Alex van Warmerdam

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birth_place = Haarlem, the Netherlands
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occupation = writer, film director, actor
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spouse = Annet Malherbe
children = Mees, Houk
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Alex van Warmerdam (born August 14, 1952 in Haarlem) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter.

Biography

He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater (which later became the musictheatre group Hauser Orkater). In 1980 he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond (The Mexican Dog), together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam. This is the name under which all the shows since 1989 have been released.

He made his first feature film in 1986: "Abel". He plays parts in most of his own movies, mostly performing as a lead character.

Alex van Warmerdam is married to Dutch actress Annet Malherbe, who also plays parts in most of his films. Their son Mees is a musician who has performed on various shows from theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond.

Filmography

hort films and TV films

*"Adelbert" (1977) (short film) (as an actor) [cite web
title = Alex van Warmerdam
work = Internet Movie Database
url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912334/
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ]
*"Entree Brussels" (1978) (short film) (as a writer) [cite web
title = Alex van Warmerdam
work = Graniet Fillm
url = http://www.granietfilm.nl/en/alex.htm
accessdate = 2006-12-13 ]
*"Striptease" (1979) (short film) (as a writer)
*"Zie De Mannen Vallen" (1980) (TV film)
*"Graniet" (1982) (TV film)
*"De Stedeling" (1984) (short film)

Feature films

In the following films he was writer, director, and actor, unless stated otherwise.
*"Abel" (1986)
*"The Northerners" (1992)
*"The Dress" (1996)
*"Little Tony" (1998)
*"Grimm" (2003) (only as a writer and director)
*"Waiter" (2006)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0912334|label=Alex van Warmerdam
* [http://www.granietfilm.nl/en/alex.htm Alex van Warmerdam] at production company Graniet Film