Banshees Scream 110 Posted April 23, 2005 Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer who can look back on an 83-year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. As of 2004, Heesters holds the record of being the oldest performer worldwide who is still active, both on the stage and on television. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted April 23, 2005 Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer who can look back on an 83-year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. But is he a celebrity in the DL sense of the word? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted April 23, 2005 Joopi Heesters (as he is known) is a very fit old man. He regularly does sport, and has a wife who is a good bit younger than he is (which may or may not be beneficial for his continued longevity). I can't see him dropping off just yet, but at his age you can't expect many more years. It'd be a bit of a risk putting him on the list, as there is no guarantee that the UK press would pick up on his death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Watch Beatle 41 Posted April 23, 2005 Mr. Heesters has been mentioned previously here under the "World's Oldest" thread. By complete fluke, I happen to compare him to John Mills - Let us hope he is EXACTLY like John Mills! DWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 23, 2005 Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch actor, singer, and entertainer who can look back on an 83-year career, almost exclusively in the German-speaking world. But is he a celebrity in the DL sense of the word? I don't know. What's worse, I don't know him. A web search shows that his working in Nazi-Germany ruined his reputation in the Netherlands, after which he was forgotten there. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminator 13 Posted April 25, 2005 A web search shows that his working in Nazi-Germany ruined his reputation in the Netherlands, after which he was forgotten there. He still has the right credentials to be a pope, given the latest offering..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted April 25, 2005 I would imagine very few DL members outside Holland have ever heard of him, so sorry, he's no chance of making the 2006 list. And I'm not being Dutch-o-phobic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 5, 2005 Turns 102 today. Apparentely he's been in a few non-dutch films like... uh... "The Moon Is Blue" as "uncredited tourist. Has a wife who's 46 years younger than him. Can you imagine being married to someone who was a senior citizen before you graduated from college? Or being the favourite actor of Adolf Hitler? I really do love IMDB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted April 3, 2006 Heesters has just been awarded the Regenbogen Award for lifetime achievement sort of thingy. There was a picture of him in yesterday's Bild Zeitung sitting cheerfully with his Mrs. and clearly enjoying a glass of beer. No sign of any decline in old Jopie apart from the onset of blindness. I wonder if Clive Dunn will be that sprightly at 102? Daresay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted April 4, 2006 Or being the favourite actor of Adolf Hitler? I really do love IMDB. Scholars of the German language may enjoy the following quotation from the Führer: "Heesters, äch bän särr zufrrädän! Äch komme wiedärr!" You had to be there, I suppose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherman90 7 Posted July 9, 2006 This could be an early lead on a death...or maybe it's just a hoax. Anyway, Wikipedia's recent deaths page was reporting that Johannes Heesters has died. No results appear on google news, and wikipedia lists the death as "citation needed". Did someone with insider information give us early word of the death...or is it just a prankster? See here for the wikipedia recent deaths page Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted July 9, 2006 I don't reckon he's dead yet. The Bild Zeitung gave him a brief mention on June the 25th, and Focus Online reported about an exhibiton of his life's work which opened in the Berlin Academy of the Arts on the 2nd of July. He's been vigorously denying reports that he's on the way out, and in May he went on a TV show subtitled "How old are you Really?" and undewent some tests to ascertain his "true" age based on his state of health. Not sure what they came up with though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,217 Posted July 9, 2006 This could be an early lead on a death...or maybe it's just a hoax. Anyway, Wikipedia's recent deaths page was reporting that Johannes Heesters has died. No results appear on google news, and wikipedia lists the death as "citation needed". Did someone with insider information give us early word of the death...or is it just a prankster? See here for the wikipedia recent deaths page I've checked through the blog searches as well, as they seem to bring up some news, but nothing. I think it's just Iain having a laugh again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted July 9, 2006 A spot of IP analysis points the finger less at iain, and more at an unidentifiable individual residing in or near Washington State, USA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted July 9, 2006 Google displays no evidence of his death. It could very well be a hoax or a mistake, or it is possible that he is long forgotten and may only get a small obituary in a paper somewhere. The reports of his death may not have even hit the net. I still take it as if he's alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted July 10, 2006 I reckon someone has confused him with Rudi Carrell, another ancient Dutch celebrity well-known in the German entertainment industry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted July 17, 2006 Mr. Heesters got a mention today on Radio 3 on a programme repeated from January marking the 100th anniversary of the first performance of "The Merry Widow". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 5, 2006 103 years old today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mike Posted December 5, 2006 He certainly deserves a place in the deathlist 2007. He's the oldest preformer worldwide who's still active! It's true that Hitler went to his shows a couple of times, but that doens't make him his favourite actor does it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted December 26, 2006 For those of you who have a little faith in wrongipedia (or, alternatively, those who wish to translate his web page from German) it is claimed that he celebrated his 103rd birthday with a concert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted December 26, 2006 that doens't make him his favourite actor does it? No more than it makes Kurt Waldhiem his blue-eyed boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RightThere Posted January 18, 2008 Is this really the first time someone reacts on the report of a LIVING 104 year old man since December 2006 Weird. Last time I heard off he him he broke his ribs wouldn't take long now. (I excually hope he makes the 2009 list as worlds oldest entertainer) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The For Whores Man 4 Posted January 18, 2008 Is this really the first time someone reacts on the report of a LIVING 104 year old man since December 2006 Weird. Last time I heard off he him he broke his ribs wouldn't take long now. (I excually hope he makes the 2009 list as worlds oldest entertainer) I am agreeing with RightThere, off course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 18, 2008 Is this really the first time someone reacts on the report of a LIVING 104 year old man since December 2006 Weird. Last time I heard off he him he broke his ribs wouldn't take long now. (I excually hope he makes the 2009 list as worlds oldest entertainer) When's the last time you heard? The last time I heard, he did another concert for his 104th birthday (which would have been early December 07), so either he recovered, or this happened really recently. Do you have a link? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RIGHTTHERE Posted January 19, 2008 Is this really the first time someone reacts on the report of a LIVING 104 year old man since December 2006 Weird. Last time I heard off he him he broke his ribs wouldn't take long now. (I excually hope he makes the 2009 list as worlds oldest entertainer) When's the last time you heard? The last time I heard, he did another concert for his 104th birthday (which would have been early December 07), so either he recovered, or this happened really recently. Do you have a link? I saw it on Dutch teletext in a short article a few months ago that he had to cancel/delay his first Dutch performance in years because he had broken his ribs. I don't know how he is doing now. (But I still don't understand that the THE WORLDS OLDEST FUNCTIONING ENTERTAINER was forgotten for such a long time.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
