Herman van Veen

Hermannus Jantinus van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, author, singer-songwriter, musician and painter. He worked with accompanists Laurens van Rooyen and Erik van der Wurff, both of whom were pianists and composers.

Alfred J. Kwak In addition to performing in theatres and on television internationally, Van Veen is famous as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak (1976). The original one-man theatre show was adapted as a Dutch-German-Japanese cartoon (1989), which was broadcast internationally. In addition to creating the show's story, Van Veen also wrote, composed and performed most of the show's music. He sings in both Dutch and German.

He also performed the voice-overs for the characters Johan Sebastian Kwak, Krabnagel de Kater and Professor Paljas ("Professor Buffon") in the Dutch and German versions of Alfred J. Kwak.

Discography Albums Herman van Veen (II) (1969) NLD No. 6 De Clowns (1988) NLD No. 73 Rode wangen (1989) NLD No. 72 Blauwe plekken (1990) NLD No. 15 Alfred Jodocus Kwak (1990) NLD No. 32 In vogelvlucht 2 - Zijn mooiste liedjes (1991) NLD No. 26 You Take My Breath Away - Herman van Veen Sings Popclassics (1992) NLD No. 73 Voor wie anders (1993) NLD No. 63 Stille nacht (with Ton Koopman) (1994) NLD No. 27 Sarah (1996) NLD No. 21 De Voetbalsupporter (1996) NLD No. 73 Carré 7 - Alles in de wind (1997) NLD No. 85 Nu en dan - 30 jaar Herman van Veen (1998) NLD No. 11 Je zoenen zijn zoeter (with the Rosenberg Trio) (1999) NLD No. 16 Carré 8 (2000) NLD No. 78 Er was eens... Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt een kerstverhaal (2001) NLD No. 60 Andere namen (2003) NLD No. 12, BEL No. 36 Vaders (2005) NLD No. 19, BEL No. 52 Chapeau (with Edith Leerkes) (2007) NLD No. 70 Nederlanders (2007) NLD No. 24 100 (2009) NLD No. 7, BEL No. 70 Vandaag (2012) NLD No. 28 Kersvers (2014) NLD No. 2, BEL No. 39 10 keer Herman van Veen - Een keuze (2016) NLD No. 94 Vallen of springen (2017) NLD No.15, BEL No. 62 Dat kun je wel zien dat is hij (2021) NLD No. 18 Dat kun je wel zien - live in Carré (2022) Moeders (2022), featuring Edith Leerkes

Singles

Filmography Ciske de Rat (1984), as Meester Bruis Nachtvlinder (1999), as Wogram