Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé
Krabbé as a guest of the TV show De Wereld Draait Door, 2018
Born
Jeroen Aart Krabbé

(1944-12-05) 5 December 1944
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1963–present
Spouse
Herma Krabbé
(after 1964)
Children3, including Martijn Krabbé
FatherMaarten Krabbé
RelativesTim Krabbé (brother)
Hendrik Maarten Krabbé (grandfather)

Jeroen Aart Krabbé (Dutch pronunciation: [jəˈrun ˈaːrt krɑˈbeː]; born 5 December 1944) is a Dutch actor, film director and painter with a successful career in both Dutch- and English-language films. He is best known to international audiences for his leading roles in the Paul Verhoeven films Soldier of Orange (1977) and The Fourth Man (1983), for playing the villain General Georgi Koskov in the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987) and his parts in The Prince of Tides (1991), The Fugitive (1993), and Immortal Beloved (1994). His 1998 directorial debut, Left Luggage, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.