Portrait of John van Dreelen

John van Dreelen

Bio: 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.
Born: Fri, May 05 1922
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Death: Fri, Sep 04 1992
John van Dreelen is 70 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Becoming Colette
Becoming Colette
John van Dreelen was
69 in Becoming Colette
as 'Jean-Albert Gauthier-Villars'.
Thu, Oct 17 1991
Poster of Operation Las Vegas
Operation Las Vegas
John van Dreelen was
67 in Operation Las Vegas
as 'Parker'.
Fri, Apr 27 1990
Poster of Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
John van Dreelen was
67 in Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as 'Geyer'.
Thu, Aug 17 1989
Poster of Born to Fight
Born to Fight
John van Dreelen was
67 in Born to Fight
as 'Gen. Weber'.
Mon, Jul 17 1989
Poster of Looking for Eileen
Looking for Eileen
John van Dreelen was
65 in Looking for Eileen
as 'Philips vader'.
Thu, Sep 24 1987
Poster of Odyssey of Love
Odyssey of Love
John van Dreelen was
65 in Odyssey of Love
as 'Dr. Alexander De Winter'.
Thu, Aug 27 1987
Poster of Mascara
Mascara
John van Dreelen was
65 in Mascara
as 'Minister Weinberger'.
Thu, May 07 1987
Poster of The Money Pit
The Money Pit
John van Dreelen was
63 in The Money Pit
as 'Carlos'.
Wed, Mar 26 1986
Poster of Covenant
Covenant
John van Dreelen was
63 in Covenant
as 'Heinrich Bosch'.
Mon, Aug 05 1985
Poster of Evita Peron
Evita Peron
John van Dreelen was
58 in Evita Peron
as 'Capt. von Weber'.
Mon, Feb 23 1981
Poster of The Formula
The Formula
John van Dreelen was
58 in The Formula
as 'Hans Lehman'.
Fri, Dec 19 1980
Poster of Swan Song
Swan Song
John van Dreelen was
57 in Swan Song
as 'Bergstrom'.
Fri, Feb 08 1980
Poster of Beggarman, Thief
Beggarman, Thief
John van Dreelen was
57 in Beggarman, Thief
Mon, Nov 26 1979
Poster of The Ultimate Impostor
The Ultimate Impostor
John van Dreelen was
57 in The Ultimate Impostor
as 'Ruben Parets'.
Sat, May 12 1979
Poster of The Clone Master
The Clone Master
John van Dreelen was
56 in The Clone Master
as 'Salt'.
Thu, Sep 14 1978
Poster of The Great Wallendas
The Great Wallendas
John van Dreelen was
55 in The Great Wallendas
as 'Herman Wallenda'.
Sun, Feb 12 1978
Poster of Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
John van Dreelen was
54 in Too Hot to Handle
as 'MacKenzie Portman'.
Fri, Feb 18 1977
Poster of Rufus
Rufus
John van Dreelen was
53 in Rufus
as 'Marcel'.
Wed, May 07 1975
Poster of Diamantenparty
Diamantenparty
John van Dreelen was
51 in Diamantenparty
as 'Direktor Konni Masur'.
Sun, Jun 10 1973
Poster of The Big Game
The Big Game
John van Dreelen was
50 in The Big Game
as 'Lee'.
Mon, Apr 02 1973
Poster of Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
John van Dreelen was
50 in Lost Horizon
as 'Dr. Verden'.
Wed, Mar 14 1973
Poster of Nightshade
Nightshade
John van Dreelen was
50 in Nightshade
as 'Jan Eckmann'.
Sat, Jul 01 1972
Poster of Topaz
Topaz
John van Dreelen was
47 in Topaz
as 'Claude Martin'.
Wed, Dec 17 1969
Poster of My Dog the Thief
My Dog the Thief
John van Dreelen was
47 in My Dog the Thief
as 'George Travell'.
Sun, Sep 21 1969
Poster of Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
John van Dreelen was
46 in Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
as 'Rechtsanwalt Kellermann'.
Fri, Sep 13 1968
Poster of Madame X
Madame X
John van Dreelen was
43 in Madame X
as 'Christian Torben'.
Thu, Mar 03 1966
Poster of Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express
John van Dreelen was
43 in Von Ryan's Express
as 'Colonel Gortz'.
Wed, Jun 23 1965
Poster of Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs
John van Dreelen was
42 in Daddy-Long-Legs
as 'Jervis Pendleton'.
Sat, Nov 14 1964
Poster of See How They Run
See How They Run
John van Dreelen was
42 in See How They Run
Wed, Oct 07 1964
Poster of The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
John van Dreelen was
41 in The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs
as 'Narrator'.
Sun, Mar 01 1964
Poster of Laura
Laura
John van Dreelen was
40 in Laura
as 'Shelby Carpenter'.
Wed, Jul 25 1962
Poster of The Wizard of Baghdad
The Wizard of Baghdad
John van Dreelen was
38 in The Wizard of Baghdad
as 'Sultan Julnar'.
