Porgy Franssen

Porgy Franssen

Born: February 4, 1957
in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Porgy Franssen is a Dutch actor and director born as Karel Henricus Martinus Maria Franssen in Eindhoven on 4 February 1957.

Movies for Porgy Franssen...

Title: De Poli
Character: Harold Bens
Released: October 22, 2023
Type: TV
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Title: The Crash
Character: Bob van de Groen
Released: September 29, 2022
Type: TV
Following the catastrophic crash of a large El Al cargo aircraft into Amsterdam's 'Bijlmer' high-rise district in October 1992, a local young veterinarian and two journalists find themselves drawn into a years-long investigation into the many puzzling questions, about the disaster and its aftermath, the powers that be seem determined to keep unanswered.
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Title: The Spectacular
Character: Sjuul Livestro
Released: January 2, 2022
Type: TV
In the late 1980s, a Dutch anti-terrorism detective sets out to take down an IRA cell ruthlessly targeting English military personnel on leave in the south of the Netherlands.
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(R)Evolutie
Title: (R)Evolutie
Character: Good cop
Released: September 27, 2021
Type: Movie
The year is 2040. Large parts of the Netherlands have been flooded and millions of people have sought refuge in Limburg; the last refuge where everyone hopes for a new life as they knew it. But nothing is left to chance in this sanctuary. Doctor Frank (Bruno Vanden Broecke), the gene doctor, helps you find the ideal child with the best genes and brains. And Alecto (Angela Schijf), an all-controlling, self-learning artificial intelligence, is always helpful in all decisions. From lunch to love, it's best to leave your affairs to Alecto. This new world offers the perfect relationship with a partner exactly as we dream of him or her, and even the sex is better in virtual rooms. But how do you find your own way when everything is based on data, coincidence no longer exists and the role of humans seems to be becoming less and less important?
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The Judgement
Title: The Judgement
Character: Peter van Koppen
Released: September 2, 2021
Type: Movie
A Dutch TV journalist finds himself challenging the police, courts and media as he attempts to uncover the truth about the controversial 1999 Deventer murder case.
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The Swap
Title: The Swap
Released: April 26, 2017
Type: Movie
When successful banker Thomas attends his father’s funeral, he meets his left-wing activist brother Arne again after many years. He makes an effort to get close to Arne and invites him to a prestigious conference on sustainable banking, but Arne uses the conference to make a political statement that has fatal consequences. Thomas finds himself fighting for his own career and for Arne’s life, but especially to regain his brother’s respect.
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Title: De Mannentester
Character: Philippe van Loon
Released: April 22, 2017
Type: TV
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Monk
Title: Monk
Released: April 6, 2017
Type: Movie
A teenage hypochondriac and his equally peculiar mother, father and adolescent sister set out on a tumultuous road trip from Amsterdam to Spain when a family member falls severely ill.
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The Body Collector
Title: The Body Collector
Character: Eduard Groen Borghart
Released: November 4, 2016
Type: Movie
The mini-series is based on the true story of journalist Hans Knoop, who attempts to find the truth behind the then not yet prosecuted war criminal Pieter Menten. In the seventies, the case caused uproar in the media and in the political landscape in The Netherlands.
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A Real Vermeer
Title: A Real Vermeer
Character: Abraham Bredius
Released: November 3, 2016
Type: Movie
Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he paints in the style of his idols Rembrandt and Vermeer, critics find his work old-fashioned and they call him a copycat. Just to prove a point, he produces a fake Vermeer and tries to pass it off as a real one. It works. Instead of revealing the truth and thereby embarrassing the art world, he continues to make money off of his many forgeries. Soon he is caught in a web of lies and deceit, and his life spins out of control. Then one day, high ranking Nazi Hermann Göring knocks on his door, looking for a Vermeer for his private collection...
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Title: Flikken Rotterdam
Released: January 8, 2016
Type: TV
Flikken Rotterdam takes place in Rotterdam, and is after Flikken Maastricht the second Dutch spin-off of the Flemish show Flikken.
