/The Magic Flute (2013)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Flûte enchantée/The Magic Flute
    TV Movie
    • Narrateur
    • Narrator
    • 2013
  • Ariane et Barbe-bleue (2011)
    Ariane et Barbe-bleue
    Video
    • Barbe Bleue
    • 2011
  • Don Quichotte (2010)
    Don Quichotte
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Don Quichotte
    • 2010
  • Charpentier: Louise (2007)
    Charpentier: Louise
    Video
    • The father
    • 2007
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Hans Sachs
    • 2005
  • Hamlet
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Claudius
    • 2000
  • Les contes d'Hoffmann (2000)
    Les contes d'Hoffmann
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Lindorf
    • Coppelius
    • Dapertutto ...
    • 2000
  • Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto: Gekitekimonogatari 'Fausto no goubatsu'
    TV Movie
    • Méphistophélès
    • 1999
  • Roberto Alagna in Don Carlos (1996)
    Don Carlos
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Philippe II
    • 1996
  • Some Tales of Hoffmann (1993)
    Some Tales of Hoffmann
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Lindorf
    • Coppélius
    • Miracle ...
    • 1993
  • The Music Teacher (1988)
    The Music Teacher
    7.2
    • Joachim Dallayrac
    • 1988
  • Falstaff (1987)
    Falstaff
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Sir John Falstaff
    • 1987
  • Colette Alliot-Lugaz in Pelléas et Mélisande (1987)
    Pelléas et Mélisande
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Golaud
    • 1987
  • Babel opéra, ou la répétition de Don Juan de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    7.4
    • Don Giovanni
    • 1985
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • Saint François
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Le nozze di Figaro Overture"
    • 2026
  • Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and Bing in The Friend (2024)
    The Friend
    6.4
    • performer: "Die Zauberflöte: O Isis und Osiris"
    • 2024
  • Antonio Pappano (2001)
    Antonio Pappano
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Manon"
    • 2001
  • The Music Teacher (1988)
    The Music Teacher
    7.2
    • performer: "Um mitternacht" (from "Ruckert-Lieder: No. 5), "Widmung", "An die Muzik", "Stille Tränen", "Wohl denk' ich oft"
    • 1988
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123 (1979)
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123
    8.8
    TV Special
    • performer: "Missa solemnis op. 123"
    • 1979

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  • Born
    • August 25, 1940
    • Brussels, Belgium
  • Died
    • February 17, 2026
    • Croatia
  • Other works
    Starred as Don Quixote and Cervantes in the 1998 Belgian production of "Man of La Mancha". He has also recorded and sung the title role in Massenet's opera "Don Quichotte".
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    Opera singer (bass-baritone).

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