Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Aart Krabbé (born December 5, 1944) is a Dutch actor and film director who has appeared in many Dutch and international films. Krabbé was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the son of Margreet (née Reiss), a film translator, and Maarten Krabbé, a painter. Born into an artistic family, he first came to prominence in fellow Dutchman Paul Verhoeven's films Soldier of Orange opposite Rutger Hauer and The Fourth Man with Renée Soutendijk. His firs... more

Jeroen Aart Krabbé (born December 5, 1944) is a Dutch actor and film director who has appeared in many Dutch and international films. Krabbé was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the son of Margreet (née Reiss), a film translator, and Maarten Krabbé, a painter. Born into an artistic family, he first came to prominence in fellow Dutchman Paul Verhoeven's films Soldier of Orange opposite Rutger Hauer and The Fourth Man with Renée Soutendijk. His first big American film was the Whoopi Goldberg comedy Jumpin' Jack Flash. However, it is as the 'bad guy' in a string of international films from the late 1980s which brought him international stardom, with notable films being No Mercy (1986), the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987), The Punisher (1989), and The Fugitive (1993). He has also appeared in numerous TV productions, and as 'Satan' in the TV production Jesus. He has also been both director, and producer recently with a film about Orthodox Jews during the 1970s in Antwerp ... less