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The long aftermath of a short announcement
Title: The long aftermath of a short announcement
Released: September 27, 2015
Type: Movie
A short – apparently innocent – announcement turns the lives of a couple of employees at a wellness centre down. An absurd tragicomedy.
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Soof
Title: Soof
Character: Romphuyzen
Released: December 12, 2013
Type: Movie
Soof is reaching 40 and has everything she ever wanted: three children, a small catering business, a sweet husband Kasper and a lovely home. Until she starts asking herself: 'is this all there is'?
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Verzet
Title: Verzet
Released: September 28, 2013
Type: Movie
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Matterhorn
Title: Matterhorn
Character: Kamps
Released: January 24, 2013
Type: Movie
A lonely widower finds himself facing both his devout Calvinist village community and his own deepest regrets when he takes a deranged vagrant into his home.
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170 Hz
Title: 170 Hz
Character: Father Nick
Released: April 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Nick and Evy are in love. Knowing that Nick is deaf, Evy’s parents do not consent to their relationship. They run away and move into an abandoned submarine, hidden from judgmental eyes. Their runaway love brings them new opportunities and new hardships...
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Title: Moordvrouw
Character: Menno de Waard
Released: January 20, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Lijn 32
Character: Francois
Released: January 14, 2012
Type: TV
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The Heineken Kidnapping
Title: The Heineken Kidnapping
Character: mr. Max Moszkowicz
Released: October 27, 2011
Type: Movie
On a cold November day in 1983, beer magnate Alfred Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer are abducted. What follows is the most infamous kidnapping case the Netherlands have ever known.
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Nina Satana
Title: Nina Satana
Character: Eric
Released: September 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Nina Satana, a fifteen-year-old gothic girl, falls in love with Momo, the new Moroccan boy in her class.
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Fuchsia the Mini-Witch
Title: Fuchsia the Mini-Witch
Character: Kwark
Released: October 6, 2010
Type: Movie
Great adventures can hatch from the smallest eggs. Fucsia wants to learn to do magic just like her father, and so is pleased as punch when she is allowed to go to witches' school. There, Fucsia learns to make wind and conjures with the clouds. But her magic often has unexpected results, however, as she is sometimes that little bit too ambitious.
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Gewoon Hans
Title: Gewoon Hans
Character: Psychiatrist
Released: December 30, 2009
Type: Movie
The father of the seventeen-year-old Katinka is a huge fan of the Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen. The small house of the Vermeulen family breathes him: the TV blares Hans Teeuwen shows all day long, there are posters everywhere and numerous CDs and DVDs swing through the room. The Teeuwen Excess leads to fears and delusions in Katinka. She gets nightmares in which Hans Teeuwen reveals himself to her: she hears his voice regularly and she thinks she sees him appear now and then. Katinka tells her psychiatrist about her nightmare that Hans Teeuwen rapes her teddy bear while calling out her name. The psychiatrist advises her to meet Teeuwen in real life, because in this way she may be able to adjust the image she has created herself.
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Title: Toneel op 2
Released: August 21, 2009
Type: TV
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Waiter
Title: Waiter
Character: Zakenman 3
Released: September 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Edgar works as a waiter in 'Het Westen', a restaurant. He is married and has a lover. His neighbors terrorize him with loud music and garbage. One day after he is mistreated by some customers he is sick of it all and goes to talk to his creator, the scenario writer.
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Title: Keyzer en de Boer Advocaten
Character: Pim Batenburg
Released: October 10, 2005
Type: TV
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Schnitzel Paradise
Title: Schnitzel Paradise
Character: Mr. Meerman
Released: September 8, 2005
Type: Movie
Schnitzel Paradise is a Dutch film about a young Moroccan man working in the kitchen of popular Dutch restaurant.
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Title: The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Character: Harpsch
Released: February 9, 2004
Type: Movie
The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of 92 suitcases found around the world - 92 being the atomic number of the element Uranium. The project includes three feature films, a TV series, 92 DVDs, CD-ROMs, and books.
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Morlang
Title: Morlang
Character: Doctor
Released: November 22, 2001
Type: Movie
Inspired by true events, a chilling psychological drama. A couple's secret pact takes an unexpected, sinister turn.
