Piet van Putten
Piet van Putten | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1941 Amstelveen, the Netherlands |
| Died | 13 January 2023 (aged 81) Bornem, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | actor |
Piet van Putten (Flemish way of writing Piet Van Putten) (23 February 1941 – 13 January 2023) was a Dutch-born Belgian stage and television actor.[1][2][3]
Career
Van Putten was mainly a stage actor and had his own puppets theatre shows between 1984 and 2002. He played in the Netherlands and Belgium.[1] He became widely known, playing Pepijn in the Belgian puttet television series Het Liegebeest.[1] He played in all the four seasons between 1983 and 1987.[1] He also played magician Pepijn in the Belgian television series Samson en Gert in the 1991 episode named De leerling-goochelaar. He said goodbye as a stage actor in September 2006 at the "CC Ter Dilft" in Bornem.[4]
Personal life
Van Putten was married to Lidia Van Hoorde, who travelled with him during his theatre shows.[1] They had a son Maarten and a granddaughter Jorunn.[3] He died in Bornem on 13 January 2023, at the age of 81.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Pepijn van Het Liegebeest is niet meer: "Dat mensen hem nog altijd niet vergeten zijn, doet deugd"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "Piet Van Putten". Flanders Arts Institute (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Rouwbrief Piet van Petten" (PDF). uitvaartzorgderuyte.be (in Dutch). January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "Doek valt voor Theater Pepin: Piet Van Putten neemt zaterdag afscheid in CC Ter Dilft". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 27 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via Flanders Arts Institute.