Fri, Mar 03 1961
Poster of The Enemy General
The Enemy General
John van Dreelen was
38 in The Enemy General
as 'General Bruger'.
Tue, Oct 18 1960
Poster of Beyond the Time Barrier
Beyond the Time Barrier
John van Dreelen was
38 in Beyond the Time Barrier
as 'Dr. Bourman'.
Thu, Sep 08 1960
Poster of 13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts
John van Dreelen was
38 in 13 Ghosts
as 'Van Allen'.
Mon, Jul 18 1960
Poster of The Leech Woman
The Leech Woman
John van Dreelen was
37 in The Leech Woman
as 'David Garvay (listed as "Bertram" in end credits but called "David" in the film)'.
Sun, May 01 1960
Poster of The Flying Fontaines
The Flying Fontaines
John van Dreelen was
37 in The Flying Fontaines
as 'Victor Fontaine'.
Tue, Dec 01 1959
Poster of A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
John van Dreelen was
36 in A Time to Love and a Time to Die
as 'Political Officer'.
Wed, Jul 09 1958
Poster of Monsignores große Stunde
Monsignores große Stunde
John van Dreelen was
35 in Monsignores große Stunde
as 'Rechtsanwalt'.
Sat, Jun 15 1957
Poster of Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
John van Dreelen was
34 in Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit
as 'Dieter Lorenz'.
Fri, Mar 22 1957
Poster of Staatsbegräbnis
Staatsbegräbnis
John van Dreelen was
34 in Staatsbegräbnis
as 'Pilot'.
Thu, Jun 14 1956
Poster of Schiff ohne Hafen
Schiff ohne Hafen
John van Dreelen was
33 in Schiff ohne Hafen
as 'Ein holländischer Marineoffizier'.
Sat, Apr 28 1956
Poster of In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang
In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang
John van Dreelen was
33 in In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang
as 'o.A.'.
Fri, Feb 24 1956
Poster of The Last Act
The Last Act
John van Dreelen was
32 in The Last Act
as 'Major Brinkmann'.
Wed, Apr 13 1955
Poster of Ein Mädchen aus Paris
Ein Mädchen aus Paris
John van Dreelen was
32 in Ein Mädchen aus Paris
Tue, Nov 23 1954
Poster of Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
John van Dreelen was
31 in Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
as 'Hans Westhoff'.
Fri, Dec 18 1953
Poster of Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
John van Dreelen was
31 in Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
as 'Bernd Zagler'.
Thu, Nov 12 1953
Poster of Full House
Full House
John van Dreelen was
30 in Full House
as 'Le G'man Lemmy Caution'.
Fri, Oct 10 1952
Poster of Monte Carlo Baby
Monte Carlo Baby
John van Dreelen was
29 in Monte Carlo Baby
as 'Rudy Walter'.
Thu, Nov 22 1951
Poster of Gigi
Gigi
John van Dreelen was
27 in Gigi
as 'Bit Part (uncredited)'.
Wed, Oct 05 1949
Poster of But Not in Vain
But Not in Vain
John van Dreelen was
26 in But Not in Vain
as 'Fred van Nespen'.
Thu, Dec 23 1948

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of Unsere Hagenbecks
Unsere Hagenbecks
John van Dreelen was
68+ in Unsere Hagenbecks
as 'Sir Henry'.
First Air Date
Tue, Jan 08 1991
Poster of Noble House
Noble House
John van Dreelen was
65+ in Noble House
as 'Jacques DeVille'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 21 1988
Poster of Die glückliche Familie
Die glückliche Familie
John van Dreelen was
65+ in Die glückliche Familie
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 20 1987
Poster of Cover Up
Cover Up
John van Dreelen was
62+ in Cover Up
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1984
Poster of Airwolf
Airwolf
John van Dreelen was
61+ in Airwolf
as 'Victor Janek'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 22 1984
Poster of Remington Steele
Remington Steele
John van Dreelen was
60+ in Remington Steele
as 'Francois Periot'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 01 1982
Poster of Knight Rider
Knight Rider
John van Dreelen was
60+ in Knight Rider
as 'Hunt'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982
Poster of Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
John van Dreelen was
59+ in Falcon Crest
as 'Johan Riebmann'.
First Air Date
Fri, Dec 04 1981
Poster of Dynasty
Dynasty
John van Dreelen was
58+ in Dynasty
as 'Minister'.
First Air Date
Mon, Jan 12 1981
Poster of Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
John van Dreelen was
57+ in Hart to Hart
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1979
Poster of Time Express
Time Express
John van Dreelen was
56+ in Time Express
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 26 1979
Poster of The Word
The Word
John van Dreelen was
56+ in The Word
as 'Dr. Fass'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 12 1978
Poster of The Rhinemann Exchange
The Rhinemann Exchange
John van Dreelen was
54+ in The Rhinemann Exchange
as 'Dietrich'.
First Air Date
Thu, Mar 10 1977
Poster of Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
John van Dreelen was
54+ in Charlie's Angels
as 'Alexander Cruz'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976
Poster of Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
John van Dreelen was
53+ in Wonder Woman
as 'Dante'.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 07 1975
Poster of Kommissariat 9
Kommissariat 9
John van Dreelen was
53+ in Kommissariat 9
as 'William S. Shilling'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jul 16 1975
Poster of The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
John van Dreelen was
52+ in The Rockford Files
as 'Gunderson'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Poster of The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
John van Dreelen was
51+ in The Six Million Dollar Man
as 'Alfredo Tucelli, Theodore J. Matheson'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 18 1974
Poster of Police Story
Police Story
John van Dreelen was
50+ in Police Story
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973
Poster of The Sandy Duncan Show
The Sandy Duncan Show
John van Dreelen was
50+ in The Sandy Duncan Show
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 17 1972
Poster of Hamburg Transit
Hamburg Transit
John van Dreelen was
48+ in Hamburg Transit
as 'Van Drees'.
First Air Date
Thu, Dec 31 1970
Poster of Die Kriminalerzählung
Die Kriminalerzählung
John van Dreelen was
48+ in Die Kriminalerzählung
as 'Mr. Judson'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 04 1970
Poster of McCloud
McCloud
John van Dreelen was
47+ in McCloud
First Air Date
Tue, Feb 17 1970
Poster of Small Souls
Small Souls
John van Dreelen was
47+ in Small Souls
as 'Henri van der Welcke'.
First Air Date
Mon, Nov 10 1969
Poster of The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
John van Dreelen was
46+ in The Treasure of San Bosco Reef
as 'Dr. Hans Linquist'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 24 1968
Poster of The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
John van Dreelen was
46+ in The Mod Squad
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968
Poster of The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
John van Dreelen was
46+ in The Name of the Game
as 'Deist'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968
Poster of Garrison's Gorillas
Garrison's Gorillas
John van Dreelen was
45+ in Garrison's Gorillas
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 06 1967
Poster of Ironside
Ironside
John van Dreelen was
44+ in Ironside
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967
Poster of Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht
Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht
John van Dreelen was
44+ in Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht
as 'Mark Lissen'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 25 1967
Poster of Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
John van Dreelen was
44+ in Mission: Impossible
as 'Prime Minister Henrik Durvard'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966
Poster of Jericho
Jericho
John van Dreelen was
44+ in Jericho
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1966
Poster of Tarzan
Tarzan
John van Dreelen was
44+ in Tarzan
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966
Poster of Blue Light
Blue Light
John van Dreelen was
43+ in Blue Light
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 12 1966
Poster of The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
John van Dreelen was
43+ in The F.B.I.
as 'Alex Yustov, Karl Schindler, Stan Brown, Ernst Conrad'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965
Poster of Get Smart
Get Smart
John van Dreelen was
43+ in Get Smart
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965
Poster of The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
John van Dreelen was
43+ in The Wild Wild West
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965
Poster of Green Acres
Green Acres
John van Dreelen was
43+ in Green Acres
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965
Poster of Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
John van Dreelen was
43+ in Run for Your Life
as 'Jan Vlasek, Henrik Verbeck'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965
Poster of Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
John van Dreelen was
41+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre
as 'Dr. Eduardo Lenzi'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963
Poster of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
John van Dreelen was
41+ in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1963
Poster of Grindl
Grindl
John van Dreelen was
41+ in Grindl
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1963
Poster of The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men
John van Dreelen was
40+ in The Gallant Men
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1962
Poster of Combat!
Combat!
John van Dreelen was
40+ in Combat!
as 'Lt. Kramer'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962
Poster of The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's
John van Dreelen was
38+ in The Roaring 20's
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 15 1960
Poster of Surfside 6
Surfside 6
John van Dreelen was
38+ in Surfside 6
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960
Poster of Thriller
Thriller
John van Dreelen was
38+ in Thriller
as 'Joel Stone'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960
Poster of The Detectives
The Detectives
John van Dreelen was
37+ in The Detectives
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 16 1959
Poster of Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
John van Dreelen was
37+ in Hawaiian Eye
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1959
Poster of Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
John van Dreelen was
37+ in Adventures in Paradise
as 'Lieutenant Troveaux, Charles Arnoux, Monsieur Coret'.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 05 1959
Poster of The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
John van Dreelen was
37+ in The Twilight Zone
as 'Commissar Vassiloff'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of Men into Space
Men into Space
John van Dreelen was
37+ in Men into Space
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 30 1959
Poster of Rawhide
Rawhide
John van Dreelen was
36+ in Rawhide
as 'Ulrich'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959
Poster of 77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
John van Dreelen was
36+ in 77 Sunset Strip
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958
Poster of Perry Mason
Perry Mason
John van Dreelen was
35+ in Perry Mason
as 'Gideon Long, Jarvis Logan'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957
Poster of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
John van Dreelen was
33+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Gruber'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
Poster of The Millionaire
The Millionaire
John van Dreelen was
32+ in The Millionaire
as 'Hugh Wilson'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1955
Poster of Studio One
Studio One
John van Dreelen was
26+ in Studio One
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948