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The Cave
Title: The Cave
Character: Bremer
Released: September 27, 2001
Type: Movie
Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.
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The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time
Title: The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time
Character: Professor Winkler
Released: September 5, 2001
Type: Movie
Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.
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Mariken
Title: Mariken
Character: Gijs
Released: December 7, 2000
Type: Movie
A family film, based on a well-known Dutch story from the Middle Ages. Mariken tells the compelling and poetic story of spirited young girl named Mariken. The orphan Mariken lives in a secluded forest with an eccentric old hermit. One day, she decides to leave her surroundings and sets off for town to buy a new goat. On her adventurous journey into the 'real' world, she finds out about the good and bad sides of people.
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Seeing Through
Title: Seeing Through
Character: Pieter Le Roy
Released: October 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Pieter Le Roy is in his thirties and still lives with his old mother. He doesn't work and kills time spying on his fellow man - actually, he's spying on them; he comes to a head when he is caught by a making out couple in the park as a voyeur. His life as a peeping Tom gets in more trouble when teacher Rappange comes to live with them.
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Title: Wij Alexander
Character: Koning Willem III der Nederlanden
Released: October 10, 1998
Type: TV
Wij, Alexander is a 1998 Dutch television series. Eight episodes at 45 minutes were shot.
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Title: Wij Alexander
Released: October 10, 1998
Type: TV
Wij, Alexander is a 1998 Dutch television series. Eight episodes at 45 minutes were shot.
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Title: Consult
Released: November 7, 1996
Type: TV
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Title: Baantjer
Released: October 6, 1995
Type: TV
Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier as Dick Vledder, his helper. The series is based on the novels of writer A. C. Baantjer. In 1999, RTL 4 broadcast the television film Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde because of the tenth anniversary of the network.
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Filmpje!
Title: Filmpje!
Character: Rocky Fort
Released: May 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Bob and Annie separate. After the court case Annie gives Bob two airline tickets for a tropical island to save their relationship. However, Bob takes someone else with him on holiday: Carmen, the daughter of Mafioso Don Gorgonzola. Annie lags behind in Holland, where she falls in love again with other men.
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Little Blond Death
Title: Little Blond Death
Character: Ziekenhuisarts
Released: March 11, 1993
Type: Movie
The poet Valentijn Boecke meets his former teacher Mieke. They have a short relation. After a while Mieke appears to be pregnant. Valentijn is through with Mieke and leaves her...
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Title: Bureau Kruislaan
Released: October 8, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Hoe voelen wij ons vandaag?
Released: January 2, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Bij Nader Inzien
Released: March 24, 1991
Type: TV
Six friends from college in post-war Europe form a bond. Thirty years on, one of them writes a book on it, calling it the tombstone to their friendship, exposing their bond, analyzing, then totally destroying the false imprints of their alleged connections. A final get-together brings it all out into the open. Based on J.J. Voskuil's novel "Bij Nader Inzien".
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Han de Wit
Title: Han de Wit
Character: Deurwaarder
Released: February 16, 1990
Type: Movie
Has is a strange kid: at school he's a nice student but at home he's dominating his parents... .
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Title: Dossier Verhulst
Released: November 7, 1986
Type: TV
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Fien
Title: Fien
Released: October 13, 1985
Type: Movie
Four-part musical about the life of Dutch actress Fien de la Mar, chronicling her earliest days on stage with her father, her glory days as a stage and movie star and the building her own theatre, up until the tragic end of her life.
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The Baby and the Cargo Bike
Title: The Baby and the Cargo Bike
Character: Anton
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A social comedy about troubled relations between mothers and sons. Every day, rag-and-bone man Willem Slootkant takes his cargo bike to go out and look for usable waste in other people's garbage. One day, to his surprise, he finds a baby. Slootkant takes the baby to his mother, who happens to desperately want a grandchild from her unmarried son. They both assume that the child was a junkie's, but when Child Protection is alerted, it turns out the baby has very decent parents. The baby's older brother, meanwhile, feels neglected because of all the panic over the little one.