About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1933-08-29
Place of birth:
Neuilly sur Seine, France
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Ramses Shaffy

Overview

Ramses Shaffy (1933–2009) was a Dutch actor and singer. Born near Paris, his Egyptian diplomat father and Polish noble mother separated before he was born and he was adopted by a Dutch family at a young age. He became popular during the 1960s and made a theatre comeback from alcoholism in the early 1990s, playing Don Quichotte in the musical The Man of la Mancha. His most famous songs include Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder (Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire), We zullen doorgaan (We will go on), and Laat me (Leave me be). His website describes Shaffy as ‘a Dutch-Franco-Polish-Russian-Egyptian mixture of Tom Waits and Frank Sinatra’.

Known for

Acting

1999 Nachtvlinder Actor Walko van Haland N/A
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1994 De nietsnut Actor Richard Kesselaar N/A
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1991 Precious Actor Psychiater N/A
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1987 Nitwits Actor Joel Palsma N/A
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1986 The Good Hope Actor Simon 59
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1984 Willem van Oranje Actor Graaf Lamoraal van Egmont N/A
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1983 All Rebels Actor N/A
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1979 Cha Cha Actor N/A
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1975 Anna, Child of the Daffodils Actor Gerrit N/A
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1967 The Whipping Cream Hero Actor 58
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1967 Schermerhoorn Actor N/A
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1967 Confessions of Loving Couples Actor 58
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1960 The Manneken Pis Case Actor Karel Vos 58
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Sound

2023 Wait and See Sound Music N/A
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