Kees Brusse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːz ˈbrʏsə]; 26 February 1925 – 9 December 2013) was a Dutch actor, film director and screenwriter. A self-taught actor, he was remarkable for his natural acting style at a time when more theatrical performances were the norm in The Netherlands. One of the first Dutch actors who managed to combine a stage and film career with a career on TV, radio and in commercials, he appeared in 47 films and television shows between 1936 and 2004, including Pension Hommeles (1957-1959), Ciske de Rat (1955), and Dokter Pulder zaait papavers (1975). Kees Brusse was born in Rotterdam, the son of author and journalist M.J. Brusse and opera singer Antje Ebes. His parents divorced when he was young. Brusse started acting at a young age. At the age of 11 he made his film debut in Merijntje Gijzens Jeugd.

Filmography

• The Legacy
• 1999Man, vrouw, hondje — Max de Haas
• 1996Tasten in het duister — Karel ten Have
• Medisch Centrum West — Willem Tol
• 1983The World of Simon Carmiggelt — Man op bankje
• Mensen zoals jij en ik
• 1979Mr. Slotter's Jubilee — Hein Slotter
• Dagboek van een herdershond — Zijn Engelbewaarder
• 1978Mysteries — Dr. Stenersen
• 1978National Parks.... Necessity — Voice-over
• 1975Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies — Dr. Pulder
• 1975Het Grote Gebeuren — Verteller
• 1975Red Sien — Ko Breman
• 1974Dakota — Dick de Boer
• 1973Van der Valk and the Rich
• 1972Jonny & Jessy — Major Ecklund
• 1972VD — Cornelis "Cor" van Doorn
• 1971Blue Movie — Professor Bernard Cohn, zoöloog
• Scene of the Crime — Kornmann
• 1966Menschen von Morgen - Geständnisse vor der Kamera — Director, Screenplay
• Maigret — Maigret
• 1964People of Tomorrow — Director
• 1962Fair in the Rain — Bertje de Gast, Director
• 1962The Silent Raid — Inspecteur Bakker, Producer
• 1960The Manneken Pis Case — Sus
• 1958Jenny — Dr. Henk Ebeling
• 1957Kleren maken de man — Hans
• 1956The Umbrella — Director
• 1955Ciske the Rat — Onderwijzer Bruis
• 1950The Dike Is Sealed — Bert Verbloeme
• 1936Merijntje Gijzen's Boyhood — Arjaan Gijzen

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 20081948: Juliana, een nieuwe koningin — Self
• In De Hoofdrol — Self
• Mensen van toen — self