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- Birth nameJohan Heinrich Doderer
- After his studies at the HBS he did an entrance exam for the school of acting but he failed. In spite of that he didn't give up and soon he was accepted in "het Nederlandsch toneel" and there he made his debut in Waremar. He had a few jobs on the side that time, as he couldn't earn a living as an actor.
Then in WWII he refused to report to the Kultuurkamer, a German organization for the registration of all people with a cultural or artistic occupation. Instead he went into hiding. This stopped his acting career for as long as the Netherlands were occupied by the Germans.
After the war he played a lot of comedy theater and participated in several radio programs. In 1953 he joined the cabaret group of Wim Sonneveld and got national fame for the first time.
In 1955 he started his role in the TV-series "Swiebertje" as the leading role. Swiebertje lasted until 1975. The series became legendary and even many years later people still called him Swiebertje, in fact he kept the "nickname" until he died. That was also the reason for him to leave for England in 1975. There he got the chance to do some serious acting. After about five years in which he traveled back and forth between the Netherlands and England he returned to the Netherlands. He then returned to comedy theater and movies. In spite of health problems and even heart surgery he refused to give up acting and even started a "new" career when he played in a series of serious plays directed by Ivo ten Hove. He enjoyed that so much that he never returned to comedy theater again.
In 2001 he played in a theater production called "Blijvend Applaus". In this play he celebrated both his 80th birthday and his 60 year theater anniversary.
In September 2005 he died in a nursing home.
Joop Doderer married three times. His first marriage with Conny Stuart only lasts for a few years. His second marriage lasts about ten years and his wife gives birth to a daughter. When he was 52 he married Esther who was only 21 at that time. In spite of the age difference the marriage lasted and they were very happy together and had a son and daughter.- IMDb Mini Biography By: LeeGer - In 1947 Joop was with a revue company under the direction of Theo Vink. He found his first love amongst the group: Grietje (Greetje, Peggy) Zegwaard. After a short engagement they got married. Joop always concealed this marriage until very late in live. He didn't mention it to friends or his future wives. They grew apart and got divorced three and a half years later.
When he was with the company of Wim Sonneveld, he fell in love with Conny Stuart. After a while his love was answered back and in 1957 they got married. They were very happy together and this period proved very important to her two sons (12 and 8 years old at the time). According to Conny Stuart's biography their marriage got very difficult because of Wim Sonneveld's possessive attitude. They got divorced three years later.
In the early sixties he was with the revue company of Jan Blaaser. With this company were two girls Anny and Bep Wetzer: De Willanty's. They sang with an accordion. Bep was 18 years younger than Joop, but he fell totally in love with her. At first she didn't want to have anything to do with him, but gradually she started to love him too. Around that time she changed her name from Bep to Liz. In the spring of 1964 they got married. They got a daughter in February of 1965: Sandra. He was very proud of his daughter. After eight years they got divorced. Joop blamed this due to his busy work with Swiebertje and consequently not having enough time for his family.
In the spring of 1972 a young blond beauty behind the bar of Het Kompas drew Joop's attention. She was Esther de Jong and 32 years younger than he was. They married in March of 1973. In 1974 their son was born: David. He turned out to be the spitting image of Joop. Not only in looks, but also in nature. He never went into the acting profession though. In March of 1979 a second child was born: Barbara. She became the apple of his eye. Esther and Joop were happy together until his death in 2005.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Rune Thandy
- SpousesEsther de Jong(March 1973 - September 22, 2005) (his death, 2 children)Bep Wetzer(1964 - 1972) (divorced, 1 child)Conny Stuart(December 27, 1957 - 1960) (divorced)Grietje Zegwaard(December 11, 1947 - June 21, 1951) (divorced)
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