AKA Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters

Born: 5-Dec-1903
Birthplace: Amersfoort, Netherlands

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: Netherlands
Executive summary: Dutch/German film actor

Despite a long and successful career, mostly working in Germany, he remains controversial in other European nations for performing for Nazi soldiers at Dachau in 1941. Heesters has said he was "gullible, credulous and naive", and had no idea what was going on inside German concentration camps. Then again, he has also said Adolf Hitler was "a good guy".

Wife: Wiesje Ghijs (m. 1930, d. 1985, two daughters)
Daughter: Wiesje Ghijs
Daughter: Nicole Heesters
Wife: Simone Rethel (actress, b. 1949, m. 1991)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Otto: Der Film (18-Jul-1985)

Official Website:
http://www.johannes-heesters.de/

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