Johan Heinrich Doderer was a Dutch actor, well known for his role as the tramp Swiebertje in the eponymous television series. The series ran for 17 seasons between 1955 and 1975, and was broadcast by the NCRV. Beside the role as Swiebertje, Doderer played in dozens of radio and television programs, he played the role of Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady, acted in Dutch and English movies, and appeared on stage in comedies, musicals, cabaret and dramas. Doderer was born in Velsen, but brought up in Amsterdam. After finishing the hbs, it took a big effort before his parents allowed him to take acting lessons. In 1939, aged 18, the Amsterdam acting school rejected him for 'lack of talent'. Instead, he started his acting career as an extra at the Nederlandsch Toneel, which enabled him to study actors like Cor van der Lugt Melsert. After World War II, he played in many comedies and musicals. For seven years, he was part of the ensemble of Wim Sonneveld, and this is where he met his first wife Conny Stuart. He also acted in some movies: in the 1959 movie Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel, and appeared on the radio, including the programs De bonte dinsdagavondtrein and Koek en ei. From the fifties onwards, Doderer is a star. He often ad-libs on stage, to the amusement of the audience, but not of his co-players. Wikipedia [ - ]

Johan Heinrich Doderer was a Dutch actor, well known for his role as the tramp Swiebertje in the... [ + ]