Rijk de Gooyer (17 December 1925 â€" 2 November 2011) was a Dutch
Golden Calf- winning actor, writer, comedian and singer. From the
1950s until the early 1970s, he became well known in The Netherlands
as part of a comic duo with John Kraaijkamp, Sr. In the United States
best known for having small roles in films such as Nosferatu: Phantom
der Nacht, Soldaat van Oranje, A Time to Die and The Wilby
Conspiracy.De Gooyer was raised in a baker's family, born as one half
of a fraternal twin. In World War II he worked as an interpreter.
Initially for the American 101st Airborne, later on for the British
Field Security. From 1959 till 1961 de Gooyer studied at an actors
school of the UFA in Berlin. During these years, he supposedly worked
for the CIA as an informant.In the 1950s, he started a comic duo with
Johnny Kraaijkamp. Thanks to their performances on TV, the duo became
extremely popular. In the Johnny & Rijk shows, De Gooyer always played
the part of the feeder, with Kraaijkamp providing the laughs. They
split up in the 1970s, when De Gooyer focused more on his film career. Rijk de Gooyer Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter