John Van Dreelen
Biography
John van Dreelen was a Dutch actor who was born in Amsterdam and, after studying at the Sorbonne, worked on stage before becoming a frequent presence on American television from the 1960s into the 1980s. His father was an actor too, and he performed under the name Jack Gimberg until 1950, when he adopted John van Dreelen. He took guest roles in many series, among them The Twilight Zone, Mission: Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Wonder Woman and 12 O'Clock High, and appeared twice on Perry Mason. His films included Von Ryan's Express (1965), Topaz (1969), The Formula (1980) and The Money Pit (1986). On stage he played Baron von Trapp on the first American tour of The Sound of Music, and he also had a lead in a Dutch production of My Fair Lady.
70years old at death
- Born Amsterdam
- Died Cap d'Agde
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Jacques Theodore van Drielen Gimberg (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 36 years1951 to 1987
First and latest
Share
Did you know?!
About the name
Until 1950, van Dreelen acted using the stage name Jack Gimberg, and at that time he changed his name to John van Dreelen.
John Van Dreelen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
John Van Dreelen shares two films with Wolfgang Preiss, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Wolfgang Preiss's page
Tom Hanks's page
Charlotte Rampling's page
Keenan Wynn's page
John Gielgud's page
Trevor Howard's page
All films by Richard Benjamin
All films by Alfred Hitchcock
Mark RobsonDirector, 1 film, 1965
All films by Mark Robson
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.