Derek de Lint

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek de Lint
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1950(1950-07-17)
Age	74
Birthplace	The Hague
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Cancer

Derek de Lint Biography

Derek de Lint is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on July 17, 1950 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. Dick Hein de Lint was born on the 17th of July, 1950, in The Hague in the Netherlands. From 1970 until 1972, he was a student of graphic design and photography in the Kunstacademie in Enschede and then two years at Kleinkunstacademie at Amsterdam: “Each morning we began with ballet. From nine o’clock to ten – classic, then an hour of jazz-ballet and sometimes Spanish dance as well. You ought to be ready by nine o’clock in your leotard and bandage or else director Johan Verdoner kick you out of the academy.”

From 1987 to 1989 Derek de Lint has appeared in 12 American and European television and film series which include Mascara (1987) in which he was paired with Charlotte Rampling and Philip Kaufman’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) featuring Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche. He was awe-inspiring as French philosopher Peter Abelard in Clive Donner’s Stealing Heaven (1988), the love story of Abelard and Heloise. On television, Derek de Lint provided a love attraction to Dana Delany on ABC’s China Beach as Dr. Bernard. He has also appeared in the role of Russian KGB Officer Abramov on The Endless Game (1989) which is a spy thriller which was written and directed by Bryan Forbes from his best-selling novel. He also played Bertrand de Roujay in a amazing six-part drama The Free Frenchman (1989) is a tale about the brilliant French nobleman who took key role during the Resistance fight to liberate France from Nazis.

The film finally Derek de Lint was presented success by two of the most memorable Dutch films to come out during the 1980s The first was Rudolph van der Berg’s Bastille (1984) and Fons Rademakers’ The Assault (1986). In Bastille the film, an adaptation of a well-loved European novel written by Leon de Winter, he was superb playing Paul de Wit, a 37-year-old Jewish Amsterdam teacher of history that is haunted by the memories of his family members which he lost in the Holocaust. The Assault focused on the story of doctor Anton Steenwijk whose family was murdered in the hands of the Nazis during the Second World War. The film won The Academy Award, the Golden Globe and other awards at the festival that was held in Seattle. It was the Dutch magazine Viva presented Derek de Lint with the “Vergulde Klaver” award as the most outstanding actor.

Derek de Lint Net Worth

Derek de Lint is one of the richest Actor from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek de Lint 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dick Hein “Derek” de Lint (Dutch pronunciation”dIk Hein ‘der@k@ lInt] ) was born on July 17, 1950) is a Dutch actor for television and film well-known for his character as Derek Rayne in Poltergeist: The Legacy.

In 1975, Derek de Lint made his stage debut as Rik Vandaele. Thuis of Belgian Hugo Claus: “Really I will make something with cabaret. I had cabaret- programma together with a boy and a girl. Only this was rejected and I was empty-handed. My teacher of Spanish dance, Marino Westra, met by chance at that time with Hugo Claus and Sylvia Kristel [Hugo’s wife]. And Hugo said that he wanted an actor for his piece Thuis. At the time Hugo and Sylvia knew that I made money on the side as a photomodel for the Lana magazine. And I was allowed to do a screen test. It happened in Carre [the most important theatre in Amsterdam], in a decor of Cyrano de Bergerac. I read a few stories at an empty hall will seat two thousand. In the first row Hugo sat with whiskey in his hand, near him is Guus Oster, who is going to produce Thuis. Afterward Oster said: ‘At least you can say in the future that your career began in Carre’. And I received the role of Rik.”

In 1991, De Lint was cast as the lead in Highlander: The Series as Conner Macleod (before the character’s name was changed to Duncan). But for unknown reasons, he pulled out of the project.

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Who is Derek de Lint Dating?

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Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Derek de Lint celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.