Name
Paul van Gorcum
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-03-03
Deathday
2025-11-20 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Biography
Paul Hubertus Otto van Gorcum (Frankfurt am Main, 3 March 1934 – Oegstgeest, 20 November 2025) was a German-born Dutch (voice) actor and director who became primarily known for his role as Baron Van Neemweggen in Bassie en Adriaan and for providing the voice of Gargamel in The Smurfs. His surname was originally De Heiden, but was later officially changed to Van Gorcum.
Known For
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Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a ...
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Dutch prostitutes Greta and Nel cruise the Amsterdam red light district, seeking clients t...
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Joep is a piano tuner, and not the best in his profession. His fiancee ends their relation...
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Maarten, a milquetoast bachelor living with his terminally ill mother, is haunted by a nig...
- 1982 Bassie & Adriaan: The Crying Professor as Professor Archibald Chagrijn
- 1989 Bassie & Adriaan: De Verzonken Stad as De Baron
- 2003 Sinterklaas en het Gevaar in de Vallei as Professor Zonderfeest
- 2023 Dutch Colonial Traces
- 1992 Bassie & Adriaan: De geheimzinnige opdracht as De Baron
- 1994 Bassie & Adriaan: De reis vol verrassingen as De Baron
- 2005 Bassie en de reis van Zwarte Piet as Sinterklaas
- 2004 Sinterklaas pakt uit as Sinterklaas
- 1969 Rond Floris as Self
- 1982 Boem-Boem as Pastoor
- 1981 Ik ben Joep Meloen as Pastoor
- 1977 Standrecht as Ernst
- Soon Het Beste Van De Bereboot (Groen) as Brilbeer
- 1988 Bassie & Adriaan: The Lost Crown as De Baron
- 1988 Drie is te veel
- 1983 Dikke Vrienden as Dokter Goudsmit
- 1989 Laat je niet Kisten as Dokter Garron
- 1974 Hé... mag ik mijn echtgenote terug as Freek Ruijsman, de aanstaande van zijn ex
- 1988 Max Havelaar as Slijmering
- Soon Bassie & Adriaan: The Lost Crown as De Baron
- 2025 HalloWiebe as ATKINS
- 1973 Turkish Delight as Registrar
- 1982 Bassie & adriaan en de huilende professor as Huilende professor
- 1971 Business Is Business as Ambtenaar burgerlijke stand
- 1981 A Flight of Rainbirds as Ouderling
- 1991 Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission as Maestro
- 1994 Bassie & Adriaan - Traveling Through America ( 16 episodes ) as Baron van Neemweggen
- 1983 Bollo, Bries en Bondgenoten ( 13 episodes ) as Leeuw Bries
- 1981 The Factory ( 7 episodes ) as Vos
- 1992 Bassie en Adriaan: De Geheimzinnige Opdracht ( 12 episodes ) as Baron van Neemweggen
- 1979 Bassie & Adriaan: The Diamond ( 9 episodes ) as Diamantair
- 1982 Bassie & Adriaan: The Crying Professor ( 8 episodes ) as Professor Archibald Chagrijn
- 1988 Bassie & Adriaan: The Lost Crown ( 8 episodes ) as De Baron
- 1989 Bassie en Adriaan: De Verzonken Stad ( 9 episodes ) as De Baron
- 1978 Bassie & Adriaan ( 45 episodes ) as De Baron
- 1969 Floris ( 2 episodes ) as Priester
- 1997 Kees & Co ( 1 episode ) as Rector
- Soon De Bereboot ( 0 episode ) as Brilbeer
