De Gooyer was raised in a baker's family, born as one half of a fraternal twin. In World War II he worked as an interpreter, initially for the American 101st Airborne, later on for the British Field Security. From 1959 till 1961 de Gooyer studied at an actors school of the UFA in Berlin. In the 1950s, he started a comic duo with Johnny Kraaijkamp. Thanks to their performances on TV, the duo became extremely popular. They split up in the 1970s, when De Gooyer focused more on his film career.

Filmography

• 2009Happy End — Zwart
• 2002Qui Vive — Zwart
• Ciske de Rat — Detective Muyskens
• 1998Scratches in the Table — Opa
• Koos Tak's Lonely War — Writer
• 1996The Dress — Martin
• 1995Filmpje! — Don Gorgonzola
• 1995Last Call — Willem 'Uli' Bouwmeester
• Madelief: Throwing with dolls — Opa van madelief
• Seth & Fiona
• Bij Nader Inzien
• For better and for worse — Fred Schuit
• Beppie — Norbert
• 1989Evenings — Vader
• 1989Polonaise — Zwart
• 1987The Rattle Rat — Adjudant Grijpstra
• Ciske de Rat — Detective Muyskens
• 1986Hitting the Fan! — Pete Stewart
• 1986Shadow of Victory — Vos
• Teufels Großmutter — Werkmeister Hans Binnenbruck
• 1986The Good Hope — Clemens Bos
• De Brekers — Peek
• 1985Death in the Shadows — Bob Jaspers
• 1984Ciske the Rat — Rechercheur Muyskens
• 1984Darlings! — Pete Stewart
• 1983An Bloem — Dik
• 1983Black Rider — Rinus IJzerman
• 1983The World of Simon Carmiggelt — Koos
• 1982A Time to Die — SS Officer
• 1982Sabine — Nick
• 1982The Lucky Star — 1st Gestapo Officer
• 1981A Flight of Rainbirds — Bovenmeester
• 1981High Heels, Real Love — Semijns Roggeveen / Arie Snoek
• 1981Rigor mortis — Walter de Beer
• 1981The Forbidden Bacchanal — Kerrie-Kees van Heesteren
• 1981Two Queens and One Consort — Laernoes
• Auf Achse — van Haaren
• 1979Fatal Error — Henk Grijpstra
• 1979Nosferatu the Vampyre — Town Official
• 1978Boeing Boeing — Freek
• 1978The Mantle of Love — Cor
• 1977Soldier of Orange — Gestapo Agent Breitner
• 1976De ondergang van de Onan
• 1975Een winkelier keert niet weerom — Postbode
• 1975Melancholy Tales — Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
• 1975Rufus — Rufus
• 1975The Wilby Conspiracy — Van Heerden
• 1973Naked Over the Fence — Rick Lemming
• 1973No Panic — Rijk
• 1972The Burglar — Willem "Glimmie" Burg
• 1969The White Slave — Charles Dubois
• 1962Rififi in Amsterdam — De Bijenkorf
• 1960Brainwashed — Secretary (uncredited)
• 1957Kleren maken de man — Peter
• 1955The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel — Pianist

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Wintertijd — Self
• ZDF Werkstatt — Self