- Born
- Birth nameHans Maarten Timotheus Krabbé
- Tim Krabbé was born on April 13, 1943 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer and actor, known for The Vanishing (1988), The Vanishing (1993) and Red Desert Penitentiary (1985).
- SpouseLiz Snoyink (divorced)
- Brother of Jeroen Krabbé.
- His father and grandfather are well-known painters, as is his brother Jeroen, who is also an actor and a film director. Tim's mother is a translator and a writer.
- He studied psychology at the Amsterdam University but since 1967, when the beginnings of his careers as a journalist and a novelist coincided, he has always made his living as a writer.
- Has a son with ex-wife Liz Snoyink, named Esra.
- A strong chess player and enthusiast, he maintains a popular website devoted to the game.
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