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