Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023)[1] was a Belgian actor.[2] He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film De grens, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[3] In 1998, he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role in the movie Felice...Felice.... In the 2010 film The American, he appeared as Pavel, mysterious handler of Jack, the assassin character played by George Clooney.
Johan Leysen | |
|---|---|
 Leysen in Son of Mine (2015) | |
| Born | 19 February 1950 |
| Died | 30 March 2023 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2023 |
| Spouse | Rita Horst (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rubens | Rubens | |
| 1981 | The Girl with the Red Hair | Frans | |
| 1982 | Le Lit | Dr. Bruno Nanteuil | |
| 1984 | De grens | Hans Deitz | |
| De stille Oceaan | Jan Verstraete | ||
| Broken Mirrors (Gebroken spiegels) | The Boss | ||
| 1985 | Hail Mary | ||
| 1987 | Macbeth | Banco | |
| 1988 | The Music Teacher | François Manssaux | |
| The Abyss | Rombaut | ||
| 1990 | Alissa in Concert | Ziekenbroeder | |
| Romeo | Matthijs | ||
| 1991 | Eline Vere | Henk van Raat | |
| Revelations of an Insomniac | Visitor | ||
| 1992 | Daens | Schmitt | |
| Above the Mountains | Vincent | ||
| Traces of Smoke | |||
| 1996 | A Saturday on Earth | Franck | |
| True Blue | Daniel Topolski | ||
| Tykho Moon | Anikst | ||
| 1997 | De Langste Reis | Mertens | |
| 1998 | Felice...Felice... | Felice Beato | |
| The Commissioner | Horst Kramer | ||
| 1999 | Mates | Officier Blaak | |
| 2000 | Le Roi danse | Robert Cambert | |
| Faites comme si je n'étais pas là | René | ||
| 2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Antoine de Beauterne | |
| Savage Souls | Rampal | ||
| 2002 | Tattoo | Frank Schoubya | |
| The Afghan | Father | ||
| 2003 | Grimm | ||
| Gun-Shy | Romberg | ||
| 2005 | Someone Else's Happiness | Francis | |
| 2010 | The American | Pavel | |
| 2011 | The Silence of Joan | Commander of the Guard | |
| 2013 | The Verdict | Jan de Cock | |
| Young & Beautiful | Georges Ferriere | ||
| 2014 | The Missing | Karl Sieg | Season 1 |
| Cadences obstinées | |||
| 2/11, Het spel van de wolf | |||
| 2015 | The Brand New Testament | Martine's husband | |
| The Assistant | Éric Lemans | ||
| Despite the Night | Vitali | ||
| Son of Mine | Vester | ||
| 2016 | Souvenir | Tony | |
| 2017 | Above the Law | Jean Lemoine | |
| 2023 | Time Out | Bonnard's father |
References
edit- ^ Belgische acteur Johan Leysen (73) plots overleden Archived 30 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ "Johan Leysen". Allocine. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: De grens". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
External links
edit- Johan Leysen at IMDb
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