Thierry Van Werveke

Thierry Van Werveke
Thierry van Werveke (23 October 1958 – 12 January 2009) was a Luxembourgish actor. He appeared in over 60 films and television shows between 1988 and 2009. He starred in Hochzäitsnuecht, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Life
His first film experiences were in 1982 in Andy Bausch's short film Stefan. After this, he appeared in all of Bausch's films, generally in the starring role. Soon, he came to other directors' attention: he appeared in films by Paul Kieffer (Schacko Klak), Marc Olinger (De falschen Hond) and Pol Cruchten (Hochzäitsnuecht). Abracadabra, by Harry Cleven, was his first film in French. In his role as the Belgian "Henk" in Knockin' on Heaven's Door, a great success in Germany, he became known to the German public.
He regularly appeared in German films, TV films and series. For his role in Offside he received the Adolf-Grimme-Preis in 2008. He also often acted in Luxembourgish theatre productions, often directed by Frank Hoffmann. As the singer of the groups Nazz Nazz, Taboola Rasa and Luxus he also had a loyal following.
The last film in which he had a starring role was inthierryview, filmed by Andy Bausch as a sort of retrospective portrait and homage in 2008, after it had become known that Van Werveke was very ill.
He died on 11 January 2009 at the age of 50.
Selected filmography
Stefan (1982)
Lupowitz (1982)
... der Däiwel (1984)
Van Drosselstein (1984)
Gwyncilla, Legend of Dark Ages (1986)
Troublemaker (1988) - Jacques Guddebuer
De falschen Hond (1989) - Le chef des 'Brésiliens'
(1989) - Petz Zamponi
Schacko Klak (1989) - Eck
Heartbreakhotel (1990)
Abracadabra (1992) - Naze
Dead Flowers (1992) - Alex
Hochzäitsnuecht (1992) - Christian
(1993) - Jängi Jacoby
Die Rebellion (1993, TV Movie) - Willi
Wilde Jahre (1994) - Paul
Hasenjagd (1994) - Berghammer
I Promise (1994) - Ferri
Life Is a Bluff (1996) - Pfeife
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) - Henk - der Belgier
Back in Trouble (1997) - Johnny Chicago
Caipiranha (1997) - Jürgen Grabowski
The Polar Bear (1998) - Norbert
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) - Aufnahmeleiter
Die 3 Posträuber (1998) - Schräger Otto
Eduard's Promise (1998)
(2000) - Josef Mikesch
Electric theatre (2000, Documentary)
Nach der Zeit (2000)
A Goddamn Job (2001) - Jonathan
Auf Herz und Nieren (2001) - Glotze
Elephant Heart (2001) - Kopella
Wolfzeit (2003) - Jean
Le Club des Chômeurs (2003) - Jerôme Klein dit Géronimo
La Revanche (2004) - Jérôme Klein
Elegant (2004, Short)
Offside (2005) - Baba Can
The last 50 hours of Frankie Blue (2006, Short)
Bye Bye Blackbird (2006) - Man on Girder
Deepfrozen (2006) - Lars
Tabula rasa (2006, Short) - David
Perl oder Pica (2006) - Mr. Pendelmeyer
Freigesprochen (2007) - Hotelier
Luftbusiness (2007)
Tausend Ozeane (2008) - Ulrich Willer
1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008) - Siegfried
inthierryview (2008)
Réfractaire (2009) - Edouard
(2009) - Aschwanden
(2009) - Reisig
Lingo vino'' (2009, Short) - Briefträger
References
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1971 births
2009 deaths
Luxembourgian male film actors
Deaths from cancer in Luxembourg
Actors from Geneva
Luxembourgian male television actors
20th-century Luxembourgian male actors
21st-century Luxembourgian male actors